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Sports

Vikings hope to end outdoor woes in Green Bay

The Minnesota Vikings are the underdogs for this Sunday's wildcard playoff game with the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. That oddsmakers are picking the Packers over the Vikings should come as no surprise to football fans. The Vikings have already lost two games against the Packers this year. They have lost 20 of their last 22 games played outdoors.

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University gets ball rolling on football stadium

Even though it doesn't have full financing in place, the University of Minnesota took a bold step this week toward bringing Gopher football to a new on-campus stadium.

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The year in sports

Even Howard Sinker didn't predict the Boston Red Sox would break the "Curse of the Bambino" and win the 2004 World Series. But like any good sports fan, he steps up to the plate again to relive the year in sports and toss out a few predictions as well.

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Christmas Eve game poses divine dilemma for some fans

The Minnesota Vikings games against the Green Bay Packers is a big deal for football fans. The game could determine which team will be this year's NFC North division champion. But the game falls on Christmas Eve, the day when many churches hold services to mark the birthday of Jesus. The scheduling has caused some to juggle their Christmas Eve plans in order to accomodate their faith, families and love of football.

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Mauer will pay cost of being franchise star

The Twins are hoping Joe Mauer, who was named minor league player of the year in 2003, will be their full-time catcher next year. But Mauer's knee injury means he faces a much greater risk of developing arthritis at some point in his career.

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Twins sign Jacque Jones

The Minnesota Twins have reached one-year contract agreements with five players, including a $5 million deal with right fielder Jacque Jones. Monday was a key deadline for the team, which needed to sign players or agree to salary arbitration. The Twins offered arbitration to four other players, including Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer talked with Twins General Manager Terry Ryan.

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Vikings legend Carl Eller

When former Minnesota Viking Carl Eller was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer, he vowed to use the honor to lead young African-American males "toward the great colleges and universities of our nation, not to prisons and jail cells." Eller will be honored during the half-time ceremony at Sunday's Vikings game.

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Sports, steroids and scandal

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said the players' union should change its rules regarding testing for steroids or he'll encourage government intervention. Recent revelations of steroid abuse confirm what many believe is the tainting of a sport heavily dependent on records and fans' goodwill.

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Beyond Title IX: Women in sports then and now

It's been more than 30 years since the historic Title IX legislation forced educational institutions to start paying attention to women's athletics, but two of the leading authorities on women in sports say they still face resistance when they make the case for equal treatment. Mary Jo Kane, professor and director of the University of Minnesota Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, and Donna Lopiano, the Executive Director of the Women's Sports Foundation, discussed the history and the future of women's athletics this October in Minneapolis. The event was part of the U of M's "Great Conversations" series.

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Basket brawl

The three Indiana Pacers players who fought with fans during a game with the Detroit Pistons are appealing the length of their suspensions. Midmorning takes a look at the psychology of fan behavior and what fans and teams can do to bring back the concept sportsmanship.

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