Bob Collins
Only in the presidential campaign of 2016 would we we be analyzing the handwriting of Pete Rose to fact-check a candidate’s claim. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Sports
Meanness is in in America these days. And, slowly, so is the utter lack of sportsmanship by fans at high school basketball games. Read more →
One has to marvel at the ski industry’s ability to adapt to a warming region.
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Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has tried a few times to unload the team he saved from moving to New Orleans once, and the latest attempt appears to be fizzling. Read more →
The Star Tribune’s Steve Brandt reports today that across Minnesota, rec leagues are having a hard time finding enough teams of softball players. Read more →
At least in comparison to the sedate sports scene of Minnesota, there’s no better sports soap opera than what’s happening in Boston this week.
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The Minnesota Vikings want Chicago Avenue renamed. Read more →
March is high-school tournament time in Minnesota, as you probably know. It’s a time when most of the attention around here will go to the metro-area public and private sports dynasties. Good for them and good luck to them.
But there’s always at least one team that’s a little easier to root for. Read more →
Last week’s Minnesota high school hockey tournament has been manna from heaven for national talk show hosts. Read more →
Anyone who watched the filming of a champion snowmobiler perform some stunts for an upcoming Red Bull commercial probably left unimpressed. But the result was pretty fantastic.
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It’s so rare that sports reporters challenge the players they cover that when one does, it becomes pretty big news. Read more →
You could probably have forgiven the Red Wing boys basketball team if they’d decided to sleep in last Friday. After all, they had a big game that night with long-time rival Northfield for the section championship, and Red Wing hasn’t won a championship in 12 years.
But the team had more important things to do. Read more →
Even for people who don’t follow the state high school hockey tournament closely, the annual video documenting the weird tradition of growing ‘hockey hair’ has become must-see online TV. Read more →
For the rest of this week, this is going to be the official NewsCut office. When you’re a fan of a baseball team that hasn’t won a World Series in your lifetime, the window of hope in a given season is pretty short, so I’m heading to Arizona to watch some spring baseball while there’s still hope. Read more →
Nothing stirs up a Friday like an op-ed column suggesting people on bikes get/don’t get a little break from time to time. Read more →