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December 31, 2004 1:20 PM

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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December 23, 2004 2:10 PM

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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December 23, 2004 12:01 AM

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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December 21, 2004 9:55 AM

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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December 10, 2004 12:20 PM

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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December 7, 2004 10:20 AM

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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November 26, 2004 1:20 PM

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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November 24, 2004 10:20 AM

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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November 19, 2004 12:20 PM

The weird and wild side of sports

From golfing in the arctic circle to 22-day roller coaster marathons, acclaimed sportswriter Steve Rushin is out with a new book on extreme recreation. "The Caddie was a Reindeer" is a compilation of Rushin's tender odes to his old favorites like basketball and hockey, as well as off-the-wall explorations of off-the-map sports. What drives a person to go zipping through the mountains of Germany at 180 miles per hour, anyway?

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October 9, 2004 9:15 PM

For Twins fans, it's wait 'til next year

The Minnesota Twins insisted they were a far better team than the one steamrolled out of last year's division series by the New York Yankees. And they might have been. A year later, though, the result was the same: Yankees in four. Season over.

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