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Much of my youth was spent collecting sports memorabilia of my favorite teams – which pretty much consists of any Minnesota sports team, with one exception of the Milwaukee Bucks until 1989, when the...
View ArticleWhy the Timberwolves are interesting in 2010-11
At the start of every sports season, there is always a sense of optimism. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, the start of the 2010-11 season brings not only some optimism, but more importantly than that...
View ArticleA little good news, please
While we get ready for another season of Golden Gopher basketball, the news is already a little grim. Arguably the team’s best offensive player, guard Devoe Joseph has been suspended by coach Tubby...
View ArticleReturn to the good ole days
Now appearing for one night, and one night only. The Minnesota Vikings return to their roots. When the Vikings return to the great outdoors to play the Chicago Bears tonight, it will have been nearly 3...
View ArticleGophers are a bubble team … again
Minnesota Gophers fans had high hopes coming into the Big Ten men’s basketball season, but those hopes have faded amidst the reality that this team is not any different than the ones that have called...
View ArticleMy kingdom for a quarterback
How long has it been since the Minnesota Vikings had a franchise quarterback? Well, it depends upon how you define, “Franchise.” For all intents and purposes, the Vikings thought they had their...
View ArticleWolves are improved at midway point
Even though they have only won 11 games so far this season, the Timberwolves have offered a ray of hope so far this season. At the season’s mid-term, Minnesota has shown a few promising flashes,...
View ArticleChallenge Accepted!
Two weeks ago, Farmington Independent sports writer Matt Steichen posted a blog which included his projections for the Minnesota Twins lineup in 2011. In passing, he mentioned I should do a similar...
View ArticleA new Minnesota Cult Hero?
Maybe it’s all the snow that fell, causing cabin fever to hit overload. Or maybe I’m just ready for baseball season to begin. Scanning the Internet this week led to an interesting video on Youtube...
View ArticleNo time to panic … yet
I know Minnesota’s sports fans have been conditioned during the past 12 months to expect the worst, but there is no reason to panic in relation to the Twins. A 5-10 start isn’t what the doctor ordered,...
View ArticleTrading up for AP
Just a couple minutes prior to the start of the 2013 Fantasy Football Draft in the league we have had going for more than a decade, I threw out an idea. I offered to trade places with the first team in...
View ArticleSeason’s over, the trade failed!
In a previous entry, I noted the decision to trade my fantasy football league draft picks in order to move up and draft Adrian Peterson. At the end of the season … it was a bad idea. I made the...
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