Verne Gagne, a pro wrestling legend in Minnesota who most recently has been living in a Bloomington nursing home, may be culpable in the death of a fellow patient. Bloomington Police are investigating the matter and have recently classified the death of Helmut R. Gutmann, 97, as a homicide. On Jan. 26, Gagne allegedly threw [...]
There will be no easy and obvious fixes for the Minnesota Vikings at QB this off-season. First, the free agent field is rife with overvalued and unproven young guns, as well as over-the-hill journeymen. There are few obvious candidates who could come in and be, say, Joe Montana in his prime. If they were that [...]
Big Al Jefferson is so central to the new Timberwolves’ identity as a team, without him the Wolves have been falling apart. Yet in a 111-104 on Wednesday, the Wolves finally landed their first win without Big Al in the post-Garnett era. Jefferson suffered a season-ending injury just before the All Star Break. It might [...]
Playing only 15 minutes in the second half, freshman guard Devoe Joseph hit seven three-point-shots and went eight-of-nine from the field in a 68-63 road loss to Penn State over the weekend. Joseph is still a backup to junior guard Lawrence Westbrook, but may not remain so for much longer if he can string together [...]
WR Hayo Carpenter, the sole five-star prospect among the Gophers’ recruiting pool this season, turned down offers from better programs, including intense late recruiting from the Florida Gators, who just happen to be defending national champs. Yet Carpenter was more interested in loyalty and the Gophers were there, recruiting him, early and often. What does [...]
Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress has two seasons remaining on his contract going into next season, and while some are wondering why the coach, who led Minnesota to its first playoff appearance since 2004 and its first NFC North Division title since the Denny Green era, hasn’t received one yet, mark me down as one [...]
It’s still early, but Coach Tubby Smith seems to have his Minnesota Gophers headed to a solid berth in the NCAA Tournament in only his second season with the squad. This season, no one’s looking for the exit signs to Williams Arena until the last shot is taken, and with a record of 18-5 overall, [...]
After surging through a weak January schedule to become the NBA Coach of the Month, Kevin McHale as the Minnesota Timberwolves back to their losing ways; they’ve dropped six of the last seven games and seen both Craig Smith and Al Jefferson go down to injuries that will hold them out for indeterminate amounts of [...]
