Sports & Leisure from Minnesota Public Radio

Twins owner remembered as family man, businessman

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:45:00 -0600

Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad was remembered at his funeral as a hard-driving businessman and a dedicated family man.

Travel is down, but the world is still calling

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Heading into the holiday travel season, AAA predicted the first decline in travel in six years because of the economy. But people still are figuring out ways to take trips. Rudy Maxa has ideas for smarter travel in 2009.

Twins owner Carl Pohlad dies

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:38:14 -0600

Minnesotans in business, sports and philanthropic circles are looking back on the life of Carl Pohlad, who died yesterday at the age of 93.

Rising star plays music that's old-timey and new

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0600

Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles conquer the Twin Cities music scene.

Former Viking Carl Eller sues Minneapolis police

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:07:54 -0600

Eller alleges officers violated his civil rights, used excessive force and concealed videotape evidence when they subdued him during an arrest last April.

Vikings season ends

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:04:21 -0600

The Vikings were knocked out the NFL playoffs in the first round when they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 26-14 at the Metrodome.

Vikings' ticket sales avoid local TV blackout

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:51:20 -0600

Fans purchased more than 20,000 tickets over six days, assuring there will be no local TV blackout when the Minnesota Vikings play Philadelphia at the Metrodome on Sunday in the NFL playoffs.

Vikings get another extension on ticket sales

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:13:56 -0600

The NFL has given the Minnesota Vikings one last chance to sell out the Metrodome for Sunday's playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The team says it has 3,100 tickets left to sell.

New stadium equals stimulus, Vikings say

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:31 -0600

The Minnesota Vikings have an idea for stimulating the economy: a new football stadium. The team says it would create more than 5,500 jobs and provide $500 million or more to contractors in the state.

Stretch of I-494 closed this weekend

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Traffic could be slowed down this weekend in the south metro as a stretch of I-494 will be closed for a construction project.

Ethical New Year's resolutions

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600

New York Times ethicist Randy Cohen joins Midmorning to discuss the ethical dilemmas he wrote about in 2008, and he'll answer listener questions about ethical issues large and small.

Paddlers bring in the new year on the river

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:03:09 -0600

A small fleet of kayakers and canoe paddlers shoved off the ice and onto the open Mississippi River yesterday to celebrate a chilly tradition -- the annual New Year's Day Paddle. Boaters say it's a fitting -- if early -- start to a season on the water.

Vikings ticket update: 8,000 left

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:42:34 -0600

The Minnesota Vikings have 8,000 tickets remaining for their Sunday afternoon playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. If they're not sold by tomorrow afternoon, the game won't be shown on local television.

St. Paul enthusiast aims for record-setting speeds

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0600

Local motorcycle enthusiast Steve Hamel has already set records with his 1950 Vincent, but he has his eyes set on 200 mph.

Lawmaker seeks to curtail hunters' use of lead bullets

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:00:00 -0600

A Minnesota lawmaker will propose legislation to restrict the use of lead bullets by hunters. Hunting groups say government regulation is an overreaction to an unproven problem.