MM Sports Report 10/20/24 We’ve reached two key inflection points for two key Minnesota sports franchises. Today, the Lynx travel to the home court of the New York Liberty with the hope of stealing a championship on their court, a potential fifth title which would make them the franchise with the most wins, one more …
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The Sun Rises over Stanley
MMSR 6/25/24 Connor McDavid has done it. He’s joined a short list of elite NHL players to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoffs MVP) without going on to win the Stanley Cup. For the “best player” in the league, that’s a brutal signoff to a disappointing playoff result. He set a playoff record with 34 …
A Howl Fades to a Whimper
MMSR 5/31/24 I’ll give them credit, they’re an underdog worth supporting. I wondered to myself how long it would take my allegiances to switch to the Timberwolves, rooting for their success after they defeated the Denver Nuggets in seven games. I was bummed. Annoyed. Aggravated by the adulation of the Minnesota faithful after the Denver …
Denver Sports Are Dead
MMSR 5/20/24 They say that everything is bigger in Texas; larger cows, more sweeping ranches, and from a scene I’ll never forget as a sixteen-year-old Six Flags worker, serving two massive Texans who were complaining that the Elitch Gardens in Denver was miniscule compared to the sweeping grandeur of its counterpart in the South: bigger people …
Devon Does Dallas
MMSR 5/14/24 My first draft of this transcript consisted of a loose comparison of the Second Round Colorado Avalanche to the Real Housewives of Dallas, a group of women who could go toe-to-toe with this Avs team in the drama department: “Yikes, Devon, a stomach bug before the final home game? I bet his collagen …
Jets Crash in Winnipeg
MMSR 4/30/24 On the Brink: At the time of initial writing, the Colorado Avalanche are up 3-2 against the Winnipeg Jets in a must-win game for the Canadian squad in Game 5. The Avalanche started the game matching the intensity and desperation of the Jets, but have since cooled off and are playing the most …
Whole Lotta Hockey
Western Conference Playoff Picture MMSR 4/10/24 Like the first green bud bursting through the tired, wet mulch of last year’s garden, the signals of spring are in the air. Winter officially ended with the UCONN men’s basketball team cutting down the nets after winning their sixth NCAA Championship title, signaling the start of a new …
Joker vs. Wemby, and Rockies vs. the Royal Joke
MMSR 4.3.24: Nuggets Good, Rockies Bad Edition Well it doesn’t take a basketball genius to observe the fact that Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama are two of the most exciting players in the league. Take it from me, a non-basketball genius: this is my observation. They’re very exciting to watch. The Denver Nuggets hosted the …
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I Visited the Hockey Dentist
Midwest Mountain Sports Report 3/15/24 I promise, it’s not what you think. I didn’t flinch away from a slapshot at the last second, bracing for the impact, but not quick enough to avoid a mouthful of chiclets. Nor did I incur the wrath of a 6’ 7” enforcer by taking a run at his left-winger’s …
Super (Duper) Bowl
MMSR 2/11/24 It’s a Las Vegas type of weekend, and the stars are gathering on the strip to make their way to Super Bowl 58. Caesar’s Palace is over 1,700 miles away from my humble Hamlet in Northern Minnesota, and I can still hear the tinkling of coins being placed on prop bets and can …
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