What a thrilling finish to the NFL’s 100th season.
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.
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Super Bowl LIV dispatch: Torry Holt weighs in on the match up
Larry Fitzgerald, Sr. caught up with former Rams wide receiver Torry Holt down in Miami to get his predictions for Super Bowl LIV.
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Losing Kobe Bryant
You come across some incredible people along the way. Kobe Bryant was one of those remarkable people.
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Vikings are done!
Overcoming a legacy of playoff failures is like a right of passage. The NFL playoffs deliver a painful reminder of postseason Vikings failures.
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Vikings shock Saints again!
Among the elite eight left, four of the teams have Black starting quarterback—Deshawn Watson (Houston), Pat Mahomes (Kansas City), Russell Wilson (Seattle), and Lamar Jackson (Baltimore).
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This is it for the Vikings!
It’s been a good year, not a great year, for the Vikings and Twins. Both reached the playoffs.
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Tiger leads USA to victory ‘Down Under’
As team captain Tiger Woods led the United States President Cup team to a 16-14 victory over the Internationals team.
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College football’s big prize
Those who vote on the College Football Playoff have decided on LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma. The dates are set.
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Seattle storms Vikings 37-30!
After the 37-30 loss to Seattle, the Vikings now slip to 8-4. They face the Detroit Lions next at home.
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Gophers are 10-1!
After beating defending BIG West Champion Northwestern in Evanston Saturday, the Gophers are 7-1 in the BIG and have clinched at least a share of the BIG West.
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Vikings shine in prime time!
The Vikings rose to the occasion in prime time, beating their longtime rival the Dallas Cowboys 28-24.
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Gophers again (at last) Rose Bowl-bound?
Long before the Vikings and the NFL arrived in Minneapolis in 1961, I’m told this town belonged to the Gophers. They were in fact national champions in 1961, finishing 8-2, which included a trip to the Rose Bowl vs. Washington. That year, Sandy Stevens was the quarterback. He was a special player, the first Black All-American […]
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Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead with 82 career wins!
It’s been great to see Tiger Woods find his game, overcome the pain, keep working, and figure it out to take advantage of all that he has achieved and prove again he’s the best.
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It’s Washington vs. Houston in the Fall Classic
For the first time in 86 years, the Washington Nationals, once the Montreal Expos, have reached the World Series.
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NBA exposes international human rights
Be careful what you tweet. Especially if you’re an employee in management of an NBA franchise that does business with a communist country.
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Is that all there is?
This continues a Minnesota post-season tradition of getting embarrassed by New York. The Twins’ demise is this month’s version of the recently released movie ‘Joker.’
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The NFC North race is on
The Vikings have got to get physical, dig deep, and breakthrough on the road; the show seems to be just fine at home. Winning anywhere is important, but road wins in the Division are huge.
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The Vikings don’t get it!
The Packers seized the moment, grabbed the momentum, and established that they were ready to stick it to the Vikings.
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Year of the black quarterback!
NFL year 100 is off to a great start for everyone except Collin Kaepernick. The season opens with more black quarterbacks starting than ever.
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NFL 100 Preview
The Vikings’ theme for 2019 is The Voyage. They’ll be facing one of the toughest schedules in the league, seven of 16 games vs. 2018 playoff teams. Buckle up.