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The price of entertainment

Bob Collins October 19, 2010, 12:31 PM Oct 19, 2010

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As the NFL cracks down on violent hits, two college kids face the possibility of paralysis.

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You are editor: The Favre story

Bob Collins October 18, 2010, 3:17 PM Oct 18, 2010

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Should the media be reporting the Brett Favre story?

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Surveys and trivia

On Brett Favre and cigar guy

Bob Collins October 14, 2010, 10:34 AM Oct 14, 2010

There’s nothing funnier than a video of a football player getting hit in the…

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In Moss trade, an absence of skepticism

Bob Collins October 6, 2010, 11:56 AM Oct 6, 2010

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Does time heal all wounds? Or does it just make you forget something you should remember?

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In search of the snappy comeback

Bob Collins October 4, 2010, 1:15 PM Oct 4, 2010

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Today’s back page of the New York Daily News demands a snappy comeback from flyover country. I’ve got nothing. You?

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Twins: No ‘mo’? No problem

Bob Collins September 29, 2010, 3:38 PM Sep 29, 2010

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While Twins fans fret about the team’s performance since clinching their division, it has no correlation with postseason performance.

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Sports Illustrated threatens to end Twins dream season early

Bob Collins September 21, 2010, 10:02 AM Sep 21, 2010

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Jim Thome and the Twins are on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated? Swell, when do the Timberwolves break camp?

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Timewasters: Changing a football stadium

Bob Collins September 20, 2010, 12:02 PM Sep 20, 2010

A St. Paul company has produced this time-lapse video showing last week’s conversion of the stadium in New Jersey from a Giants stadium (they played Sunday) to a Jets stadium (they played Monday night).

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Ethics in baseball

Bob Collins September 16, 2010, 4:06 PM Sep 16, 2010

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Is Derek Jeter a cheater? Or just a savvy sports hero?

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Women sportswriters

Bob Collins September 14, 2010, 1:48 PM Sep 14, 2010

The NFL is investigating complaints that members of the New York Jets harassed a female sports reporter in the locker room last week.

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Big Ten splits up Minnesota, Wisconsin

dgaraets September 1, 2010, 4:25 PM Sep 1, 2010

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Minnesota and Wisconsin will play in separate divisions, according to the Associated Press and ESPN.

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A responsibility to win?

Bob Collins August 29, 2010, 8:18 AM Aug 29, 2010

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But a revelation in the sports business world this week has rekindled a debate in the world of sports and the cities and states who often throw millions of dollars at them for sports stadiums: What responsibility do teams have to win?

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Twins win, thanks to Twins

Bob Collins August 18, 2010, 1:19 PM Aug 18, 2010

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The Rolling Twins are getting a break, thanks to the other Twins in town.

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How not to make a good impression on a date

Bob Collins August 12, 2010, 9:45 AM Aug 12, 2010

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Long-time readers of News Cut know that catching a foul ball at a baseball game has been on my ‘bucket list’ for decades. But it apparently wasn’t on this guy’s. He ducked out of the way and let his “girlfriend” take the hit at a game in Houston recently, earning him an honored place as an Internet viral video.

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