Demolition Crews Begin Tearing Down Metrodome Walls
It's a milestone week in the demolition of the Metrodome, with crews starting to knock holes in the exterior walls, starting with the northeast corner.
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It's a milestone week in the demolition of the Metrodome, with crews starting to knock holes in the exterior walls, starting with the northeast corner.
The Minnesota Vikings are bringing in a former Golden Gophers linebacker. On Tuesday afternoon, the team announced the signing of Simoni Lawrence, who was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2010.
The Minnesota Vikings have hired Hank Fraley as an assistant offensive line coach. The team announced the addition on Monday.
A lot has changed for Minnesota native and former Viking Matt Birk since he retired from football after winning a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens. For one, he has lost a significant amount of weight.
The Minnesota Vikings and the authority overseeing the team's new stadium are ready to provide more detail about the seat licenses that will be required for many of the building's 65,000 seats.
The Minnesota Vikings have released linebacker Erin Henderson, who was recently arrested twice on suspicion of drunken driving. The Vikings announced Henderson's release Friday. Henderson had one season left on his contract with a $1.95 million salary. Henderson's latest arrest was Jan. 1 after he crashed his sport utility vehicle in Chanhassen.
When you think of nonprofits, homeless shelters or food shelves might come to mind. But during the Super Bowl, many of you wondered why the NFL is considered a nonprofit, too. You emailed us wondering: What does it take to be a nonprofit?
The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their assistants under new coach Mike Zimmer, including special teams coordinator Mike Priefer, the target of a discrimination complaint by one of his former players.
The Minnesota Vikings already had a lot of work to do with their quarterback situation this offseason. The list just got longer. Matt Cassel will void the 2014 option on his contract and become a free agent, a person familiar with his decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The New York Super Bowl was largely a success, and there's already talk of more cold-weather cities for future Super Bowls. Michele Kelm-Helgen is part of Minnesota's official Super Bowl bid committee, which was announced last week. She got an inside look at what a city needs to win the big game. "I think our venue is going to be able to compete with anyone," Kelm-Helgen said.
At Target Field or the Xcel Energy Center, Jim Cunningham is always in on the action. He's been with the Wild since they began and the Twins even longer -- 18 years -- as a Game Host, entertaining fans and leading contest giveaways.
It's another milestone in the demolition of the Metrodome. On Sunday, the cables that supported the facility's famous roof were severed as construction crews set off about a dozen explosive charges.
The best defense is a good offense, the old adage does. While that might not prove true for football, but it may do so for ads.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired former Minnesota Vikings assistant James Saxon as the team'srunning backs coach.
The Minnesota Vikings announced Thursday that running back Adrian Peterson had successful surgery to repair the adductor muscle in his groin. Team officials said Dr. William Meyers performed the surgery, while also doing a compartmental release, at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia, Pa.
