MINNEAPOLIS -- ESPNs X Games will be held in Minneapolis in 2017 and 2018, with many of the events being held in the Minnesota Vikings glittering new stadium, the network announced Wednesday.Were definitely pumped, X Games vice president Tim Reed said. He cited the young, vibrant aspect of Minneapolis and the support of the city and state for the bid. He called the new, $1.1 billion stadium that opens this summer a beautiful building.Reed also cited the new U.S. Bank Stadiums huge video boards and the common areas that can stage musical acts. Metallica and blink-182 have performed at previous X Games.Competitions include skateboarding, BMX and motocross. A flat track for motocross will have to be built elsewhere in Minneapolis, and the games are working with the city to identify a location, Reed said.Its the first time the X Games have been held in the Upper Midwest since the games began in 1995. The event has been held in Austin, Texas, for the past three years.Last year, the X Games drew over 100,000 fans and brought in $74 million for Austin, Reed said. Some 250 athletes compete in the four-day event, with an average age of 26 or younger, he said. Athletes are invited to compete in the games.These are the best of the best, Reed said. These guys train year round. They work at their skill.The X Games Minneapolis will be held July 13-16, 2017, and July 19-22, 2018. Rick Monday Jersey . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Dennis Eckersley Jersey . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. https://www.cheapathleticsonline.com/475m-dave-henderson-jersey-athletics.html .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. Chad Pinder Athletics Jersey . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Lou Trivino Athletics Jersey . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. From American Ninja Warrior star Jessie Graff to Olympic power couple Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Ashton Eaton, artist Liza Donnelly, an accomplished cartoonist who has spent over 15 years with The New Yorker, captures tthe final day of the 2016 espnW: Women + Sports Summit in her own fashion.dddddddddddd ' ' '