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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Sports

The bleak reality for Minnesota sports fans

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg May 13, 2011, 2:31 PM May 13, 2011
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Idea Peepshow has documented what many of us have been feeling for sometime. Let’s just hope that steep downward drop comes to an end soon.

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Who will buy naming rights to a new Vikings stadium?

David CazaresDavid Cazares May 13, 2011, 8:30 AM May 13, 2011
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The Minnesota Vikings’ agreement with Ramsey County for a new $1.057 billion stadium includes a $407 million contribution from the team and private financing. A chunk of that, should the stadium be built, would come from corporate naming rights. Same thing goes for a deal to keep the Vikings in Minneapolis. So…which Minnesota company might Read more →

Things you don’t know about Arden Hills

David CazaresDavid Cazares May 12, 2011, 8:34 AM May 12, 2011
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In a few years Arden Hills, Minnesota could be one of those cities that national TV audiences hear a lot but know nothing about. You know, like Pontiac, Michigan, former home of the Detroit Lions stadium. Heck, Minnesotans don’t know much about it. So as the legislature considers whether to spend public money on a Read more →

Under Vikings stadium plan, Saint Paul becomes most expensive city to shop

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 10, 2011, 2:43 PM May 10, 2011
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The stadium plan puts Saint Paul, in particular, as the most expensive city to buy things in in Minnesota because it already has a city sales tax in addition to the state sales tax and the transportation tax.

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The Vikings’ new terminal unveiled

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 9, 2011, 1:39 PM May 9, 2011
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A new artist’s rendering of the stadium was released today. It looks familiar.

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What’s it like to get hit by a pitch?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2011, 10:50 AM May 6, 2011
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In Kansas City, a sportswriter wrote that a player for the Royals should have allowed himself to be hit by a pitch. Easy, right? Sure, unless you’re a player getting hit by a baseball.

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No-hitters and eight-enders

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2011, 10:45 AM May 6, 2011
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What are the odds that in the same week that Francisco Liriano throws a no-hitter, a group of curlers would toss an eight-ender?

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Why the Twins have the Central Division exactly where they want it

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2011, 3:37 PM Apr 28, 2011
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The Minnesota Twins lost again — embarrassingly lost — today and their fans are on the ledge, looking down.

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One picture: Skating’s championships

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 26, 2011, 4:54 PM Apr 26, 2011
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The ISU Figure Skating World Championships began today in Moscow.

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‘Mauer shake?’ No, please.

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 19, 2011, 2:55 PM Apr 19, 2011
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The best way to get a video to ‘go viral’ is not to try so hard.

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One picture: The people’s marathon

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 18, 2011, 11:25 AM Apr 18, 2011
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The oldest marathon in the country once was merely a celebration of running.

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A look back at opening day

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 11, 2011, 11:37 AM Apr 11, 2011
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A mini-doc on opening day at Target Field.

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The NCAA basketball tournament from a biostatistician’s perspective

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 17, 2011, 12:00 PM Mar 17, 2011

Autocorrelation? Time-series methods? What have you done with the game of basketball?

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One photo: Wisconsin signs

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2011, 10:43 AM Feb 22, 2011
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Let it go, Wisconsin.

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Ad war between Twins and TWolves escalates

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2011, 2:21 PM Feb 16, 2011
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The Twins counter the Timberwolves encroaching on their ad revenue by building a scoreboard that blocks Target Center.

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