Zygi Wilf, the fresh face at the helm of the
Minnesota Vikings, is diving into a years-long fight that has
confounded his predecessors: Securing a new football stadium.
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Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig talks about current controversies in professional sports in a speech from the Commonwealth Club of California. (photo: Getty Images/Jonathan Daniel)
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The Vikings are about to open their season, and the Twins still have their hopes pinned on a spot in the playoffs. It's also Labor Day and the final day of the state fair, which means it's time to talk sports.
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"Tommy John" surgery for pitchers has saved big league careers. Two Minnesota Twins are in different stages of their grueling comebacks from the procedure.
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They battled each other on the tennis courts, but were friends behind the scenes. The rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert sparked the popularity of women's tennis.
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There's an unusual competitive sport that's finding new fans in the Midwest. It's called cage fighting. Two adults get into a padded chain link cage and engage in what some call old-fashioned street fighting, and what others insist is a legitimate sport. The city of Sioux Falls is among the first to restrict the events.
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The NCAA is banning the use of American Indian mascots by sports teams during its postseason tournaments. Regionally, the announcement is expected to have the most impact at the University of North Dakota, home of the Fighting Sioux.
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Frank DeFord, NPR commentator and a senior contributing writer at Sports Illustrated, is out with a new book on the national pastime, but it's not about the baseball of today. "The Old Ball Game" zeroes in on the New York Giants at the turn of the century and tells the story of a pitcher and a manager who DeFord says "created modern baseball."
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