Earth to ESPN: Vikings have stadium deal
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The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Authority has scheduled a meeting for 8:00 a.m. Friday to choose a firm to design the new Vikings stadium. Five firms are finalists for the job. The meeting is open to the public.
In an open letter to ESPN, "Daily Norseman" blogger Christopher Gates says the coverage of the Vikings-Packers game was the most "pathetic, disgusting displays" he'd ever seen, calling on the "worldwide leaders" in sports to -- occasionally -- act like it.
On NBC's Football Night in America, sports writer Peter King reported the Vikings and Minnesota officials are close to a new stadium deal. According to NBC Sports, it's not a matter of "if," but "when." The Vikings have called Minnesota home since their NFL debut in 1961, but the Metrodome lease expires after the 2011 season. The report did not state whether the new stadium would be in Arden Hills or Minneapolis.
Private talks between Minneapolis and private property owners are under way in an effort to acquire several key pieces of land for the new $975 million Vikings stadium, even before the leaders who will oversee its construction have been named. Such deals must be made swiftly so that construction can be completed in time for the stadium's 2016 debut.
Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is sounding extremely confident. He tells the Pioneer Press the Vikes “easily” could have been 10-6 last year instead of 3-13, and the team will only be better this year.
Minnesota Public Radio is reporting representatives from the White Earth tribe will testify at the Senate committee hearing and will pitch a new casino in the Twin Cities to help fund a Vikings stadium.
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