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Sports

Play ball!

Monday is opening day of the 2005 Major League Baseball season, with the Twins squaring off against the Mariners in Seattle. Will Minnesota enter into that exclusive club of teams to win four division titles in a row?

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Young, athletic and injured

Doctors are seeing a rise in youth sports injuries. With many young athletes training nonstop, children are now sustaining injuries once seen only in adults.

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Twins stadium announcer Bob Casey dies

Minnesota Twins games at the Metrodome just will not sound the same this year. Bob Casey, the only public address announcer the Twins have had in their 44 year history, died on Sunday from complications from liver cancer. He was 79-years-old. Casey was known for his flair behind the microphone, especially for his pronouncements before games that no smoking is permitted in the Metrodome. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Twins President Dave St. Peter.
by Cathy Wurzer

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TCF wins U stadium naming rights

The University of Minnesota has signed a $35 million, 25-year deal with TCF Financial Corp., giving the company naming rights for an on-campus football stadium. The proposed $235 million facility would be called "TCF Bank Stadium."

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McGwire says he won't name names; Sosa, Palmeiro deny using steroids

Lined up shoulder to shoulder, some of baseball's biggest stars told Congress Thursday that steroids are a problem for the sport but denied that use is widespread. Mark McGwire, whose prodigious home runs helped fuel a surge in baseball's popularity, refused to say whether he took the drugs.

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Steroid hearings take the field

The House Government Reform Committee's hearings on baseball raise questions about the government's role in policing professional baseball. Midmorning discusses the collision of Congress and sports and examines how Major League Baseball could be impacted by disclosures that star players used steroids.

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A double dose of March Madness

March Madness is sweeping the University of Minnesota. Both the women's and men's basketball teams have made their respective NCAA tournaments for the first time since 1994. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with U of M Athletic Director Joel Maturi.
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Should sports be separated from schools?

A bill before the Legislature this session would take public schools out of the sports business. For that matter it would take debate, one-act play and band competitions away from the schools and put them, along with athletics, under the control of city park and recreation departments or their equivalents. Critics worry that the bill would decrease participation in extracurricular activities, or, worse, lead kids to drop out of school.

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Facing NFL scrutiny

The NFL Finance Committee will meet Wednesday to hear from its staff attorneys and investigators about Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler. Fowler has signed a purchase agreement to buy the Minnesota Vikings for about $625 million. Now the deal is awaiting NFL approval. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Wheelock Whitney who was one of ten owners of the Vikings before the team was sold to current owner Red McCombs.
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