What is the primary purpose of sports? Is it to win? Or is it to perform as beautifully as one can financially and, in doing so, to shine a light on what it means to […]
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It is actually harder to the miss the playoffs in the NBA than it is to reach them. With 30 teams, 16 teams make the post season and 14 qualify for the NBA Lottery. Twelve […]
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Four years in a row the Minnesota Wild have reached the Stanley Cup playoffs, and tickets are very tough to get at Xcel Center — 19,000 occupied seats with standing-room only has been the attendance […]
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Last year the Twins had their best season in several years, finishing 83-79 for first-year manager Paul Molitor. Expectations for 2016 were heighten that the team could return to the American League playoffs in a […]
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Here we go! My hometown of Chicago is a more than fitting place to host the NFL college draft for the second year in row. For the first time in memory, the top two picks […]
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Nothing like a state-of-the- art brand new U .S. Bank Stadium to help generate local and national excitement. It’s 2016 and the doors will open soon, but first we have to get spring and summer out of […]
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It’s not every day you get to rub shoulders with royalty. The 2016 Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Benefit provided that opportunity for those who attended. And it was for a wonderful cause. Thirteen years ago, April […]
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One of the most prominent and respected men in the NFL, Eugene Parker, has passed. He died of cancer at age 60. His reputation was that of a shrewd and ruthless negotiator. His magic was […]
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We’ve learned nationally that Black men are under attack in this country just look at our prisons. They seem to be under attack in Minnesota sports as well. Since I’ve been in Minnesota, I have […]
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So far, the Golden State Warriors have snatched the NBA spotlight. They have established a standard that this league has not seen since 1995-96. Back then, the Chicago Bulls were nearing the end of winning […]
Read More...Many have been waiting in anticipation for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. It’s that time of year. Spring is around the corner, and nothing gets you more excited than watching the field of 68 march […]
Read More...It’s always greener on the other side. Remember the day the University of Minnesota hired Athletic Director Norwood Teague? Everyone was giddy and optimistic. It was easy — just hire a guy who is running […]
Read More...Two and a half years ago when the late Flip Saunders, the Timberwolves’ all-time winningest coach, returned as team part owner and head coach, he said the first thing he was going to do was […]
Read More...After eight straight losses, the Minnesota Wild has fired Head Coach Mike Yeo. After a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins at Xcel Center Saturday, the team’s eighth-straight loss at home, the decision was made […]
Read More...SANTA CLARA, CA — Careful what you ask for, you just might get it. The Carolina Panthers — brash, talented and boastful (17-1) with pictures (selfies) and celebrations — scored 500 points, averaging 40 points […]
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