WBCA president talks new rules for women’s college basketball
Throughout her nine years at Happy Valley, Coquese Washington has guided Penn State to Big Ten heights — three consecutive...
Tom Izzo reflects on loss and support from players
Tom Izzo truly appreciates his players, present and former. And vice versa. While in town on this year’s first weekend,...
MnDOT falls short of diversity goal
More than 92 percent of contracts go to White women To receive federal money, each state’s transportation departments must set...
Lions retain die-hard, long-suffering fans
The Detroit Lions are one of four teams, and the only NFC team, not to have played in the Super...
My top wish for the New Year: better sports radio
This columnist usually doesn’t make New Year’s resolutions, but if I did, like a 1978 Angela Bofill song title, the...
Blacks, Native Americans more likely arrested on light rail
Metro Transit is now looking at how to improve its policing in light of a recent report that showed Blacks...
Reverse racism: Is there such a thing?
The first time I heard the term “reverse racism” was back in college in the late 1970s, created and falsely...
Sportswriter finds himself invisible even in his hometown
The “Mindy factor”— coined after the 2014 Super Bowl commercial featuring actress Mindy Kaling playing a woman who everyone treats...
A few second thoughts on our 2015 sports coverage
A regular practice is that after filing our weekly MSR columns and they make print, a three-point self-critical review is...
Gophers in Motown
There are countless, faceless people who work athletic contests: ticket takers, concessions sellers, restroom attendants and post-game arena clean-up crews....
Twins announce new partnership with Latino-owned La Raza
About a third of Minnesota Twins’ 2016 regular season games will be broadcast on Minnesota’s only Latino-owned radio station.
Media coverage of protests missing depth, balance
Did local media tell the whole story of the Jamar Clark shooting and its aftermath? An all-Black forum featuring representatives...
College bowls generate big bucks — except for the players
What is a 5-7 football team with a losing record like Minnesota doing in a bowl game? According to a...
Women’s pro hockey games were first in MN
History was made recently at University of Minnesota’s Ridder Arena as well as in the state of Minnesota. The first...
Women’s college basketball adjusts to new rule changes
Women’s college basketball games this season are played in quarters. The length of games haven’t changed, but now contests are...
Black women athletes disrespected once again
Last week two premieres took place — the latest Star Wars movie, and a real-life drama, called Another Attack on...
New MPS super promises growing grad rates, shrinking achievement gap
Originally slated to start in July of 2016, newly named Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) superintendent Sergio Paez could assume his...
Media demand more of Black coaches
Is the real concern of local White reporters like Robson that they can’t get Mitchell to meet their unrealistic expectations?
White-Black grad gaps among some schools ‘alarming’
Minnesota (5-7) is among the 80 football teams picked to play in a bowl game this year. The Gophers will...
County attorney defends withholding Clark videos until trial
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said he won’t be rushed in the Jamar Clark shooting investigation. Speaking exclusively last week...
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