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The authoritative pre-game playlist

David Kramer, Hayden Adams, Jimmy Ward, Mannion McGinley, Liam Coolican, Nate Moller, Aidan Thomas and Greg McKenna | Monday, April 20, 2020

Where would we be without adrenaline? We find it buried in the backseat of dusty, puberty-ridden school buses, or blaring on those trusted headphones that we’ve used since middle school. It reaches every corner of our sweaty locker rooms and, better yet, spilling into the arena lobbies with such volume that everyone knows we made

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Kramer: The heroes we never knew

David Kramer | Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Alongside those rom-coms that we secretly hate to adore, sometimes I wonder if we have any valid reason to love people that we never had a chance to meet. While the score feels unbearably tough to settle — and I’ll leave it to the Viewpoint team to duke out — we nevertheless hold near and

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Kramer: Quarantine and chill

David Kramer | Monday, March 30, 2020

I love the Sports Authority. This heavily neglected column, normally buried within the crypts of Fighting Irish sports news and analysis, strikes a unique chord for its cultlike niche of readers. Make no mistake, the hidden gem of The Observer is not just an opinion exchange. It’s an intermission, if you will, a method for

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Kramer: The Legacy of David Ayres

David Kramer | Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Amidst this 40th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, on Feb. 22, I find myself reminiscing on the unimaginable, improbable and altogether ridiculous sports underdogs of memory. Tim Tebow rising to the occasion with the unlikeliest of touchdowns against the Steelers, and analyst Stephen A. Smith having absolutely none of it. Stefon Diggs stumbling, spinning

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Kramer: Stop Idolizing Jeter

David Kramer | Thursday, February 20, 2020

When my sister met Derek Jeter, she knew no more about him than quantum mechanics. A highly coveted sweepstakes offered the monumental opportunity to chat with #2 before an upcoming series in Minnesota. One stroke of luck gave my sister the chance to prove the coolest kid in school. The budding Yankees phenom greeted her

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Kramer: Expectations for spring training 2020

David Kramer | Wednesday, February 12, 2020

“C’mon, Kubel! It’s about the kids!’” The shadow of majestic LECOM Park appeared to swallow my car in its not-so-majestic parking lot. I sprang from the scorching back seat of my dad’s rental car, immersing myself in the shade as I gaped at the finest attraction in Bradenton, Florida. Such a sight marked the end

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Kramer: Not so Minnesota nice, eh?

David Kramer | Wednesday, February 5, 2020

A few months ago, I tightened my grip on the TV remote and cursed the New York Yankees. After a series sweep over my beloved Minnesota Twins, their black pinstripes quickly disappeared amidst a sea of locker room champagne. Sinatra’s dreaded “New York, New York” flooded my ears. I stormed away from the post-game show,

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Observer Roundtable: Super Bowl Edition

Aidan Thomas, David Kramer, Liam Coolican, Patrick Gallagher, Dominic Gibson and Nate Moller | Thursday, January 30, 2020

At long last, we’re down to just one game separating us from the kickoff of the XFL regular season. I know I speak for most of us when I say that’s really the season we’re all excited for. However, for now, we’re stuck with a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers,

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Kramer: Lessons from a hometown heist

David Kramer | Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Among the 21st century’s most prevalent mantras, the invitation to “do the right thing, even when no one is watching” proves the hardest to accept. Anyone with a devil on their shoulder and a WiFi connection can see the beautifully tantalizing fruits that the temptation of dishonesty bears. Here, sports become a particularly interesting case.

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Kramer: Find yourself a beloved independent team

David Kramer | Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Buried in a widely overlooked corner of the St. Paul skyline, the unlikeliest of celebrations resounded throughout the busy downtown streets. Over 7,000 fans flooded the scene to rest their gazes on the shimmering lights that painted the St. Paul Saints’ beloved home field. A massive disco ball — the largest ever constructed — hovered

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