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| Vikings owner meets with gov to discuss stadium |
NFL Football |
07/15/2011 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf met with Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday, telling him that now is the time to discuss a new stadium since the outlines of a state budget deal are finally in place. Vikings vice president Lester Bagley says Wilf told Dayton that the team has done everything that has been asked of it and wants a stadium bill to be considered in the special session that is expected to begin next week. The Vikings are in the final year of their lease at Mall of America Field, be |
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| New Metrodome roof inflated ahead of schedule |
NFL Football |
07/13/2011 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - When Minnesota Vikings players are finally allowed back into team facilities, they will at least have a permanent stadium to call home again. The new roof of the Metrodome was inflated for the first time Wednesday, the team said. Its raising came seven months after the previous roof collapsed under the weight of too much snow, forcing the Vikings to play their last two home games outside of Minneapolis. "Today's roof inflation means the project is ahead of schedule and ensure |
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| Goodell, Smith back in Minnesota to negotiate |
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06/29/2011 |
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| rom rookies at an orientation symposium in Sarasota, Fla., where recent draft picks were glad - and relieved - to see their two surprise guests. ``Guys are hurting for money right now,'' said quarterback Christian Ponder, a first-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings. ``It's a crazy time, especially with the uncertainty of when we're going to start and get some money in our pocket.'' ``It's big for them to come together. I thought that was pretty cool,'' he said. ``It looks like they have a pretty good relatio |
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| Los Angeles stadium developers tweak pitch to city |
NFL Football |
06/28/2011 |
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| secured a team. Both camps have said they hope to recruit a franchise - and possibly two - from among those in the league that need a new stadium but are unable to get one built in their current locations. The San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars are among the teams mentioned as possible candidates. Leiweke would not say at the town hall which teams were in his sights. He insisted some had expressed a reassuring willingness to move to Los Angeles. ``We are confid |
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| Peterson apologizes for missing youth camp |
NFL Football |
06/22/2011 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson apologized to his fans for the confusion surrounding his absence from a youth football camp carrying his name in Oklahoma. Peterson issued a statement to The Associated Press through his agent, Ben Dogra, on Wednesday night saying that he and camp operator ProCamps had a misunderstanding about his schedule and he won't be able to make it to the camp Thursday or Friday. His former teammates, 2003 Heisman Trophy winner Jason White and St. L |
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| Vikings to make training camp site call by July 18 |
NFL Football |
06/14/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings plan to decide where to hold training camp by July 18. Coach Leslie Frazier said Tuesday the team sent a letter explaining that to Minnesota State University, the Mankato site where the team traditionally holds camp. Though owners and players are continuing to negotiate a new deal, the NFL lockout has passed the three-month mark. If there's an agreement in the coming weeks, the Vikings will return to Mankato and hold training camp as usual beginning July 31 |
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| Brett Favre: Staying retired, 'done with football' |
NFL Football |
05/11/2011 |
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| h employees at a Wrangler plant that was destroyed by recent tornadoes that devastated the region. Favre signed autographs for members of the Hackleburg High School football team and Wrangler employees. Favre, who last played in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, couldn't escape talking football. When he first stepped out of his vehicle, he was greeted by Marion County Commission President Don Barnwell, who asked him if he was going to play football this year. As for the NFL lockout, Favre says he doesn't |
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| Ramsey County, Vikings announce stadium plan in Arden Hills |
NFL Football |
05/10/2011 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings took a big step toward getting a new stadium on Tuesday. Ramsey County officials have reached an agreement with the Vikings to be the team's local partner in the effort to secure a new stadium in Minnesota. The 260-acre site of the new retractable-roof, multi-purpose facility will be the former Twin Cities Army Ammunitions Plant (TCAAP) property in Arden Hills. "Reaching an agreement with Ramsey County as our local partner is a major milestone in our effo |
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| Twin Cities suburb pitches new Vikings stadium |
NFL Football |
05/10/2011 |
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ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (AP) - Officials in a Twin Cities suburb said Tuesday they have reached an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings to lure the NFL team away from their longtime home in Minneapolis with a retractable-roof stadium built on a Superfund site. The site of the stadium would be the former Twin Cities Army Ammunitions Plant property in Arden Hills, about 10 miles from the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The agreement calls for an $884 million stadium and an additional $173 million for on-site infrastruct |
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| Twin Cities suburb angles for new Vikings stadium |
NFL Football |
05/10/2011 |
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ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (AP) - Officials in a Twin Cities suburb say they have reached agreement with the Minnesota Vikings to lure the NFL team away from their longtime home in Minneapolis. Ramsey County officials say they will be the team's partner on a proposed retractable-roof stadium in Arden Hills, about 10 miles from the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis. The site of the stadium would be the former Twin Cities Army Ammunitions Plant property. The agreement calls for an $884 million stadium and an additi |
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