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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Reusse: Padres have come a long way from their early years of fan apathy

Baseball reigns in San Diego, and the Padres are no longer second-class citizens in their own city.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 30

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The Pohlads aren't selling the Twins, but financial hurdles aren't going away

The Pohlads found investors to help them pay off debt, and that helped them keep control of the Twins. Next up? The battle for a salary cap, a fight that could cause a work stoppage following the 2026...

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 30

Second coming of Reggie White trade.

Les on Sports @lesliewritessports.bsky.social · Aug 30

What the Packers did was foolish to give up the farm for a guy who failed to elevate the Cowboys. It's refreshing to have an ownership that runs a model organization.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 30

Listening to Prine songs & found evidence David Allan Coe is still with us.
That’s miraculous.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Reusse: A comparison of St. Thomas and Gophers football comes with different caveats ... yet they both have Lindenwood on the schedule.

St. Thomas opened the college football season with an upset of Lindenwood, which plays the Gophers in 2027. Patrick Reusse writes, however, that the Tommies and Gophers are dramatically different des...

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 29

Cambridge-Isanti 21
Sartell 14

Osseo 36 Coon Rapids 0

The Reusse jinx … humbug!

I’m 2-0 with preseason prep column subjects.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 29

Don’t look now but Las Vegas has won 11 in a row. Bad*** Becky has ‘em rolling.
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Cruising early, Lynx fall flat in second half in blowout loss to Storm

The Lynx could have clinched the top seed in the WNBA playoffs but were outscored 60-33 by Seattle in the second half.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 29

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St. Thomas football opens fifth FCS season with victory over Lindenwood

The Tommies beat a scholarship program, a year after losing to the same program by 64 points.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 29

Micah Parsons to Packers.
#cheapWilfs

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Micah Parsons.
We didn’t need him.

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Tish 💙 @tish909.bsky.social · Aug 27

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#InMemoriam Bill Withers

Day 27
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
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Bill Withers - Lean On Me (BBC In Concert, May 11, 1974)

YouTube video by BillWithersVEVO

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Inside Annunciation Church, terror and heroism as an attack unfolded

“The thing that’s going to stick with me,” said Shea McAdaragh, a parent who witnessed the shooting, “was when I said you guys can get up, and I knew some kids weren’t going to get up.”

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Neal: Anderson Arena will be a game-changer for St. Thomas

The Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, St. Thomas' new basketball arena and hockey rink, highlights the Tommies' status in Division I, columnist La Velle E. Neal writes.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Luke Keaschall:
“The Hittin’ Hack.”

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Aroldis Chapman has gone 14 appearances & 41 batters w/o allowing a hit as Boston closer.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Seattle is going to be sneaky team in AL playoffs, assuming good health.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

Byron Buxton only needs one more home run to tie his total in a game in this ballpark eight yrs ago TODAY.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Adam Thielen's return to Vikings is all about getting help in the short term

Two years after being released, Thielen is reacquired to play a key role for at least the first three games of the season.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Wucherer to Redshirt in 2025, Prepare for 2026 - University of Minnesota Athletics

The Gopher volleyball program announced Mckenna Wucherer will redshirt in 2025.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

Great column by The Whick:

Don't get tied in knots over Travis and Taylor
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Don't get tied in knots over Travis and Taylor

For a couple in such an elevated realm, their engagement makes sense.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

Walker Jenkins was 0-for-4 in triple-A debut last night, and that included being struck out by Randy Dobnak.

Another phenom bites the dust.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

MLB’s scheduling bozos strike again.
Twins: 17 home games in April; 29 home games among 50 scheduled through May 20.
Another **** Minnesota:
Yankees series here again during week (Mon.-Wed.) in mid-September.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’ll bet B’SM’s OPS+ is dang near 4 after tonight.

Heather Rule @hlrule.bsky.social · Aug 27

I heard somewhere he's hitting .012 and was 0-for-26.

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

I am very happy to have turned off Twins game after the various base-running follies.
If I had been watching when Bad ‘Stache Mick homered, there would’ve been strong possibility of an aneurysm.

not marc @archmadness.bsky.social · Aug 27

@randball.bsky.social @pjthereuss.bsky.social The Mick heard your slander

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PJ Reusse @pjthereuss.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Reusse: Derrin Lamker missed the ‘Friday Night Lights,’ so he returns to coach Osseo football team

Osseo won the large-school state championship in 2015 before Derrin Lamker went to Edina, then Augsburg. Now he’s back.

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