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Sports

State Fair sports extravaganza

Midday closes out MPR's State Fair programming with our annual sports extravaganza.

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The last weekend of the Olympics

As we pull into the home stretch of this year's Summer Games, we check in one last time with our man in Athens.

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A look at the Olympics

With the Olympics now well underway in Athens, Greece, we take a broad look at the 2004 Summer Games and the Minnesotans competing in them.

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High school sports deals

A new contract for high school sports tournaments may bring more promotion and visibility. And under a separate agreement announced Tuesday, the state girl's hockey tournament will move to the Xcel Energy Center in 2006. What all this may mean for high school sports in Minnesota on the next Midmorning.

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Record TV deal reached for high school tournaments

The Minnesota State High School League has reached a record-sized TV deal with KSTC (Ch. 45) in the Twin Cities. It is worth about $20 million over 10 years. The station purchased the rights to broadcast high school tournaments in football, boys and girls hockey, and boys and girls basketball starting in 2005. The league also announced that it signed an agreement with the parent company of the Minnesota Wild to market some of the tournaments that will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Morning Edition substitute host Perry Finelli spoke with David Stead, executive director of the Minnesota State High School League.
by Perry Finelli

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Hall of Famer Carl Eller directs his speech to African-American men

Former Minnesota Viking and University of Minnesota defensive lineman Carl Eller is now a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Eller was inducted yesterday at a ceremony in Canton, Ohio. During his speech Eller did not dwell the glory days of the Purple People Eaters. Instead, he talked about the future. Eller, who has worked with recovering drug addicts in the Twin Cities, spoke about the need to help young African-American males participate fully in society.
by Perry Finelli

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Getting into mental shape for the Olympics

Athletes spend years of their lives and hours each day getting into peak physical shape for the Olympic Games. But many coaches believe it's the mental preparations that count most during competition.

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A fight with style

A martial art born at least four centuries ago in Brazil is catching on big across the U.S., including Minnesota. Capoeira combines acrobatics, dance, music and culture.

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An outdoor sport migrates in

Minnesota may be mostly flat, but that hasn't hampered the local indoor rock climbing industry. The state ranks an impressive fifth in the nation, for the number of per-capita indoor rock climbers.

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Minnesota Thunder kicks around in new home field

One of the events on Mexico's President Vicente Fox agenda during his visit to the Twin Cities is a meeting with players from Minnesota's pro soccer team, the Minnesota Thunder. It's a prelude to the Thunder's game just hours later against one of Mexico's top teams, Club Morelia. The teams play a special exhibition game at James Griffin Stadium. The stadium at Central High School in St. Paul is the Thunder's new home field -- a relocation the Thunder hopes will expand its fan base.

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