Deflated Dome Raises Political Questions On Stadium
The Vikings have been trying for years to convince lawmakers to help pay for a new stadium. So far, they haven't been able to make it happen.
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The Vikings have been trying for years to convince lawmakers to help pay for a new stadium. So far, they haven't been able to make it happen.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is close to announcing whether the league will punish Brett Favre for sending inappropriate photos and phone messages to a former New York Jets game hostess.
While TCF Bank Stadium was getting ready for Monday's Vikings game against the Chicago Bears, crews on cranes spent the day at the Metrodome where the roof will have to be repaired before anything can go on under the now-collapsed white roof.
Backed by fleets of dump trucks, dozens of workers hoisting shovels and blowers attacked the snowdrifts covering the University of Minnesota's outdoor stadium Wednesday in a determined push to have it ready for to replace the snow-damaged Metrodome for next week's matchup between the Vikings and Bears.
The Chicago Bears would like to think they have an edge over the Minnesota Vikings if their Monday night game is played outdoors.
Workers are scrambling to remove snow from bleachers, concourses and the field at the University of Minnesota stadium in time for Monday night's Vikings game with the Chicago Bears.
Reggie Williams finally listened to his Golden State teammates' plea for him to be more aggressive.
John Gordon and Dan Gladden are continuing as the primary radio announcers next season for the Minnesota Twins, though Gordon is cutting back his schedule to approximately 90 games.
The Minnesota Vikings say they're getting the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium ready as a backup if the torn Metrodome roof can't be repaired prior to Monday's game versus Chicago.
Brett Favre's career isn't quite over yet. Minnesota Vikings interim coach Leslie Frazier says the team is hoping to have Favre back this season -- and possibly this week.
Al Nolen's solid performance helped Minnesota win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament last month and surge into the national rankings.
The New York Giants took advantage of Brett Favre standing on the sideline as Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw had long runs in a 21-3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.
Frigid air whipped through a desolate Metrodome on Monday as crews began inspecting the Minnesota stadium's nearly three decades-old roof after it collapsed under the weight of heavy snow that pounded the Twin Cities and forced the Vikings to move their game to Detroit.
Every Sunday he was there, starting on Sept. 27, 1992. Freezing rain, sleet, blowing snow. Nothing stopped Brett Favre.
During Saturday's blizzard, Vikings fans eyed the skies with uncertainty until the call was made that the New York Giants wouldn't be flying into Minneapolis in time for Sunday's game. Then, in a metaphor for deflating spirits, snow collapsed the roof of the Metrodome.
