Opinion: Stadium issue won't end well
Fox Sports North's Bob Sansevere doesn't believe the Vikings' stadium issue has a happy ending in sight. His reason? Because politicians are the people in charge of making it happen.
Fox Sports North's Bob Sansevere doesn't believe the Vikings' stadium issue has a happy ending in sight. His reason? Because politicians are the people in charge of making it happen.
Police fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon.
The latest from Minnesota health officials.
Hundreds of thousands of winning dollars are on the table.
The crash happened Monday morning.
The crash happened Monday morning.
Brooklyn Center police fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop on Sunday, April 11.
The ACLU-MN is among the groups calling for full transparency.
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The incident was reported early Sunday morning; no arrests have been made.
A robust presence of police and National Guard will be seen Monday.
It followed a crash in the Phillips neighborhood.
A crowd had gathered outside Brooklyn Center Police Department following the death of Daunte Wright.
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf says he won't pay as much money for a stadium built in Minneapolis. He has his eyes set on a stadium in Arden Hills. Wilf will contribute more than $400 million to a stadium in Arden Hills, but says a stadium at any other site won't warrant 'that level of commitment.'
After ten hours of hearings regarding the Vikings' stadium, the state Senate went home today with some bad news for the Vikings. Governor Mark Dayton doesn't believe there will be a special session to vote on a stadium bill. In fact, he says there likely won't be any vote at all until next spring.
The Vikings' chances of making the playoffs after starting 0-3 are very low. But even though they aren't winning, it doesn't necessarily mean they are hurting their chances of building a new stadium.
The Golden Gophers haven't had a two-headed monster in the backfield since Marian Barber III and Laurence Maroney were tearing apart the opposing defense. Minnesota doesn't have a backfield that good this year, but Duane Bennett and Donnell Kirkwood compliment each other well.
The Twins used 24 of 43 picks on during the MLB Draft this week. Bob Sansevere of Fox Sports North says strategy to add to the team's biggest weakness will be a success if just a couple of the picks work out.
It won't be long before the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority selects the architect of the new Vikings stadium. Officials with the group said Friday that a selection of the architect from five finalists will be made by early October, if not earlier.
It's been nearly two full years since one of Minnesota's "big four" sports teams made the playoffs. Bob Sansevere of the Pioneer Press believes the Timberwolves will beat the Twins, Vikings and Wild to the playoff punch.
Sen. Julianne Ortman, R-Chanhassen, who chairs the Senate Taxes Committee, says she will hold two public hearings on the Vikings stadium issue. Both will be after Thanksgiving, scheduled for Nov. 29 and Dec. 6.
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