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MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings have pledged an additional $500,000 for enhancements to the new $1 billion stadium, but despite protests by bird-lovers, the improvements wont include bird-safe glass.The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority agreed Friday the Vikings would pay $518,000 for another elevator, two mobile concessions stands, and redesigned media and skyway areas, The Star Tribune reported (http://strib.mn/1D1eJNB ). Most of that money will go toward the elevator a€” making a total of eight in the building.About two dozen bird enthusiasts attended Fridays authority meeting, toting signs such as, Its never too late to do the right thing.Preservationists argue the glass in the stadiums current design will kill migrating birds who will crash into it. A couple of protesters told the authority to spend an extra $1 million for bird-safe glass.But its not in the plan. Authority Chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen said the building was designed with an open-air feeling, and the glass on the roof will be fritted to help birds avoid collisions.___Information from: Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com Hydro Flask 40 Oz Straw Lid Sale . "Last year didnt go the way we wanted it to, but we need to look at what went well and what didnt go so well. Hopefully this year we will be better," Brendan Gallagher said after practice. This year, the Canadiens have a little more depth to work with by adding players like Daniel Briere, Dale Weise, Mike Weaver, Douglas Murray and arguably, the biggest addition to this playoff roster, Thomas Vanek, who the Canadiens were able to land at the trade deadline. Hydro Flask 24 Oz Cheap .com Tours Nova Scotia Open. The 27-year-old Sloan, a former Texas-El Paso player from Calgary matched first-round leader Rodriguez at 10-under 132 on Ashburn Golf Clubs New Course. http://www.hydroflasknzsale.com/. The second-ranked Jayhawks will play the Miners of Texas-El Paso at Imperial Arena in the Bahamas. The game can be seen live on TSN2 starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Hydro Flask Clearance . -- The NFL Players Association wants to determine if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers leaked information about quarterback Josh Freeman being in the NFLs substance abuse program. Hydro Flask 40 Oz Nz . Wiggins, who had been seen as a contender for a podium finish in Paris, was one of about 20 riders caught near the back of the peloton with 38 kilometres to go in the 218-km flat stage from Le Mans to Chateauroux.PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns say guard Eric Bledsoe will be out for at least another week with a sprained right knee. The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. After the morning shootarou