Monthly Archives: December 2009

“Cloud of suspicion” dominated the decade

Good riddance, decade of the steroid. Hopefully, a day comes when I don’t look back on the 10-year stretch from 2000-09 as the decade of the steroid. But there remains a gray area between what was accomplished on the field … Continue reading

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Williams Arena welcomes Haskins back

In the midst of a pretty busy night at work tonight, I couldn’t help but notice a story move with the slug "Minnesota-Haskins." I knew it would be worth reading. The story was about former University of Minnesota coach Clem … Continue reading

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On the radio today

All Vikings-Bears, all the time from 1-2 p.m. on "Sports Talk" on 970-AM WDAY today. I will be joined by colleagues Heath Hotzler and Eric Peterson as we break down the Vikings’ 36-30 overtime loss to Chicago. We’ll discuss the … Continue reading

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Vikings defense raising red flags

The Minnesota Vikings gave up 36 points to one of the NFL’s worst offenses Monday, and in doing so have ceded control of getting a first-round bye in the playoffs. Monday’s 36-30 overtime loss to the Chicago Bears was disturbing … Continue reading

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Hall of Fame voting, the Internet and Bert

Baseball Hall of Fame voting is announced on Jan. 6, and while making my usual round of Internet baseball blog visits today (Neyer, Posnanski, Gleeman, Big League Stew – all linked to on the right), there’s plenty of chatter about … Continue reading

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Colts avoid chance at history

I guess you can give credit to Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell. He has shown better resolve than I would have. Caldwell put his money where his mouth is, benching quarterback Peyton Manning and a number of other starters during … Continue reading

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Hicks cracks at least one Top 20 list

Baseball America’s John Manuel put together his first draft of his Top 20 prospect list for Major League Baseball. Former Minnesota Twins first-round pick Aaron Hicks just made the list at No. 18. Hicks is a five-tool outfielder who has … Continue reading

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A sport without a champion

Want to take a guess at what school has an active bowl winning streak that’s the second-longest in college football history? Many of you are probably aware that Utah rallied from a big deficit to defeat Cal in a bowl … Continue reading

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An exciting 2009 is coming to an end

Twas the night before Christmas, plenty of food so no one would starve, not a creature was stirring, well … except for Brett Favre Sorry, that was lame. And this is intended to be a Favre-free post. With Christmas nearly … Continue reading

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Twins officially shut doors on the Metrodome

Wednesday marked the end of the Minnesota Twins’ time at the Metrodome, which played host to an All-Star Game and two World Series championships teams. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that team employees are finishing up the last of their … Continue reading

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