Bob CollinsSomeone called the cops in Gainesville, Florida the other day and complained that kids were making a racket while playing basketball in the street.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Sports
We’re only two years away from hosting a Super Bowl in Minnesota so it’s worth paying attention this year to how things are going in Santa Clara, Calif., which hosts this year’s edition. Read more →
The Minnesota Timberwolves (have I mentioned that they’re raising ticket prices again?) are enduring another wasted season as their fans have been convinced — again — that it’s impossible to build a culture of winning for a young team by actually, you know, emphasizing the importance of winning. Read more →
Frank Deford will still be an NPR contributing commentator under a new lineup announced today, but his weekly visits to NPR’s Morning Edition are over. He’ll be on only monthly from now on, the network announced today.
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Last month Austin Roberts, of Spencer, Iowa, was wrestling in a high school championship match when he collapsed. The wrestler, who hadn’t been defeated all season, died a few hours later.
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You are not alone in your misery. Read more →
Wired profiles photographers Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber, a husband-and-wife team from Minneapolis that stumbled on the sport a few years ago.
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If there was one football game the social media folks at Delta Airlines might’ve taken a pass on, it’s the one between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL playoffs this Sunday. Read more →
There’s a wide gulf of character in the world of sports.
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This is what it looks like to be rescued from a gondola by a helicopter.
Not shown: the guy who couldn’t put his cell camera down during the rescue.
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The Bartz boys of New Brighton are at it again. Read more →
Oh, nothing. Just goofing off at work on a slow news day watching Aaron Rodgers being all Aaron Rodgers. You? Read more →
If you listen closely, perhaps you can hear the beginning of significant pushback by sports fans against the local sports teams which are making it costlier to buy their product. Read more →
At St. Cloud State University, the athletic department needs a shot in the arm, so the hockey program will turn to a tried and true method to boost Minnesotans’ interest: beer. Read more →
Pete Rose may not yet realize that he’s a compulsive liar who can play a lot of roles for his audience, but a sympathetic figure is not one of them. Read more →