Recent content from Chris Carr
Gophers NIL deals: Social media, women and football lead the way
A review of 272 NIL deals signed by Gophers athletes revealed a few surprises and some findings you could have guessed.
Meet the Star Tribune sportswriters
Now is a great time to get to know our Star Tribune sportswriters — they're on an October Madness roll.
The Homer Hanky is coming back! Here's what you need to know
The AL Central champion Twins are headed to the playoffs, and the Star Tribune announced that the Homer Hanky is headed back to the postseason as well.
Star Tribune sports' Naila-Jean Meyers becomes APSE president
Naila-Jean Meyers, a leading editor in the Star Tribune newsroom since 2020, is the fifth woman to serve as president of the 50-year-old national organization.
Why subscribe? Star Tribune Sports delivers exclusive, original stories
Robot umpires, an interview with Anthony Edwards, team coverage of the fishing opener and more. Those are among stories you could have read only in the Star Tribune in recent days — and you can join us right now with a discount subscription.
Football Across Minnesota with Chip Scoggins back for another season
During the 2021 season, Scoggins took you on a weekly football tour of the state — from pros to the preps. is back FAM is back for another year, starting Tuesday afternoon. Here are his columns from last year.
50th anniversary of Title IX: More than a celebration
Star Tribune Sports will publish several stories during the next four months highlighting both celebratory moments and challenges related to gender equity in sports.
Star Tribune soccer coverage: Give us your suggestions to improve
Despite sold-out matches and team fandom spreading across Minnesota, Loons online readership lags behind every other pro team we cover regularly. Why is that?
7:15 p.m.: Week 2 of Football Across Minnesota with Chip Scoggins
Scoggins is taking us on a tour of football stories and topics in our state every Monday night this fall and winter, and his second column of the season will be posted at 7:15 p.m.
Star Tribune writers Rachel Blount, Jim Souhan will be in Tokyo for Olympics
Readers will see stories each day, diary entries and can listen to our traveling duo regularly on our "Daily Delivery" podcast.
Star Tribune debuts Daily Delivery sports podcast Monday
Michael Rand will host and Star Tribune sports reporters and columnists will contribute every weekday morning to the new podcast.
La Velle E. Neal III will become Star Tribune sports columnist
A reporter covering the Twins and baseball for more than two decades, Neal will take on a new opportunity. Star Tribune readers will see his columns starting in February.
Star Tribune sports readers: Thank you for inspiring us this year
Positive feedback from our readers hit a high in 2020.
Read Hartman's first job evaulation: 'Just let me dig up news'
What's the best line in Tribune sports editor Charlie Johnson's 1945 review of his young hustler? Take a look and decide.
2020 Homer Hanky: What it looks like, and how to get it
These playoffs will be different, but the Homer Hanky is returning to its original color.
The Homer Hanky is back — with an emphasis on 'home'
The 2020 version of the Homer Hanky will be available for purchase early next week, in time for Tuesday's opening game of the playoffs.
Why we published traditional sports stories on the day inequality stopped sports
An important, meaningful demonstration across sports demanded nearly all of our attention and resources Thursday. Here's why we still offered coverage outside of this moment.
How we answer: Is that a front-page story?
From The Sports Editor's Desk: Ever wonder why a story landed on the front page of a Sports section? It might have been a 'mix' thing.
Scoggins wins 2 Page One Awards; Star Tribune sports collects half-dozen more
Chip Scoggins won first place in Best Sports Columns, and his profile of Jake Sullivan took the top spot in Sports Feature Writing, a category the Star Tribune staff swept.
Minnesota pro sports mailbags: Questions asked, questions answered
In the latest round of reader questions, our pro sportswriters responded to inquiries about next week, next month and next year.
![The athletes gathered around the Timberwolves' Josh Okogie and Jack Jablonski just before the banquet. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribun](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/7ROSYJ5NQI3OCOSTMJVBATIJOM.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Star Tribune's All-Metro Sports Awards show coming to Allianz Field on June 18
The third annual special high school sports awards show is coming this summer.
Nominate athletes, leaders, volunteers for Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards special honors
Honors are an annual highlight of the end-of-year celebration of Minnesota high school sports. The celebration is going virtual this year, coming in June.
You sent requests ... and here come the stories
When the live events stopped, we asked what you wanted to read -- or reread if you wanted to go back in Minnesota sports history.
A decade of memorable sports pages
Star Tribune staffers pick out some of their favorite pages of the 2010s.
