Practices will soon be underway for Minnesota Gophers football. The second year for the program has to be better than the first, and that’s largely because there’s not much further down for the program to fall. Under coach Tim Brewster last year, the Gophs went 1-11, bottoming out so badly, even his own son decided [...]
When he came to Minnesota last year, Gophers men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith made a large, noisy splash in the Big 10 pool, putting together an outstanding draft class in his first season on the job. This season, Tubby’s just as hard at work, but operating a bit more silently. Coaching a Big 10 program [...]
I realize and admit that I don’t write about the Minnesota Twins very often. I make no secret that I’m a football and basketball guy first and foremost, and that baseball and hockey hold only a passing interest for me. However, I have to say it was nice to see Twin Justin Morneau selected to [...]
As it turns out, Brett Favre doesn’t want to retire after all; he just doesn’t want to be a Packer anymore. Rather than checking out his Medicare advantage, Favre wants to have at least one more go at it with a team that’s on QB away from a Super Bowl ring. Some folks, down on [...]
On paper, Minnesota’s trade with Philadelphia last week made little sense. Minnesota received John Carney, Calvin Booth, and a first-round draft pick from the 76ers. And in return, Philly didn’t even get a player; they got what they needed most, though… something Minnesota couldn’t even give them directly: Elton Brand. Brand, one of the hottest [...]
