Vikings Fans Hit Capitol, But No Stadium Vote
Fans decked out in purple and gold are roaming Minnesota's Capitol in hopes that the House debates and votes on the $1 billion Vikings stadium bill.
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Fans decked out in purple and gold are roaming Minnesota's Capitol in hopes that the House debates and votes on the $1 billion Vikings stadium bill.
The Minnesota Vikings selected North Carolina State linebacker Audie Cole with their first pick of the seventh round.
A Minnesota Vikings running back is in jail after he allegedly beat up a 22-year-old man early Saturday morning at a birthday party in Oak Grove.
The Minnesota Vikings have selected Georgia kicker Blair Walsh in the sixth round of the NFL draft.
The Minnesota Vikings have drafted Notre Dame cornerback Robert Blanton with the 139th overall selection in the fifth round.
If any of you are geeky enough to have followed the debate in the Senate Tax Committee on the Vikings stadium bill, you know how very fragile the proposal is.
The Senate Taxes Committee has narrowly sent the $1 billion Vikings stadium bill to the floor of the Minnesota Senate.
The Minnesota Vikings have selected Central Florida cornerback Josh Robinson in the third round of the NFL draft.
A selling point for the Minnesota Vikings stadium plan, advocates say, is that it doesn't depend on general tax dollars. That would mean it doesn't put pro football in direct competition with money for public schools, nursing homes or other valued programs.
A key committee of the Minnesota Senate is taking up the $1 billion Vikings stadium bill.
The Minnesota Vikings have experienced a significant talent decline in two seasons since reaching the NFC championship game, and with that turnover has also come a loss of leadership.
With the 2012 legislative session set to end Monday, it'll take a lot of work to get the Vikings' stadium bill to the governor's desk. The Senate Tax Committee will have a hearing on the stadium bill later today, but this bill had been expected to come up before the Minnesota House and the Senate before the end of the week.
The Minnesota Vikings moved down in the draft and still found their man. The Vikings took USC left tackle Matt Kalil on Thursday night after trading their third overall pick to the Browns for the fourth overall selection.
In football terms, you could call it 'fourth and long' when it comes to lawmakers approving a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
The Cleveland Browns have traded up to No. 3 with the Minnesota Vikings just before the NFL Draft, according to CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman.
