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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Sports

Milwaukee man misses Super Bowl, dies

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 14, 2011, 3:41 PM Feb 14, 2011

The Milwaukee member of the “Never Missed a Super Bowl” club who got plenty of publicity in the weeks before this year’s Super Bowl has died.

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When goalies fight

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2011, 12:19 PM Feb 10, 2011
15

Is there anything sillier than a couple of goalies squaring off?

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Tales of the endless winter

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2011, 3:01 PM Feb 9, 2011
1

An ice-fisherman creates a unique way to alert him that he’s caught a fish.

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The Luminary Loppet

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 6, 2011, 11:40 AM Feb 6, 2011
1

Of all of the events in Minnesota, if there’s one more beautiful than the Luminary Loppet in Minneapolis, what is it?

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Weather

Minneapolis: A warm Dallas

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2011, 4:00 PM Feb 4, 2011
1

Should we feel sorry for the people who rubbing our noses in their plans to head to a warm Texas?

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The Beargrease finish

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 2, 2011, 1:39 PM Feb 2, 2011
2

Here’s video of the finish to this year’s John Beargrease sled dog race up north. The margin of victory was just 20 seconds.

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Live-blogging Midmorning: The Vikings stadium

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 2, 2011, 9:10 AM Feb 2, 2011
51

Some new faces dominate the debate over whether the state should help build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

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The great stadium debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2011, 4:07 PM Feb 1, 2011
20

Budget, cuts in child protection, same-sex marriage, guns, voter ID, abortion — they’ve all put in an appearance in one fashion or another at the Capitol this year. When is the Vikings stadium going to make an appearance?

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Live-blogging: Target Center makes a pitch

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2011, 12:58 PM Feb 1, 2011
9

Another stadium/arena project has been dropped on lawmakers at the Capitol

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A ballpark boost

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 31, 2011, 12:24 PM Jan 31, 2011
4

A stadium got a big boost in the Twin Cities today, and it’s not the one you think

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Sports

A win for Wrenshall

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 24, 2011, 12:24 PM Jan 24, 2011

A small Minnesota school has broken a long losing streak.

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Bert meets his backer

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 13, 2011, 11:02 AM Jan 13, 2011
1

Bert Blyleven may owe his Hall of Fame induction to a pudgy stats freak in Florida.

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Discipline for Favre

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2010, 10:08 AM Dec 29, 2010

Suggestions for what the punishment should be for Brett Favre.

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A nation of wusses?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 28, 2010, 11:56 AM Dec 28, 2010
3

If we’re a nation of wusses compared to China, how come three inches of snow grinds things to a halt there?

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The good Favre

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2010, 1:05 PM Dec 22, 2010
4

A visit to a boy with cancer provides a side of the soon-to-be-ex-Vikings quarterback that we haven’t heard about for awhile.

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