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The Minnesota Vikings' new $1.1 billion stadium has been test-driven by soccer players, a country music superstar and an iconic heavy metal band. Here's a look at some of the biggest bugs operators have faced so far, and what's been done to fix them as the Vikings prepare to host San Diego for a preseason game. The crowds at Vikings games skew male, but not as disproportionately as those two concert crowds, which should help. Continue to Article

August 26, 2016 6:54:pm EST

The Minnesota Vikings' new $1.1 billion stadium has been test-driven by soccer players, a country music superstar and an iconic heavy metal band. Here's a look at some of the biggest bugs operators have faced so far, and what's been done to fix them as the Vikings prepare to host San Diego for a preseason game. The crowds at Vikings games skew male, but not as disproportionately as those two concert crowds, which should help. Continue to Article

August 26, 2016 6:54:pm EST

Here he is again, Marcus Sherels, beginning his seventh season in the NFL without assurance of a roster spot with the Minnesota Vikings. Sherels long ago proved his worth as a sure-handed, soft-spoken punt returner, whose self-made career has become one of the best stories in franchise history after starting out in 2010 as an undrafted local invited to rookie camp only on a tryout basis. As for the pride the 5-foot-10, 175-pound product of John Marshall High School in Rochester and the University of Minnesota surely takes in lasting this long in a league with an average career that's about half of his, Sherels keeps that quiet, too. Continue to Article

August 25, 2016 7:11:pm EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have sold out their new stadium for the inaugural season. Continue to Article

August 25, 2016 6:27:pm EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings have sold out their new stadium for the inaugural season. Continue to Article

August 25, 2016 6:27:pm EST