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Running back Adrian Peterson will not suit up Sunday in the Vikings’ season finale against the Bears. Peterson, dealing with knee and groin injuries, did not practice this week and has been ruled out. The Vikings running back played 12 snaps in his Dec. 18 return from September knee surgery and has not played since. Three other Vikings starters have been held out this week in receiver Stefon Diggs (hip), safety Andrew Sendejo (knee) and guard Alex Boone (low back). Sendejo has been ruled out. Safety Anthony Harris is expected to start. Читать дальше...

Star Tribune again is teaming up with WorkplaceDynamics to produce the big list.

Both the Bucks and the Wolves are building around a core group of young players, with Milwaukee having more success at the moment.

An architect’s family home salutes her Eastern European roots and love for the Mississippi River.

Our writers are happy to turn the page on 2016 and are setting their sights on these concerts, performances, shows and books this year.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and hundreds of other Native people and activists have been protesting the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota since the spring. When it's completed, the pipeline will stretch more than 1,100 miles from North Dakota to Illinois.

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His controversial legal legacy seemed in danger, but now looks surprisingly secure.

A new concept that combines an arts and crafts venue with a bar could be tested next summer in Minneapolis.

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On Gophers coach Tracy Claeys: "If they fire him for lack of leadership that would be an epic moment in the history of hypocrisy. If they fire him for a Tweet, they're being short-sighted."

When assessing what went wrong for the 2016 Vikings, don’t overlook a nonexistent run game. Adrian Peterson’s 1.6 yards per carry on 31 attempts before his injury foreshadowed the long road ahead for the Vikings rushing attack, which is on track to end as the second-worst in franchise history and one of the most inefficient ever in the NFL. Only the 1978 Vikings team (3.0) had a worse ground game. The Vikings enter Sunday’s season finale averaging 3.1 yards per carry as a team. They’re one of just... Читать дальше...

The winners of the 2016 Lyftie Awards are in....the envelope please... Stella's Fish Cafe & Prestige Oyster Bar, Cowboy Slims, First Avenue, U.S. Bank Stadium, Mall of America and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Terminal 1.