Running back Adrian Peterson and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson will be keys for the Vikings’ offense this season, but others will have important roles as well. With the season opener next Monday at Green Bay, here are some storylines to watch this season:
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Golden Gopher quarterback Adam Weber admitted he was a bit puzzled. At one point during the final, frenetic quarter against Northern Illinois on Saturday night, one of the coaches told him to go talk to his teammates.
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University of Minnesota football coach Tim Brewster is looking for a third cornerback he can rely on.
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Kurtis Foster hasn’t touched a stick, a puck or a pair of skates since March 19. Considering training camp begins in less than three weeks, Foster seems miles from playing hockey for the Minnesota Wild again.
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Until recently, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital regarded the creek that passes by its southwest side as a nuisance, a barrier, a swamp. Now, windows frame it, artwork celebrates it, walls curve toward it. Hospital executives love that piece of Minnehaha Creek — so much so that they’re moving it.
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As the game continued in the back yard of the Prior Lake home of the Sticha family Sunday afternoon, it was difficult to tell just from watching that the group of boys and close friends had kept this single game of Wiffle ball going for 24 hours straight.
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These boys played 30 hours of Wiffle ball — good enough for a world record and $1,200 to fight cancer.
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“Post offices: Closed except for the 24-hour facility at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Express Mail will be delivered in the metro.
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BEMIDJI, Minn. - Walker area real estate agent Norm Stubbs recalled that locals were shocked a few years ago when he sold a piece of Cass County farmland for $1,000 an acre.
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There was a genuine, party atmosphere at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Sunday night. About 8,000 people were in attendance to welcome delegates to the Twin Cities. But not everyone in attendance was getting into the festivities.
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With Gustav pulling the president and vice president to the Gulf Coast, conventiongoers took news the RNC would be ratcheted down in stride.
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Bus stops due to white powder found onboard.
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Related: Road closures remain in St. Paul Related: Delegates wonder about week ahead Related: March will go on Monday Click here for more RNC/Decision 2008 news On the eve of the Republicans kicking off their convention at the Xcel Energy Center, Hurricane Gustav brought the events to an immediate
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Pinned down by the budget deadlock in Sacramento, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger backed out of his speech at the Republican National Convention.
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WINONA, MINN. - Winona County leaders are considering a four-day workweek for county employees as a way to save on energy and salary costs.
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