MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Sports

Remembering Lyman Bostock

Bob Collins September 21, 2008, 10:30 AM Sep 21, 2008

The only Major League Baseball player murdered during a season, was killed 30 years ago.

How to ruin the bucket list

Bob Collins September 19, 2008, 7:27 AM Sep 19, 2008

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Baseball is life and life isn’t fair.

The cost of the new stadium

Bob Collins September 18, 2008, 3:28 PM Sep 18, 2008

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The Minnesota Twins today unveiled their season ticket prices for their new stadium.

A link to hockey’s past

Bob Collins September 15, 2008, 6:51 PM Sep 15, 2008

If Minnesota really is the state of hockey, then you’ll know the name Jack Falla.

Melody’s Olympics – ‘Zai jian!’

Bob Collins August 24, 2008, 2:58 PM Aug 24, 2008

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Melody Ng provides her street-level view of the Olympics in Beijing.

Melody’s Olympics – Living in Beijing

Bob Collins August 21, 2008, 6:25 PM Aug 21, 2008

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Many people have shared with MPR News their stories of feeling left behind, of the middle class no longer being financially stable.

Melody’s Olympics: The lard birthday cake and other tales from Beijing

Bob Collins August 20, 2008, 10:48 AM Aug 20, 2008

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Minnesota Public Radio’s Melody Ng is in China on vacation, providing News Cut readers with a street-level view of life in Beijing during the Olympics.

Melody’s Olympics: What might have been

Bob Collins August 19, 2008, 1:03 PM Aug 19, 2008

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MPR’s Melody Ng wonders what might her life be like if her grandfather hadn’t left China for the U.S.

Melody’s Olympics: Melody exposed to beach volleyball

Bob Collins August 18, 2008, 10:05 PM Aug 18, 2008

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MPR’s Melody Ng doesn’t follow sports much, so beach volleyball in Beijing was a surprise for her on so many levels.

The Phelps conspiracy?

Bob Collins August 17, 2008, 8:11 PM Aug 17, 2008

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A web site has been created to “prove” that Michael Phelps didn’t really win his 7th gold medal at the Olympics.

Melody’s Olympics

Bob Collins August 15, 2008, 7:35 AM Aug 15, 2008

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MPR’s Public Insight Network guru Melody Ng is back in China on vacation and has just provided some pictures and commentary on life around Beijing.

Olympic fakery – Part II

Bob Collins August 12, 2008, 10:25 AM Aug 12, 2008

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A new Olympic-watching past-time: Calculating whether Michael Phelps will win more gold medals than the number of instances of China faking something.

Olympic fakery

Bob Collins August 11, 2008, 5:33 PM Aug 11, 2008

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It’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s phony at these Olympics.

Bobblelection

Bob Collins August 9, 2008, 9:00 PM Aug 9, 2008

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Maybe a minor league baseball team is onto something. Elect presidents via bobleheads.

The fall of Glen Taylor?

Bob Collins August 8, 2008, 2:12 PM Aug 8, 2008

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The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reveals a damning court case against the Timberwolves’ owner.