Jan. 31: Vikings, Mpls. looking at stadium site next to Dome | Minneapolis Star Tribune
been taking a fresh look at building next door to the old stadium, as other pro baseball and football teams have done to save the cost of playing elsewhere. Bagley said that the location shouldn't be considered a fourth possible stadium site along the same lines as the...
Vikings stadium plan east of Dome now on fast track | Minneapolis Star Tribune
occurred after a December 2010 snowstorm that collapsed the roof -- the lease "shall be extended by one football season." Mike Kaszuba 651-222-1673
Vikings stadium plan near Dome now on fast track | Minneapolis Star Tribune
occurred after a December 2010 snowstorm that collapsed the roof -- the lease "shall be extended by one football season." Mike Kaszuba 651-222-1673
Vikings' Chris Doleman: Pro Football Hall of Famer | Minneapolis Star Tribune
was how it was destined to happen. Sure, he had been pounding on the door of the Pro Football Hall of Fame for some time, eligible for eight years and a finalist for the second time in 2012. And yes, at times, Doleman had even begun cushioning himself for...
Vikings' Doleman: Pro Football Hall... | Minneapolis Star Tribune
was how it was destined to happen. Sure, he had been pounding on the door of the Pro Football Hall of Fame for some time, eligible for eight years and a finalist for the second time in 2012. And yes, at times, Doleman had even begun cushioning himself for...
MN: Vikings, Mpls. now looking at a stadium site next to the Dome | Minneapolis Star Tribune
been taking a fresh look at building next door to the old stadium, as other pro baseball and football teams have done to save the cost of playing elsewhere. Bagley said that the location shouldn't be considered a fourth possible stadium site along the same lines as the...
Vikings, Mpls. now looking at a stadium site next to the Dome | Minneapolis Star Tribune
been taking a fresh look at building next door to the old stadium, as other pro baseball and football teams have done to save the cost of playing elsewhere. Bagley said that the location shouldn't be considered a fourth possible stadium site along the same lines as the...
Readers Write (Jan. 28): Wolves, jobs, Obama, basilica, Vikings, pension, skyways | Minneapolis Star Tribune
need to stop this. KYLE POLMAN-BIITNER, MINNEAPOLIS * * * BASILICA AND VIKINGS Praise God and pass on football site Steve Berg's commentary about Basilica of St. Mary rector John Bauer's opposition to a Vikings stadium on Linden Avenue was nothing more than another stab at the...
Kaler: Alcohol should be allowed for Vikings games at TCF Bank | Minneapolis Star Tribune
The University of Minnesotas president said Friday that alcohol sales at the schools football stadium would likely be allowed should the Minnesota Vikings play there temporarily, a move that would run counter to the schools ban on selling alcohol at college games. President Eric...
Vikings and the draft: Hope versus reality | Minneapolis Star Tribune
you have to excel in those later rounds," Frazier said. "That's really the bread-and-butter of your football team, those fifth-, sixth-, seventh-round picks. "... The advantage we now have when it comes to the later rounds, to be able to be where we are with these guys...
Vikings' hope butts against reality | Minneapolis Star Tribune
you have to excel in those later rounds," Frazier said. "That's really the bread-and-butter of your football team, those fifth-, sixth-, seventh-round picks. "... The advantage we now have when it comes to the later rounds, to be able to be where we are with these guys...
Readers Writer (Jan. 27): Romney's taxes, State of the Union, Joe Paterno, Vikings stadium | Minneapolis Star Tribune
enough? Ten people? Twenty? I think you would have wanted Paterno to behave like a tackle on a football field and take this guy out. I think you would have wanted him to go after this until there was no chance it could happen again. Further, I think you...
Wednesday roundup: Schools may end integration program, Vikings stadium maneuvers, an ex-con rebuilds his life | Minneapolis Star Tribune
the council without it. While the city fights to keep the Vikings here, it's producing fewer homegrown football players for the Gophers and other college teams. Some blame a lack of college recruits on open enrollment and the move away from neighborhood schools. (Dennis Brackin) Hennepin County cancels...
