Category: Sports
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22nd Winter Olympiad – A Primer
My first post about the Olympics dates back to 2002. At the time I was lamenting about the \”X-ification\” of the Winter Olympics. 12 years later my feelings haven\’t changed.
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The Cost of Life
Wanna watch the NCAA college basketball tournament (aka March Madness) online (presumably at work) this year? It\’ll cost you. If you\’re a cable or dish subscriber, you can \’authenticate\'[1. We\’ll see how well that works.] with your account and watch all the games for \’free\’. If you\’re not one of those people, you can pay…
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\”Twins have no hope\”
If Sid Hartman says the Twins have no hope… well, I expect locusts to descend on Target Field shortly… My favorite part of the Sid Cast is his rattling off the players who he doesn\’t really know. \”Ka-silla\” for Casilla (Sid probably also says jah-lap-in-o for jalapeño). \”That Japanese Guy\” (Nishioka) . \”Rookie in Center…
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Better Championship Ceremony – NHL or NBA?
The NBA crowned a champion on Sunday night, and the NHL will do the same on Wednesday (or possibly Thursday, if it goes to OT(s)). With the championships happening roughly at the same time every year, it got us to wondering – which sport does the championship ceremony better. The crew weighs in after the…
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Best \’personality\’ on KFAN
As mentioned on Tuesday, we were discussing writing a Gambit about our favorite on-air talent at the local sports-talk radio station, KFAN. This is that Gambit. wadE: Hi-Fi, the Big Ticket, Bump… the best KFAN host is Dan Barreiro. None of the other hosts/shows can cover so much ground; talking about sports, politics, and beyond.…
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Sports Grab Bag
We didn\’t have a strong theme contender for the Gambit today, so I\’ve opened up the floor for a sports grab bag. I suggested the topics of Buster Posey/Catchers blocking the plate (Wade A suggested this last week), and Ricky Rubio\’s long voyage overseas, but we may also wander off the reservation a bit to…
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Most Iconic
I stumbled across a poll yesterday in our venerable news institution, the Star Tribune online. In it, they asked which Minnesota athlete was the \”most iconic\”, and gave the following options: Mikko Koivu Kevin Love Maya Moore Adrian Peterson Jim Thome Read past the jump for our staff votes and editorials.
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Best Hockey Name
In honor of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals being virtually upon us (and in the hopes of that being any sort of jinx to the Canucks), I asked the crew for nominations of their favorite Hockey Names. I intended it to be hockey players, of course, but wadE took it in a different direction (which…
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Link Dump
Squirrel attacks Padres\’ Bullpen. Kahn defends \’jokes\’. Charles Barkley: I had gay teammates. A Harmon Killebrew Story. Assorted commentary after the jump.
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Traveshamockery
Is there anything more shameful in sports than the NBA draft lottery? Even Khansie knew the T-wolves were going to get screwed.. “This league has a habit, and I am just going to say habit, of producing some pretty incredible story lines,†Kahn said. “Last year it was Abe Pollin’s widow and this year it…