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Why would you ice climb?

Why would you ice climb?

When Kyra Bremer is ice climbing, there is a moment when everything slows down. Bremer started climbing after the birth of her second child. Fifteen years later she's teaching ice climbing at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
by Jennifer Ehrlich

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There's a reason they call it March Madness

There's a reason they call it March Madness

Take fantasy football. Fans make up their own teams, yes, but they know who the players are. It's their fantasy, but it's real, knowledgeable fantasy. By contrast, March Madness is like phantom basketball. It's more like a lottery. Who are these teams? Where did they come from? It's upside-down.
by Frank Deford

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Recycling and reusing the Metrodome wreckage

Recycling and reusing the Metrodome wreckage

The former home of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins is getting smashed up and hauled away, but it will get new life, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority said today.
by Tim Nelson

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Book shows Wahl was a trailblazer for women

A new biography celebrates the life of a true trailblazer. "Her Honor" by Star Tribune columnist Lori Sturdevant tells the story of Rosalie Wahl. Wahl, who died in 2013, was the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A look at Target Field, five years later

A look at Target Field, five years later

As Target Field turns 5, how is it doing financially?

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Can classes yield a billion-dollar bracket?

Can classes yield a billion-dollar bracket?

Warren Buffett looks at his offer to pay $1 billion to anyone who fills out a perfect NCAA tournament bracket as nothing more than a matter of having the numbers in his favor.
by The Associated Press

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Gophers not invited to the big dance

In sports, we now know the 68 teams that will be competing in the men's NCAA basketball tournament, and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are not one of them.
by Cathy Wurzer

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State high school basketball tournament reminds us: Losing isn’t fun

State high school basketball tournament reminds us: Losing isn’t fun

The high school kids understandably were sad and sulked a bit after losing outstanding games. And we cut them slack we didn't extend to women athletes on a bigger stage.
by Bob Collins

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Minneapolis staff recommends hotel project atop Vikings stadium ramp

Minneapolis staff recommends hotel project atop Vikings stadium ramp

Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development department staff are recommending the city council approve Ryan Companies’ bid to develop a 150-room Radisson Red hotel.
by Tim Nelson

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