March 2, 2025
John Gilbert: Premier Hockey Writer Was Mentor and Friend
One measure of a person’s true character is how they treat people; do they treat people with respect, listen, and make them feel welcome?
• • •
March 1, 2024
All in with Saturday TV Sports Splurge
The last weekend in January is one of the most exciting times on the sports calendar, culminating in the National Football League (NFC) championship games on Sunday to determine the Super Bowl participants from the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).
• • •
January 21, 2024
2024 WNBA Promises More and Better
The new year in sports promises to feature incredible athletic performances and team competition, highlighted by the 2024 Paris Olympics. With the turn of the calendar, I am particularly excited about the 2024 WNBA season, which begins May 14.
• • •
February 27, 2023
Looking Back, Ahead for WNBA and Lynx
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) completed its most successful season in September 2022 and is ready to build on its success May 19 when the league begins its 27th year.
• • •
February 5, 2023
Memories of Three Vikings Wins Soothe Pain of Another Playoff Loss
The Minnesota Vikings’ 62nd year, highlighted by a 13-4 regular season, including an NFL- record 11 one-score victories, ended in heartbreak January 15, 2023, with a home 31-24 Wild Card loss to the New York Giants.
• • •
February 10, 2022
Record Year for Finding Golf Balls
For the second consecutive year, rounds of golf increased significantly in 2021, according to a Minnesota Golf Association survey.
• • •
December 19, 2021
A W for the WNBA…and the Lynx
October may be the best month for the TV sports addict (“Confessions of a TV Sports Addict: Perspective in the Pandemic Era,” May 9, 2021, www.philsfocus.com ). Multiple sports seasons converge, some ending, some starting.
• • •
May 9, 2021
Confessions of a TV Sports Addict: Perspective in the Pandemic Era
In spring 2020, the Minneapolis Star Tribune sports section was reduced to four pages as sports activities at all levels were suspended because of Covid-19. This pause was difficult for athletes, sports teams, conferences, and fans.
• • •
April 16, 2021
Closing of Lester Park Golf Course: Removing Part of My Youth
Growing up in Duluth, my summer home away from home was the Lester Park Golf Course, one of the city’s two public courses. Thus, I was disappointed to learn in February that the course will close after the 2023 season.
• • •
March 3, 2021
Baseball Heroes of My Youth Are Gone: Remembering Henry Aaron
As a child—I don’t recall how or why—I developed and nurtured a love of sports. Sports stars became my heroes, mostly baseball players, starting with Henry Aaron.
• • •