Tag: McCants

Around the Horn: Baseball playoffs, Vikes vic and Wolves preseason romp

Britt Robson — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:10:16 -0500

It was a blast bouncing back and forth between the Red Sox and the Vikings pulling out squeakers last night. Bereft of Tivo, there is an stubbornly (stupidly?) old-school desire of mine to let caprice take its course, knowing that Sportscenter would have the *really* spectacular sports moments that I missed in the flipping. (BTW, PBS's excellent three-hour doc on Jimmy Carter also put in a strong claim on my viewing habits, but fortunately their stuff is widely available on video and reruns.)

Quick Hits On The T-Wolves Saturday Scrimmage

Britt Robson — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:13:23 -0500

Don't get too excited or bummed out by anything I'm about to say. Like the rest of you, I'm itchy for the beginning of the NBA season and took great joy is sussing the action Saturday night in Mankato as the Wolves had a 35-minute intrasquad scrimmage in front of the general public. But the team has had exactly one week of practice. Their star, Al Jefferson, is recovering from a knee injury, and their most valuable off-season pickup, Mike Miller, was gimpy with a hamstring or thigh problem. I'll be more confident in my judgments when the sample size isn't so infintesimal.

Porn Again.

Chris Birt — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:01:16 -0500

(Pictured: The 1000HP Hennessy Viper. More on this one in a later post. Hennessy is the porn king of American cars and reportedly a real prick. E-mail him.)

This will be an on-going follow-up post to my "Nature Porn" comments a few months back. In my my previous post, I covered the world's most obscene SUV for the money—the Hennessy Grand Cherokee SRT-8.

Wolves 2007-08 Season Recap, Part 1

Britt Robson — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:02:38 -0500

Note: I know I said I'd have a Wolves recap for you Monday, but with all the playoff ball consuming my time (not to mention other writing projects--my editors know what they are) I now realize I'm never going to get this done unless I break it into parts.

The Three Pointer: The Last, Best Weekend

Britt Robson — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:22:59 -0500

^{AP Photo by Nikki Boertman}

Game #79, Road Game #39: Minnesota 102, Orlando 101

Game #80, Road Game #40, Minnesota 114, Memphis 105

Season Record: 21-59

1. Wanting It More

The Three-Pointer: 3rd Quarter Fold

Britt Robson — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:22:16 -0500

Game #74, Road Game #36: Minnesota 100, Utah 117

Season Record: 19-55

1. One-Way Jefferson

Open Thread: Wolves Top Jazz Again

Britt Robson — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:17:01 -0500

Minnesota played its best basketball game of the season to beat Utah earlier this season. They played one of their worst, least inspired games in the rematch with the Jazz, a contest in which my criticism of the Wolves' effort was greeted by many commenters with: "We knew they had no chance because Utah remembers what happened the first time and wants revenge."

Okay, I wasn't there this afternoon--out of town on another assignment--so what happened?

The Three Pointer: 3-1 for Patsy Week

Britt Robson — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:45:46 -0500

^{AP Photo by A.J. Olmscheid}

Game #68, Road Game #33: Minnesota 113, Indiana 124

Game #69, Home Game #36: New York 93, Minnesota 114

Season Record: 18-51

1. Illusions of Mediocrity

The Three Pointer: Finishing Strong

Britt Robson — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:12:12 -0500

Game #66, Home Game #34: Los Angeles Clippers 90, Minnesota 99

Season Record: 16-50

1. Pick and Roll Call

Abbreviated Three-Pointer: No Tanking Here

Britt Robson — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:21:54 -0500

Game #64, Road Game #31: Minnesota 121, Seattle 116

Season Record: 15-49

1. Engines In the Backcourt, Stoppers Up Front