Grilling season: Vikings question pro prospects at Senior Bowl | Minneapolis Star Tribune
Josh Harris a curveball. The Auburn long snapper had already detailed his family background, his greatest adversity in football and his fallback plans if an NFL career doesn't pan out. Yet after Harris revealed plans to bring his girlfriend of more than two years to his pro destination...
Vikings president Mark Wilf said he's looking forward to working toward a stadium soluti | Minneapolis Star Tribune
in Minnesota and Gov. Mark Dayton's current advice that to get the stadium done this year, the football home will have to be on the site of the current Metrodome. "We're looking forward to sitting down with the governor and the legislative leaders tomorrow (to) keep working...
Back to school: A trial run for adjusted Vikings staff | Minneapolis Star Tribune
But he didn't say that. He decided he wanted to stay on the staff and help our football team in 2012." This week's workshop in Alabama certainly helps to quell any potential awkwardness on the Vikings staff, with all of the coaches settling into their new...
Monday roundup: Skyways reconsidered, new commitment for Indian education, priest versus the Vikings | Minneapolis Star Tribune
s 8 miles of skyways have become a villain in the vision for downtown's future. (Eric Roper) Football, faith on a collision course: The Rev. John Bauer fears damage to the landmark church and its mission. (Rose French) An effort is renewed to reverse a past of poor...
Defense upgrades vowed by new Vikings coordinator | Minneapolis Star Tribune
going to run, were going to tackle, we're going to hit. We're going to play smart football, we're going to play tough football better than our opponents." That was the first promise Williams made as the new defensive leader, his reunion with coach Leslie Frazier...
Divided Minneapolis council now at center of Vikings stadium debate | Minneapolis Star Tribune
at the center of the Vikings stadium debate, as stadium backers scramble to win support for a downtown football field. "We believe we can get seven votes from the council," Mayor R.T. Rybak said. "It's going to be tough." Rybak and City Council President Barb...
Four things to know about the Vikings' coaching shakeup | Minneapolis Star Tribune
a person, we know each other already for the most part. So we can get right down to football 2. Frazier cannot wait for his upcoming trip to Mobile, Ala. In many ways, what happens at next weeks Senior Bowl will have a great impact on how the Vikings...
Colts assistant offered Vikings defensive coordinator job | Minneapolis Star Tribune
for their defensive coordinator opening. But Chicago ultimately promoted defensive line coach Rod Marinelli instead. Williams played college football at William & Mary, finishing his career in 1991. He later began his coaching career with stints at Norview High School in Virginia (1992 to '95) as well...
Colts assistant offered Vikings... | Minneapolis Star Tribune
for their defensive coordinator opening. But Chicago ultimately promoted defensive line coach Rod Marinelli instead. Williams played college football at William & Mary, finishing his career in 1991. He later began his coaching career with stints at Norview High School in Virginia (1992 to '95) as well...
Reusse: Grab a bar stool and savor Basilica vs. Vikings debate | Minneapolis Star Tribune
to get a few of those same people to back a diversion of taxes that will provide a football stadium and thus benefit a billionaire. Good luck with that, R.T. And even if he can find the money, there's Problem 1b: the Basilica. That's why Rybak...
Chamber, Vikings lobbyists among Capitol’s big spenders | Minneapolis Star Tribune
"We believe it was money well spent," said Lester Bagley, a vice president in charge of the football team's lobbying effort. "We were trying to get our information directly to the public. There was a lot of misinformation swirling." The Vikings aren't the only ones...
Dayton to talk Vikings stadium at 2 p.m. | Minneapolis Star Tribune
to house a new Vikings stadium since late last week, may reveal his favored site for the new football stadium. He has publicly been site neutral on the question, despite months of stadium discussions.