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Jake Mauer, father of Twins legend Joe Mauer, dies at 66
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe father of Twins legend Joe Mauer and two other sons who made their mark in professional baseball after years of sandlot nurturing in St. Paul, has died. Donald "Jake" Mauer Jr. died Tuesday ...
Twins Hall of Fame ceremony ‘was emotional for me,’ says Joe Mauer
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoNot surprisingly, Joe Mauer used his Twins Hall of Fame induction speech to honor his late father, Jake, during a pregame ceremony on Saturday at Target Field. “I knew he was watching every ...
Longtime Twins scout Radcliff dies at age 66
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJoe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Torii Hunter and Michael Cuddyer are all in the Twins Hall of Fame, and Mike Radcliff is the man most responsible for bringing them to Minnesota. Yet Radcliff, who ...
Letters to Sports: Jim Harbaugh mania electrifies hopeful Chargers fans
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoJim Harbaugh celebrates after guiding Michigan to a national championship victory over Washington on...
Charley Walters: Vikings’ owners facing tough financial decisions
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDuring the 17 years that Zygi and Mark Wilf have owned the Vikings, the team has made the playoffs seven times. A loss on Sunday to the favored Detroit Lions would make the postseason unlikely ...
Tampa’s Gary Sheffield strikes out in last year on baseball Hall ballot
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoGary Sheffield saw what his friend, former teammate and fellow Tampa native, Fred McGriff, went through in spending 10 years on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame without getting elected ...
Twins bring the party to baseball’s Hall of Fame weekend
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Tony Pedro Oliva Lopez — that's what was on his plaque — stepped to the podium...
Trey Vaughan: A tradition has carried over and must carry on
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoJul. 28—My family would make a trip to watch the St. Louis Cardinals play nearly every single summer as I was growing up. I was in Busch Stadium by four or five months old and was back the next ...
Readers sound off on East Village crime, budget theatrics and the Fairness Doctrine
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe East Village needs action to be made safe Manhattan: Re “Ungodly act in the E. Village” (Jan. 23): My family has known John Mach for years. He is a living guardian angel of his parish. Certainly ...