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Liam Coolican | Friday, February 12, 2021
Lost in the shuffle of all the major events in the sports world that have happened recently, this year’s MLB offseason has been one of the craziest in recent memory. Many teams, using the pandemic as an excuse to cut spending, traded away star players who were on expiring contracts, and contenders loaded up for
Nate Moller | Thursday, October 8, 2020
As a diehard Twins fan, it is a rough life. In my lifetime, the Twins have had their fair share of solid teams, but they haven’t won a playoff game since 2004, when I was just three years old. On top of that, the last time the Twins won a playoff series was in 2002
Hayden Adams | Monday, March 2, 2020
I haven’t yet taken over as Sports Editor, but as the time approaches for me to do so, I feel compelled to send off my predecessor, Connor Mulvena, by writing a tribute sports authority to his old piece on the dumbest pro sports mascots. So without further ado, in no particular order, here are mine.
Joe Everett | Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Following my colleague Tobias Hoonhout’s analysis of the 2018 National League Playoff picture yesterday, let’s take a look at the American League and some fantastic postseason baseball that awaits us there. Wild Card Game The New York Yankees (100-62) host the Oakland Athletics (97-65) for the right to face the record-setting Boston Red Sox
Josh Dulany | Monday, September 29, 2014
At 162-game-season-long last, the calendar flips to October and the fresh air of the postseason breathes new life into baseball. If you’re like me, you’ve remained vaguely aware of baseball’s existence, but you haven’t been able to convince yourself that it really matters until now. Sure, I almost enjoyed the semi-drama of teams jockeying for