Here we go, another start to the hottest game going — the NFL regular season. The New England Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday in the NFL Kickoff.
Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Fitzgerald is a longstanding contributing columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. He can be heard weekday mornings on KMOJ Radio 89.9 FM at 8:25 am, on WDGY-AM 740 Monday and Friday at 9:10 am, and at www.Gamedaygold.com. He also commentates on sports 7-8 pm on Almanac (TPT channel 2). Follow him on Twitter at FitzBeatSr. Larry welcomes reader responses to info@larry-fitzgerald.com, or visit www.Larry-Fitzgerald.com.
Posted inSports, Twins/MLB
MLB and Players Assn. connect to bring Blacks back into baseball
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, having watched the levels of Black (i.e., African American) players across MLB drop drastically over the last 30 years, made a unique move recently to address the cause and effect and root reasons why top Black athletes were turning away from the American pastime.
Posted inSports, Vikings/NFL
Vikings are moving forward 3-0!
Mike Zimmer, who recently lost his father who taught him everything, is all business in his job of rebuilding the Vikings. It’s been the challenge he’s been waiting for, the division that belongs, it seems, to the Green Bay Packers.
Posted inSports
Finally it’s Jason’s day!
Jordan Spieth’s incredible 2015 golf year will likely go down as one of the best years ever on the PGA tour. He has four worldwide wins including the Masters and U.S. Open back-to-back, and he finished fourth in the Open Championship and second at -17 to Jason Day’s record -20 at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Norwood Teague fired for sexual harassment
You can fool some of the people some of the time, but sooner or later character flaws expose you to all. Norwood Teague resigned Friday morning August 7 under fire for several incidents of sexual harassment.
Posted inSports, Twins/MLB
Twins’ frustrations attributable to growing pains
You would think the Twins and their fans, after four straight seasons of 90-plus losses and no chance at the playoffs, would be celebrating what the team has done up to this point this season.
Posted inSports
St. Andrews’ Road Hole bites Jordan Spieth
It’s been a long time — not since 1953 has a player won the first three Majors of a PGA Golf season. Ben Hogan is the only player in history to achieve that remarkable accomplishment.
Posted inSports
Williams wins Wimbledon!
For the sixth time in her remarkable career, at age 34 Serena Williams captures her third Grand Slam Championship of 2015. She defeated talented Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-4 6-4 in straight set
Posted inSports
Are Golden State Warriors in driver’s seat?
Here we go — the final four teams in the NBA have reached their destinations. Their remarkable accomplishments speak volumes about how good these teams are.
Posted inSports
State of hockey? Caution!
Recently the University of Connecticut captured both the Men’ and Women’s NCAA Basketball National Championships. It’d only been done twice, and both times the Huskies have done it. Two weeks later, Minnesota had a great opportunity to match the achievement. The Women Gophers in hockey were the defending undefeated national champions. While the men’s hockey […]
Posted inSports
State of hockey? Good! Wild clinch playoffs!
Minnesota’s resent surge of playoff success continues with the Minnesota Wild clinching a playoff spot on the final day of the NHL season.
Posted inSports
We did it again! — Ninth annual Carol Fitzgerald Fund announces grant winners
Ten years ago on April 10, 2003, we lost a great woman, Carol Fitzgerald. Thanks to great support from our community locally and nationally, we continue her work. With major spending cuts across the United States in funding the fight against HIV-AIDS and breast cancer and for urban education support, many voices are not being […]