Whalen, Moss, Gagliardi among 6 elected to Minnesota Sports Hall
The inductees were nominated by Star Tribune readers and journalists, and will be inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame during the Dec. 11 Minnesota Sports Awards.
Star Tribune revives Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame
The Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame, dormant for a dozen years, will once again honor the state's rich sports history.
The new-look 2019 Homer Hanky is now on sale
The look of the new Hanky, with fresh colors and design, was revealed in Thursday's print editions of the Star Tribune.
How to adjust your October around Twins playoff baseball
Leaf-peeping road trips, fall weddings, MEA weekend … the optimists out there might want to start considering plans and compare calendars to this playoff schedule.
Sid Hartman: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2018
Sports media icon Sid Hartman was the lone member of the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
![Sports editor Glen Crevier gives columnist Sid Hartman the good news that he will be inducted in the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame. ] Richard Tsong-Ta](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/5HPU26X4RFJGWVUGGFPWFPJDV4.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Hartman to be inducted into Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame
Longtime Star Tribune columnist and WCCO radio personality Sid Hartman will join many athletes and coaches he covered in the revived Hall of Fame.
Gophers' Big Ten opener at Maryland on Sept. 22 will kick off at 11 a.m.
Minnesota's Big Ten opener this year is on the road, and it will be the Gophers' first 11 a.m. start of the season.
Despite overall drop, most U sports getting more support – including all women's teams
These smaller gains for the Gophers won't offset the million-dollar losses, but jumps in revenue for eight sports show widespread support.
Lindsay Whalen will keep leading Lynx while Gophers go overseas
The U is taking a trip to Italy, but their coach has a WNBA playoff race on her hands.
Watch: Diggins' golden finish and a sweet postrace interview
Afton's Diggins, Olympic mom Kikkan Randall were phenomenal in making gold-medal history. Afterward, they delivered gold again in a touching post-race interview on NBC's Today.
Your top 10 all-time Vikings: Which players make your list?
As our big Super Bowl moment approaches, we ask you this: which of these players, and others, make up your all-time Vikings top 10?
The North Score: Our new sports analytics beat
The North Score, led by new reporter Chris Hine, will feature analytics-based stories about the players and teams we cover. Our goals are to explain trends, answer burning questions and look through an analytics lens to find new stories within Minnesota teams.
Big Ten media reacting to P.J. Fleck's first speech will crack you up
In Minnesota, we're getting used to (kinda) the sound and the fury that is P.J. Fleck. Those bleary eyed reporters in Chicago early Tuesday morning, however, weren't quite so ready ...
Minnesota football fans: you're 'busy' (wink, wink) on this weekend ...
Here's the big Gophers-Vikings weekend to circle on the calendar: Between the morning of Sept. 30 and the afternoon of Oct. 1, we'll learn all we need to know about their 2017 seasons.
Fans react to 1996-97 Gophers: From 'cheaters' to 'proud of the players'
Hundreds of reader comments, hundreds of varying opinions on the lack of recognition for the 20th anniversary of incredible Gophers season.
The Gophers are ... underdogs? What's up with that?
The Gophers are not the first 5 seed to get underdog treatment. According to ESPN's Chalk webpage, six 12 seeds have been favored, but none since 1999.
By hand (the old) and by keyboard (the new): Our NCAA picks page
Marcus Fuller recruited his family and took our annual tourney picks to a new (legible) level. But if you missed Amelia Rayno's handy work, you're in luck...
Gophers basketball bandwagon hoppers: Your guide to what's next
Maybe it took you awhile to warm up to Gophers basketball this winter. If your interest piqued when the team peaked and you're just getting up to speed, here's a guide to what's ahead.
Bonuses and buyouts: Fleck contract goes to university regents Friday
AD Mark Coyle and university President Eric Kaler will appear before the Board of Regents to give a presentation entitled "Intercollegiate Athletics: Developing the Whole Person."
Hey, Minnesota: Who's your Sportsperson of the Year?
If there's a totally obvious choice this year, your friendly neighborhood sports journalists might be missing something. So give us some help, OK?
Did we offend our European visitors at Ryder Cup? 'Nah, that's sport'
A few fans were thrown out of the Ryder Cup on Saturday -- "some were chopsy .. too much drink." But on Sunday, our European guests didn't seem to mind.
Party on the first tee at Hazeltine: 'You're gonna whip his ..."
The scene at the first tee is Sunday's first big party. The big drama will come later, at holes 13 and 16 again most likely, but the early action is around No. 1.
