Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
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Minneapolis to use taxes to pay for Vikings stadium… agreed to fund an additional $159 million in operating costs, per The AP. The stadium, being built on the grounds of the Metrodome , is scheduled to open by 2016. That's the update. Now: Go about your business.
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Minneapolis approves Minnesota Vikings stadium in key vote
… redirect a hospitality tax to pay its $150 million share of construction costs, and the new stadium would go where the Metrodome , the Vikings' current home, sits. Thursday's vote amounted to a key test because the committee includes all council …
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Minnesota Vikings stadium bill signed by governor
… as they should be. That's democracy, and that's Minnesota." The stadium will be located at the site of the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis. The team will play at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium while the new stadium …
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Which team will end up in Los Angeles?… a new stadium guys as they have been since moving to the metrodome back in 82 to Minnesota State Legislature approved a ..... date on 2016. In the meantime the Vikings will play in the metrodome for the next three seasons and then move outside to …
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NFL daily update - May 11… safe house approved everywhere bill Thursday on new 975. Million dollar stadium for the Vikings. They say replace the metrodome where the team has played for the last thirty years. There's been no shortage of big story lines in the Big Apple …
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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf's patience pays off
… football here for generations was always the overriding factor." It came down to the wire. The Vikings' lease at the Metrodome expired last season and setback after setback threatened the franchise's 51-year history in Minnesota. Separate …
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Minnesota Senate passes Vikings' stadium proposal 36-30
… construction costs. Under the bill, the Vikings would sign a 30-year lease on a stadium to be built on the site of the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The team would pay about $13 million annually in operating fees, though a public authority gets …
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NFL daily update - May 9… hey there I'm only hair out. Minnesota state senate approved a bill for a new stadium for the Vikings to replace the metrodome . On Monday to state house approved a different plan that shifted additional 105. Million dollar to the Vikings …
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Jan. 17, 1999 Vikings lose to Falcons in 1998 NFC Championship GameThe Vikings' 15-1 season ended in heartbreak as the Atlanta Falcons came to the Metrodome and took the NFC crown with a 30-27 overtime win. Vikings kicker Gary Anderson had his first missed field goal of the season to give the Falcons a chance to force overtime.
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Dec. 12, 2010: Roof collapsesA snowstorm caused the Metrodome roof to collapse late in the 2010 NFL season. Damage forced the Vikings to play one game at Ford Field in Detroit and a second outside, at the University of Minnesota, to close the season.
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Oct. 27, 1991: Twins win second World SeriesThe Metrodome's unique playing surface gave the Twins one of the best home-field advantages in baseball. Minnesota took all four home games to defeat the Atlanta Braves in seven games. MVP Jack Morris pitched 10 shutout innings and Gene Larkin's RBI single in the 10th inning scored Dan Gladden to ...
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Minnesota Vikings stadium bill passes House, goes to Senate
… Passage there would send the bill into final negotiations and put the team closer than ever to a replacement for the Metrodome . The Vikings have been after a new stadium since the mid-1990s. "It was the first hurdle, a couple more to go …
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April 15, 2000: Cal Ripken Jr. gets his 3,000th hitRipken ended his 1999 season on the disabled list, just shy of 3,000 hits, but he finally reached the milestone during this game with a single off Hector Carrasco (it was his third hit of the game). Ripken joined Eddie Murray and Dave Winfield as players to reach the mark at the Metrodome . Frank ...
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Nov. 8, 1989: Timberwolves' inaugural seasonNBA basketball returned full-time to Minneapolis for the first time since the Lakers left in 1960. During the T-Wolves' first game in the Metrodome , Michael Jordan dropped 45 points and the Chicago Bulls spoiled their home debut. The T-Wolves got their first win two nights later against the ...
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Minnesota Vikings stadium proposal vote slated Monday
… Republicans have been trying to figure out how to finance the new Vikings stadium. The team no longer has a lease to play in the Metrodome . Zellers says he personally opposes the bill and isn't sure it'll pass. Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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Minnesota Vikings, lawmakers push stadium bill to full Senate
… and the stadium saga is likely to fill those closing hours with plenty of drama. The bill to build a new stadium on the Metrodome site in downtown Minneapolis needs 68 votes in the House and 34 votes in the Senate to pass. All the committee votes …
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Minnesota Vikings players visit state Capitol to push stadium
… the public bonds that would be sold to enable construction of a stadium on downtown Minneapolis land that now houses the Metrodome . A diverted sales tax would generate the city's contribution, the Vikings would be required to round up the remaining …
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NFL daily update - April 21… legislative leaders at the State Capitol. Earlier this week a proposal on 975. Million dollar stadium to replace the metrodome was struck down the house committee that it. The Philadelphia Flyers reporting that the Eagles are willing to part …
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Could Minnesota Vikings follow Lakers in moving to L.A.?
… committee voted down a $975 million new stadium proposal earlier in the week. Though the Vikings will play next season in the Metrodome , their lease there has expired, and the facility is not considered adequate for NFL use in the future.
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Report: Goodell, L.A. mayor met this week; Vikings owner in L.A
… with legislative leaders and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on the state's $975 stadium plan, which would replace the Metrodome but suffered a potentially fatal defeat in committee this week. The group will meet in Dayton's office. Dayton …
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Minnesota Senate committee OKs Vikings stadium subsidy bill
… stress the urgency of resolving the Vikings' decade-long pursuit of a replacement for the Metrodome . Though the Vikings will play next season in the dome , their lease there has expired. That has raised fears the franchise could get snatched …
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Goodell discusses a new stadium in Minnesota… jump start you viking stadium earlier this week. The latest proposal on a 975. Million dollar stadium to replace the metrodome was struck down in a house committee session. We go to commissioner Roger Goodell and many the second who moments …
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Vikings headed to Los Angeles?… commissioner Goodell said this is nothing new. This is not a conversation they've been trying to get a new stadium built in the metrodome if at stadiums pop up in Saint Paul some some agreements come you know and in Minneapolis. That haven't come to …
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Goodell: Minn. faces 'serious consequences' over stadium bill
… would have provided for a new stadium at the site of the Metrodome , leaving the Vikings' long-term fate up in the air. The team is committed to playing in the Metrodome for the 2012 season, even though its lease expired …
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2012 NFL Draft Glossary… quarterback who flees the pocket too early. What it actually means: How Vikings fans feel watching a football game in the Metrodome . (Associated Press) ————————————————————————————————————————————— Falling stock …
