@StarTribune audience editor. Ex-night owl who now wakes early, reader, sports fan, father of 3. Detroit born, now Mpls. “Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes”
I got on Substack to follow writers there. But once that blank box started staring back at me, I decided I needed to do more than read. open.substack.com/pub/vtuss/…
Seeing Kevin Garnett (2008), Kevin Love (2016), Andrew Wiggins (2022) and now Karl-Anthony Towns (2026) get traded from Minnesota and in < 3 years win an NBA championship, the question is: Does Anthony Edwards change that trend or some day add to it?
Congrats to KAT.
If the AL Central wasn’t already wide open, Cleveland Guardians’ All-Star 3B Jose Ramirez, who had played every game, sustains. left hamate bone fracture that will sideline him until July.
Not that anybody asked, but the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship, the planet Neptune had not yet completed one orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846.
😁Great news! The wild horses referenced in the previous post are safely in a trailer and heading back home! Thank you to the Sherburne County Mounted Patrol and other volunteers for your assistance. Additionally, thank you to all who shared the post.
URGENT: EXPERIENCED HELP NEEDED – TWO WILD HORSES LOOSE IN NORTHERN ANOKA COUNTY
Two recently acquired untrained, wild horses escaped their new enclosure before they could begin gentling. 🧵
My editors have released a statement about the latest transparent attempt the Thunder Bay police is using to avoid accountability, this time conjuring two media email lists to exclude national outlets with local reporters from covering sensitive stories.
ricochet.media/media/thunder…
"Larry's (David) like, 'Let's get out of here, I can't handle this anymore!' I'm like, 'Larry, take a deep breath here!'"
– John McEnroe on the atmosphere at MSG during the #Knicks' historic comeback win
After months of talks between Michigan officials and the White House, there was an understanding the Gordie Howe Bridge would open this week. Then, Howard Lutnick opposed it.
Some behind-the-scenes details on the delay of the bridge's opening:
apnews.com/article/gordie-ho…
Last kid has had his last day at our neighborhood elementary school. The run started in 2010-11, and there was one year in there when our oldest was in middle school and the next hadn’t started yet. But it’s been a huge part of our family’s life in Minneapolis.
From the CBC: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that the Gordie Howe International Bridge poised to connect Ontario and Michigan will open "at the end of the week.” cbc.ca/news/politics/gordie-…
Wednesday update: Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Gordie Howe bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan might not open at the end of the week as he initially said, but insisted "there's no big drama." cbc.ca/news/politics/gordie-…
Due to today’s severe weather threat, the NOAA Weather Radio weekly test has been postponed. This is a good time to ensure you have multiple ways to receive watches/warnings that may be issued later today! See your latest hourly forecast at weather.gov/forecastpoints#mnwx#wiwx
ALT Due to today’s severe weather threat, the NOAA Weather Radio weekly test has been postponed. This is a good time to ensure you have multiple ways to receive watches/warnings that may be issued later today! See your latest hourly forecast at weather.gov/forecastpoints
And now Russell T Davis has a farewell note on Instagram where he says they “cooked up” the Christmas special tease “to guarantee a future when no one knew what would happen.” Sigh.