Two Minnesotans walk into a bar ... and completely explain the Ryder Cup (in American!)
If "Four-ball" and "All-square" are not part of your regular sports lingo, we've got a story for you.
Greetings from Hazeltine: More photos from the Ryder Cup
Media members had a chance to walk the Ryder Cup course Tuesday. Here's a photo tour of Hazeltine all dressed up and almost ready to go, with some bonus photos from our morning shoot.
Watch Garnett's farewell video: 'Thankful for the love'
Legendary Wolves forward Kevin Garnett played 21 NBA seasons, and said goodbye via social media.
Target Field one suburb short of full capacity right now for Twins game
When a 96-loss team plays an afternoon make-up game on the day after an epic downpour ...
Show stopper: Orchestra plays 'Purple Rain' at Vikings halftime
With the stadium lights off at halftime, except for a few purple spotlights, the Minnesota Orchestra paid a thrilling tribute to Prince.
Why the Gophers could put a big number on the scoreboard tonight
You don't need to be a big believer in the Gophers offense to forecast a busy night for the Minnesota band.
Shaun Hill is not Bridgewater, but he's seen this plot twist before
Veteran quarterback Shaun Hill stepped in for a face-of-the-franchise QB two Augusts ago.
Bridgewater's injury sparks tweets from fans, media, players
Vikings quarterback's injury stopped practice Tuesday afternoon, and an ambulance arrived at Winter Park minutes later.
Sports Illustrated's predictions will make Vikings fans' purple blood boil
If SI is right, this will not be a good year for the Minnesota side of the Vikings-Packers rivalry.
Fran Tarkenton will open Republican convention's big finale
Legendary Vikings QB is passionate about Donald Trump's leadership, and supporting small business owners.
Land of 10,000 Geeks: No fantasy football offseason in Minnesota
According to Google Trends, Minnesota (and some neighboring areas) leads the planet in fantasy football excitement so far in July. Tis the season for draft prep, we suppose.
Minnesota athletes react to Philando Castile's death
Castile was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop not far from the University of Minnesota campus.
Syracuse looks to ESPN for Mark Coyle's successor
Coyle left Syracuse stunned when chose Minnesota in May. The Orange turned to an alum for his replacement Wednesday.
We should try to cope with the Timofey Mozgov news together
If we come together, if we open up to one another and share our fears and disbelief, maybe we can get through the first 24 hours of NBA free agency.
How bad is the Twins' start? To begin, it's among worst in 3 decades of baseball
Not just for the franchise, not just for the year -- but compared to every bad team every season at this point going back to 1980, the Twins are ... not looking very good.
'Batman v Superman:' An excuse to revisit terrible sports movies
Here's a list of sports movies that could make you want to punch yourself rather than watch a second time.
NCAA tournament begins: a fans' guide to the first morning
What you need to know as basketball gets going on your, uh, sick day.
Tubby Smith wins coach of the year honor for Texas Tech turnaround
Bad timing, perhaps, for Minnesota fans to hear that Sporting News has honored the ex-Gophers coach. "They probably did me a favor," Smith said about being fired at the U.
The Twins' Opening Day lineup? Submit your batting order here
Here are some thoughts on what Paul Molitor will pen on the morning of April 4 when the Twins open the season at Baltimore. Take a look and add your lineup in the comments section.
Wolves to host Star Wars Night: Darth Vader, C3PO, Han Solo and Chewy in town will be
The Timberwolves will have a Star Wars themed game Tuesday against Denver, hoping the force is with them.
Rob Reeves promoted to offensive coordinator for Gophers' bowl game
Tight end coach is a longtime Kill-Claeys assistant.
Expect the Gophers to go bowling ... whether you like it or not
Some serious upsets would have to happen Saturday to put the 5-7 Gophers at risk of missing out on bowl season.
Black Friday specials galore this afternoon for sports fans
Easy math: Black Friday - Shopping = More time to watch today's games.
Gophers adopt Vikings-like security policy for final 2 games
Expect some delays at TCF Bank Stadium security for Illinois, Wisconsin games.
Tiger Woods to help lead U.S. team at Ryder Cup in Chaska
The golf superstar wasn't and isn't expected to make a comeback and qualify for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Captain Davis Love is making sure he'll be on the team in Chaska, one way or another.
Gophers basketball to host men's, women's doubleheader to open season
Both the women's team and the men's team open their regular seasons on Friday, Nov. 13, at Williams Arena. One ticket will cover both games.
