Wow. Two big surprises in the MIAC, games I didn't even have on my "watch list" because they looked like slam dunks. Instead Augsburg (2-7 going in) broke a 9...
I am asking your help to update my Minnesota high school list. If you have any additions or corrections to my list of Minnesota high school boys basketball...
I don't mean to pre-empt Marc's excellent daily summaries, but here is what I noticed as I was looking through the boxscores (And if dueling summaries are...
There is an obit in today's Strib for "Lloyd Holm, 93 of Mpls. Full notice to follow." We may know tomorrow if the coaching legend has left us. Paul R....
Anybody watch the football game last night? I'm not much of a football fan anymore but this had the earmarks of a great game and it certainly was. You guys all...
Here are the current scoring averages for Minnesota high school products playing Division I men's basketball. We could even make actual teams at each level if...
How about Marquette 94 Connecticut 79! Steve Novak of Marquette set a Big East record with 41 points in his first conference game, and he added 16 boards. The...
When I saw Vandevieren play in the state tournament last year, I saw more elbows thrown and more forcefully than I have ever seen in my life at any level. I...
Long feature article about Tayler Hill, 5-9 freshman guard at Mpls. South, in today's Strib. For those of you who don't know, Hill scored 22.4 ppg last year as...
A fun faux pas in today's (Monday, January 2, 2006) Star Tribune on p. C16 in the story about whether the Wolves will trade for Ron Artest. The caption under a...
Duluth Cathedral played in the 1922 national high school tournament (one single tournament as of yet, the separate Catholic tournament came a couple years...
After all the holiday tournaments, what should the ratings say next week? And let's just say that the ratings are meant to forecast post-season prospects more...
In case anybody hasn't heard yet, Braham lost to Eden Prairie 80-67 in the final of the Bethel tournament, ending their streak of 65 straight wins. The state...
Besides the usual (Eric Webb topped 20 points again for Furman, while Woodside, Winkelman and Smith were all in double figures as ND State beat Northern...
The Iowa State women won their 9th straight Cyclone Classic by beating IPFW (Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne for those of you who care) 87-68. Minnesotan Megan...
Lots of action last night. Furman beat Kennesaw State 83-76 in the Jack in the Box Holiday Classic as Eric Webb from Grand Rapids and Jadee Jones from wherever...
Bethlehem Academy hasn't closed. The girls won the state volleyball title (Class A) in 2003 and 2005 and were runners-up in 2002 and 2004. Betsy Slinger, whose...
Lance Armstrong has been chosen the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth straight time. Annika Sorenstam is the Female Athlete of the Year. You gotta...
Pat, There is absolutely no question that the best Catholic teams could always compete with the best public schools just as they do today. In 1945 Mpls....
For those who may have missed Sid's blurb or the Strib obituary, Del Jessen died Wednesday Dec. 21 of cancer. He was only 58 years old. Jessen was a starter...
Gophers 80 South Dakota State 61 Spencer Tollackson 22 points! Moe 17. Boone 11 points on 5 for 9 plus a career high 12 assists. Jamal, my man, 7 points, 4...
Just say today's edition the Former Minnesota Basketball Newspaper of Record. St. Paul Johnson beat Mpls. Henry last night 75-66. Granted the game was at...
Remember Megan Taylor from Roseau, who held the career scoring record that Katie Ohm broke last year. She was part of that incredible class of 1997 and became...
Could anyone give me a brief book review on Mr. Bernstein's books? I was perusing his basketball book at Barnes & Noble the other day with the intention of...
Tuesday night, I was at the PA mike as Holy Angels hosted Minneapolis South with freshman sensation Tayler Hill, who led the Tigers to their first state...
Can you believe this (below)? Not to sound like a grumpy old man (at the age of 42), but is anyone else completely sick of the Terrell Owens', Ron Artest's,...
The world is taking over. According to the NBA website, the following international players are averaging at least 24 minutes a game so far this season. POINT...
Here's a couple mild surprises (to me). Among the women South Dakota State beat Alabama 78-69 in Brookings. Megan Vogel from St. Peter, MN, scored 26. The...
Messrs. Crevier, Reusse and Millea, and Ms. Perry: I am writing to ask that you reconsider your new policy of referring readers to your Web site for greater...
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