Rory McIlroy Claims 2019 Players Championship Title

Michael Geiger

March 27, 2019

After Rory McIlroy holed out his winning putt on the final hole at The Players Championship, there was no exuberant celebration. The only thing fans saw on the 18th green from the champion was a big exhale and a content smile. McIlroy looked far more relieved, rather than elated, in his moment of tr...

NCAA Tournament: Favorites to Make it Out of This Weekend’s Game

Quinn Daley

March 26, 2019

The first two rounds of the 2019 NCAA tournament are officially over. Only one perfect bracket is left across all major bracket games, Zion Williamson took on 7’6” center Tacko Fall & came out on top, the Badgers were rightfully spanked in the first round, and the Gophers forgot to show up to their s...

March Madness First Round Review

Addison Scufsa

March 26, 2019

  Another spring brings another three weeks of the best tournament in the United States. March Madness is back but despite the name, this year’s first two rounds have been anything but mad. Fourteen of the sixteen teams left are top four seeds, with only fifth seed Auburn and twelfth seed Oreg...

Hot Take: S2 E1: Interview With John Mcafee

Quinn Daley and Nick Majerus

March 8, 2019

Like Zion Williamson’s Shoe, the Entire State of College Basketball Has Been Ripped Open

Quinn Daley

March 6, 2019

The Super Bowl and an ACC in-conference basketball game certainly don’t seem like they would be events of equal hype, but you would hardly be able to tell the difference between the two if you compared the prices for tickets for the Super Bowl and the ACC's premier showdown between the Duke Blue Dev...

Will the Timberwolves Escape from NBA Purgatory?

Quinn Daley

February 15, 2019

Tom Thibodeau and Jimmy Butler are gone, and unless the Minnesota Timberwolves either lose or win the majority of their remaining games, they may end the season without much to show for it outside of the acquisition of forwards Dario Saric and Robert Covington from Philadelphia in exchange for Jimmy Bu...

Minnesota Timberwolves Update: Jimmy Butler Still Hasn’t Been Traded, and Derrick Rose’s Career May Bloom Again

Quinn Daley and Quinn Daley

November 7, 2018

  October opened up with great news for Timberwolves fans eagerly awaiting the next signing of a former Chicago Bull. On October 13th, the New York Knicks and center Joakim Noah agreed to a contract buyout, Noah was waived, and Timberwolves fans anxiously envisioned Tom Thibodeau salivating over the ...

A New Season for Gopher Men’s Basketball

Adam Bowen

November 7, 2018

  Last year the Minnesota Men’s Basketball team had a lot of promise being rated in the Top 25 by multiple sources at the beginning of the year. The team had the players to be selected on Selection Sunday. Three key injuries and an allegation later the team found themselves with a losing record at...

March Madness: Year of the Underdog

Addison Scufsa

April 2, 2018

It seems fitting that in the Chinese year of the dog, the NCAA Men’s Tournament would be filled with upsets by underdogs. Sister Jean using divine intervention, sending Loyola-Chicago to the Final Four as an eleven seed. The UMBC Retrievers becoming the first sixteen seed to beat a one seed. Florida St...

Twins Open Season With Great Promise

Mitch Bendis

April 1, 2018

Put on your hats and lace up your cleats, because baseball season is finally upon us. After a historic 2017 seasons by the Twins, a tumultuous offseason marred by extensive waiting and allegations of owner collusion, and a Spring Training that seemed to last forever, the Twins are back and ready to ta...

The Timberwolves’ Postseason Push

Nathan Bixby

March 18, 2018

Despite coming off one of theif best starts since 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves with a legitimate chance to miss the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season. Just weeks ago, sitting at a record of 36-25 and third in the Western Conference, it seemed like a forgone conclusion th...

Twins Moving Forward in Grapefruit League

Mitch Bendis

March 18, 2018

With Opening Day approaching in less than three weeks, the Minnesota Twins are grinding away in Spring Training. The squad has compiled an even 6-6 record as of their scheduled Thursday day off, with two early ties as well. Due to the nature of Spring Training, given that the word “training” is exp...