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Vikings single-game tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 28
Mike Isola Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 9:58am

Single-game tickets and multi-game packages for all 2010 Minnesota Vikings home games will go on sale Wednesday, July 28, at 9:00 a.m. CST in person at the new Vikings Ticket Office located at 425 Chicago Avenue (west side of Mall of America Field). All ticket sales at Mall of America Field are cash or credit card only; no checks will be accepted.

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First-ever Minnesota Vikings-themed scratch game goes on sale July 20
Mike Isola Monday, July 19, 2010 - 10:00am

Just in time for the Minnesota Vikings' 50th season, Vikings fans can score new excitement with the introduction of the Minnesota Vikings scratch game. Set to be unveiled on July 20, the $10 Minnesota State Lottery ticket will be sold statewide at Lottery retailers and at Mall of America Field.

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2010 Hi-10/Countryside Standings (as of July 17)
Mike Isola Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 10:10am

With the regular season wrapping up this weekend and league playoffs scheduled to start next week (July 28), it's coming down to the wire.

Complete Hi-10/Countryside standings as of July 17 can be viewed here.

Note: Bluffton has wrapped up the No. 3 seed in the Hi-10 Playoffs and will host the No. 6 seed on Wednesday. Wadena-Deer Creek Shockers are fourth and will tackle fifth-seeded Perham on Thursday.

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Minnesota Wild signs center Mikko Koivu thru 2017-18 Season
Mike Isola Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 5:04pm
The Minnesota Wild signed Mikko Koivu (9) to a seven-year contract extension this afternoon, the team announced today. Photo courtesy

Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the club has signed team captain Mikko Koivu to a seven-year contract extension starting with the 2011-12 season thru the 2017-18 NHL campaign.

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Womens College Basketball: Incoming Gophers freshman Sari Noga of Parkers Prairie featured on team website
Mike Isola Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 6:49am
Sari Noga of Parkers Prairie, shown at her National Letter of Intent ceremony last spring, was featured in an article on the Golden Gophers website on Wednesday.
Photo courtesy University of Minnesota
 
The basketball season is still several months away, but it’s never too early t
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College Volleyball: Six Golden Gophers matches to be televised on Big Ten Network
Mike Isola Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 5:11am

The Big Ten Network will televise six Golden Gopher matches this season as part of its fall television package.

Minnesota's six matches on the Big Ten Network are the most of any program in the conference this season. The Golden Gophers first match will be live at Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. Minnesota will also face Northwestern on the road on Sunday, Oct. 10 in a match that will be tape-delayed at 6 p.m.

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Minnesota Wild signs center Joel Broda to entry-level contract
Mike Isola Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 10:50am

Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the club has signed center Joel Broda to a three-year entry-level contract.

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Timberwolves acquire two first-round picks and center Kosta Koufos; trade Al Jefferson to Utah
Mike Isola Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 7:21pm

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the team has acquired two future first-round draft picks, one belonging to Utah and one belonging to Memphis, and center Kosta Koufos from the Utah Jazz in exchange for forward Al Jefferson.

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Womens College Basketball: Cannon leaves Gopher program
Mike Isola Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 6:12pm

Incoming freshman Janelle Cannon of Wheeling, Ill. has left the Minnesota women’s basketball program for personal reasons. Cannon had been attending summer classes on the Twin Cities campus.

“We wish Janelle all the best,” said Golden Gopher head coach Pam Borton.

The Minnesota freshman class consists of four student-athletes, three of them already on campus (Sari Noga, Kionna Kellogg and Shonte Clay). Micaella Riche’ of Canada will join her teammates in the fall.

Courtesy: University of Minnesota

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Mens College Hockey: 2012 NCAA Hockey West Regional awarded to Twin Cities
Mike Isola Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 5:07pm

The State of Hockey will once again be a featured stop on the road to the Frozen Four in 2012.

Xcel Energy Center, host of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey West Regional as well as the 2011 Frozen Four this April 7 and 9, is teaming up with the University of Minnesota to bring the 2012 West Regional back to St. Paul.

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