George Rekela is the only person I know personally (or at least that I know of) who has been present twice to see a single-game NFL rushing record broken. He...
Interesting item by Patrick Reusse in his Between the Quotes column today about Derek Boogard, now teaching a school for fighting in hockey while also facing...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/070625 A fun list from Caple. Don't disagree with his ten events to avoid either (except that rhythmic...
Athletes are routinely expected to shoulder all the blame when their team loses. You know what I mean - "even if that call was wrong, blah blah blah" they are...
A rookie wins two races and he "could be the most talented driver ever to sit in a Formula One cockpit"?!?! And he "is one of those rare athletes who can...
I'm offering a list of my ten favorite games of all time, for each venue (live, television, videotape, radio) that I have experienced. (I've watched a couple...
I'm hoping to get more activity on this list, and I'm desperate enough to hope that a topic on hockey will do it. In today's Star Tribune (Sunday, March 25,...
Roger Godin came up with an interesting newspaper clipping detailing a NHL hockey game between Boston and Montreal on Feb. 29, 1940. In the nets for the...
There was an interesting Netlet on the Star Tribune web site today at: http://www.startribune.com/563/story/1056999.html It contained some different insights...
A celebrity dunk competition that includes Ken Griffey Jr., Deion Sanders and Mike Conley Sr. (Olympic long jump champion and father of current Ohio State...
The Vikings have a pretty good deal on season tickets, their 1961 package, meaning they are selling season tickets for $196.10 each, plus a $4 processing fee...
I'm with Marc on this one. I wonder how many of those who are outraged by sports transfers would jump at the chance to enroll their kids in a school with a...
I'm posting this more for George's benefit, but I thought I'd put it here in case anyone else is interested. This was from a lawsuit filed by Dr. Robert...
Jerry Janzen and I just returned from a night of covering the Minnesota RollerGirls. In the bouts, the Atomic Bombshells beat the Garda Belts 56-24 and the...
Does anyone know, or know where I can find, the date of birth, place of birth and/or high schools attended for these individuals? Karl Anderson (Minnesota born...
For anyone compiling a list of Minnesota sports greats, my suggestion is for them to at least contact Roger Godin of the Minnesota Wild, formerly head of the...
A story in the Star Tribune today at: http://www.startribune.com/587/story/923920.html tells of some Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives who...
Hot damn. Now that we have an e-list for other sports, I can post this question in good conscience: On Ted Ginn's opening kickoff return for a touchdown last...