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As long as Sun Country keeps the 7:00 am Friday morning flight to Madison which allows for Thanksgiving dinner late into the night and arriving on time for an 11:00 am game at Camp Randall.

Pound sand. To the degree that it matters I went to a site listing the 50 top American universities in terms of Nobel prize laureates. The Big Ten leads the SEC 141-8. (I counted “classic Big Ten: excluded the former PAC Ten schools and Maryland & Rutgers. For the SEC, I excluded Texas &...

Everyone Angel tackles “will swim with the fishes.”

Even though the Twins lost, tying the game in the 9th and saving Paddock from the defeat was bailing out a teammate. Seeing the regression to the mean in terms of good fortune the last few games after the 13 game winning streak. Ball bounced nicely for the Mariners the last two games.

Tough night for home plate umpire who had missed (in my humble Twins opinion the previous two pitches among many for the night) and then decided he would directly inject himself into the game by weakening the Twins lineup. It would be interesting to know how the umpire evaluation brass views the...

There’s a decent chance Castro was running station-to-station not every believing Watkins would send a slightly gimpy Wallner home when the alternative is bases loaded and no outs with the Twins playing for a big inning in an extras game on the road. If that’s his thinking he’s also going to be...

Still got my dad, thankfully, hale & hearty at 94 who went to his first game in 1940 (Washington) and saw the Pittsburgh game in 1941. His work responsibilities made it impossible for him to make the Rose Bowl trips. He comforted himself thinking it was only a matter of time before Minnesota...

Exciting game with post-season feel. Watkins blunder sending Wallner home likely costs Twins game—situation worsened by Wallner’s awkward footwork.

Cal & Northwestern; looking forward to Mississippi State in 2026!

I have the sports equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome: I’m enchanted by OKC—their defensive pressure; their ball movement & remarkable talent. Their entire organization deserves great credit for their 80 wins and counting this season.

Meanwhile it’s the endless wait for Twins to return from injuries—it’s a long ten days for Wallner playing rehab ball with the Saints. I appreciate Buxton is with the team in Tampa but it’s been almost two weeks—when do we become concerned he has an even more serious concussion issue? Same...

Ant & Chet = NBA championships. Is there any chance the latter yearns to play for his hometown team?

Wow—calling a breaking ball on two strikes against their hottest hitter. Go with your best stuff with the game on the line. Too bad: a sweep there for the taking and grabbing another win with Buxton out of the lineup. Need production from Lewis and Wallner & Buxton back in the lineup.

OKC is outstanding. Team of interchangeable parts & nails defensively along with their MVP & Super Freak post player. Doesn’t hurt to get some soft foul calls resulting in free throws. They’ve been closer to mortal on the road with a 3-2 record in the playoffs. Attack the rim at the Target...

The excitement of those glorious “North Stars springs” enhanced by Gophers Glen Sonmor; Mike Polich; Tom Younghans; Steve Christoff; and Neal Broten (1981). Henry Luce called the 20th century the “American Century”. The 1970s was the “Gopher Hockey Decade”: three NCAA titles; the foundation of...

We sit in the third row behind the basket in section 101. It’s the best sports show in town from this mosh pit/snake den perspective.

Winning Big Ten home games (at least 7) which a solid roster and good coaching can produce. It’s the foundation of every season and a/the key for Nico showing progress in Year One. The December game will be an early, important marker.

Follow Koi upstream!

Credit to Ben Johnson & staff and student-athletes for the basketball APR score.

Rautins had an incredible first half at MSU against their Magic/Kelser eventual NCAA championship team. We led something like 42-29 at half time and the announcers were raving about him. That was his 15 (20) minutes of fame for Minnesota.