Bet on Borel

Any horse ridden by Calvin Borel of late is the horse to bet on. Borel rode Mine That Bird to victory in the Kentucky Derby, then switched horses to Rachel Alexandra for the Preakness and won that race, too. Sure, there’s no Minnesota connection, exactly, but with the final leg of the Triple Crown coming [...]

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Gophers hope their future is … Blue

Madison Memorial guard Vander Blue recently backed out of his oral commit to the Wisconsin Badgers and Tubby Smith’s Gophers now hope to steal Blue away from the Badgers, in what would certainly be a regional recruiting coup. Blue is ranked as one of the top 10 point guards in high school basketball and a [...]

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Rosenfels breaks silence to say nothing

Vikings QB Sage Rosenfels hasn’t tossed a single pass in purple-and-gold yet, and already many are wondering if a 39-year-old QB with a bad arm might be a better choice. No, not last year’s QB in a pinch solution, Gus Frerotte, but Mr. Packers Football himself, Brett Favre – a man most Vikings fans under [...]

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Randy Pfund drops out of Wolves GM race

As one local newspaper columnist observed, when a job with the Wolves is less appealing than being unemployed, something’s a bit frightening at Target Center. Glen Taylor had hoped his search for a new GM to fill the spot left vacant by Kevin McHale when McHale took over the coaching position would be over in [...]

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