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The Old Brass Spittoon is up for grabs this weekend, as the undefeated and No. 10-ranked Michigan State Spartans (6-0) head to Bloomington to take on the Indiana Hoosiers (2-3). The game is set to...
Nine at a Time, Part VII: Timberwolves Season Review Let’s look at the key takeaways from games 55-63. Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports You guys! Using arbitrarily selected endpoints covering exactly one-eighth of this championship basketball season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a winning record! I’m not a basketball historian, per se, but I believe the same could be said about literally every prior NBA title-winning team. Like, ever. Of course, we are at the part of the season when all hope is lost and one could reasonably argue that losing games right now is in the franchise’s best i...
Nine at a Time, Part VI: Timberwolves Season Review Let’s look at the key takeaways from games 46-54. Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports In the grand scheme of things, I’m doing well. I have my health. I like my job. My kids are pursuing interests and hobbies and something called Apex Legends. I’ve eliminated most forms of social media in my life. And I’ve grown up enough to the point where the outcomes of sporting events no longer bring forth mild depression or obsessive domination of my thoughts. But if I’m being completely honest, I think this version of the Minnesota Timberwolves ...
Nine at a Time, Part IV: Timberwolves Season Review What can we learn from games 28-36? Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports I suppose we all saw the Golf Digest story highlighting that the Minnesota Timberwolves recently overtook the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the worst all-time winning percentage for active major sports franchises in the U.S. And, look, whatever. The greatest quarterback in NFL history just voluntarily signed to play for Tampa. These two franchises are not remotely comparable. It does get one to briefly ponder if there any fan bases that have it worse than Minnesota. I know some ha...
Nine at a Time, Part II: Timberwolves Season Review A recap of what we’ve seen from games 10-18 this season. Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports I am not, by and large, a gambler. I’ve never been to Las Vegas. I’ve played card games at casinos like twice in my life and I’ve never bet on sports other than maybe $100, lifetime, on horse races. Still, I find gambling oddly compelling. There’s a cocktail inside my brain that mixes analytical tendencies with a strong ego that leads me to believe, despite all the conflicting evidence, that yes, I probably would be a big winner were I to dive in ...