October 2, 2009 - If they don't advance to the 2009 playoffs, it will be the last time the Minnesota Twins play baseball under the inflatable roof of the Metrodome. Next season they get to play under the sky in their fancy new outdoor ballpark...It's progress, perhaps, but but the still dome holds a lot of nostalgia for Twins fans, including Minnesota playwright Kevin Kling.
October 5, 2009 - MPR’s Brandt Williams reports that with the Minnesota Twins winning last regular season game in the Metrodome, they have one more now…a one-game playoff with the Detroit Tigers.
October 7, 2009 - The last chapter of the Twins tenure at the Metrodome has yet to be written, but so far the book is pretty dramatic. The team's final regular season game at the dome ended in a tie in American League Central standings with Detroit Tigers, so a tie-breaker game to decide the winner of the division proceeded. The result…an extra innings 6-5 Twins victory to take the AL Central title.
October 12, 2009 - MPR’s Brandt Williams reports on the official last Major League Baseball game in the Metrodome, as the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Divisional Series, 4-1.
November 8, 2009 - MPR’s Jess Mador makes a stop at the Metrodome, where the Minnesota Twins were cleaning out their closets at the dome in preparation for their move to their new home at Target Field. The moving sale gave fans a chance to take a piece of the team home with them.
November 24, 2009 - Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer has been named the 2009 American League's Most Valuable Player, by a near unanimous vote. The award caps a season for Mauer in which he led the league in most major hitting categories, and posted career-high totals for home runs and runs batted in. However, Mauer's long-list of achievements has sparked more talk about his future with the team.
December 29, 2009 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on how a Minnesota high school coach is challenging gender stereotypes. Women lead only 2% of Minnesota boys’ teams, so heads are turning when the Ulen-Hitterdal Spartan Boys’ Basketball team takes to the court this year.
January 14, 2010 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews sports columnist Jim Klobucahar about the history on rivalry of Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys.
February 4, 2010 - 20 athletes from Minnesota participated in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, seven of which were curlers. Two of them, Allison Pottinger and John Benton, talked with MPR’s Cathy Wurzer about the upcoming Olympics and how they felt about representing their state.
March 23, 2010 - Twins catcher Joe Mauer officially signs a new $184 million contract with the Minnesota Twins, keeping him in a Twins uniform for another eight years The team and Mauer announced they had agreed to terms that will make the All-Star catcher one of the highest paid players in the game.