College Hockey

Welcome to the Minnesota Sports Rant for June 27, 2009. The title says it all on this glorious Saturday after a great draft by the Wolves, and the start of the non-Kevin McHale era. There's certainly a lot to talk about with a potentially major update in the Brett Favre story, a. . . more

So I figured it's about time for me to write another article since I haven't written one since July. Anyways, this will be a pseudo-regular series with thoughts on Minnesota Sports, things tangentially related to Minnesota Sports, as well as some commentary on non-Minnesota sports.  So without. . . more

The Boston College men’s Ice Hockey team is going to the Frozen Four for the third time in three years. The question now is can the Eagles capture their first national title since 2001? In the last two years they have gotten to the title game and watched it slip away. In 2006 the eagles went to. . . more

All right I have been dreading this since half time of last night’s game. Last week I ripped Plaxico Burress for his media day prediction. Many of you responded to the article and made me realize that hey maybe he is right, maybe they will win by three points. Well Plaxico was right. They won. . . more

Evening (4:15 PM) games are my favorite to work. It’s not too early, it’s not too late.. It’s dark, but people don’t have all day to drink. I get home at a reasonable hour, but I don’t have to get up at an unreasonable one. Once again, I was stationed in the North End Zone (the one on. . . more

Meteorologists must get commission from grocery stores when predicting foul weather. They always seem to call for the worst weather imaginable. The forecast for Chestnut Hill on Saturday included predictions of 40 MPH winds, with gusts in the 60s, and driving rain all night. The weather would be. . . more