Sports

March 17, 2005 2:23 PM

McGwire says he won't name names; Sosa, Palmeiro deny using steroids

Lined up shoulder to shoulder, some of baseball's biggest stars told Congress Thursday that steroids are a problem for the sport but denied that use is widespread. Mark McGwire, whose prodigious home runs helped fuel a surge in baseball's popularity, refused to say whether he took the drugs.

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March 17, 2005 10:20 AM

Steroid hearings take the field

The House Government Reform Committee's hearings on baseball raise questions about the government's role in policing professional baseball. Midmorning discusses the collision of Congress and sports and examines how Major League Baseball could be impacted by disclosures that star players used steroids.

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March 14, 2005 8:40 AM

A double dose of March Madness

March Madness is sweeping the University of Minnesota. Both the women's and men's basketball teams have made their respective NCAA tournaments for the first time since 1994. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with U of M Athletic Director Joel Maturi.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 9, 2005 12:20 PM

Should sports be separated from schools?

A bill before the Legislature this session would take public schools out of the sports business. For that matter it would take debate, one-act play and band competitions away from the schools and put them, along with athletics, under the control of city park and recreation departments or their equivalents. Critics worry that the bill would decrease participation in extracurricular activities, or, worse, lead kids to drop out of school.

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March 9, 2005 9:25 AM

Facing NFL scrutiny

The NFL Finance Committee will meet Wednesday to hear from its staff attorneys and investigators about Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler. Fowler has signed a purchase agreement to buy the Minnesota Vikings for about $625 million. Now the deal is awaiting NFL approval. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Wheelock Whitney who was one of ten owners of the Vikings before the team was sold to current owner Red McCombs.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 3, 2005 5:00 PM

Vikings owner Red McCombs and coach Mike Tice discuss trade of Randy Moss

Minnesota Vikings owner Red McCombs says he nearly fired coach Mike Tice late last season in an effort to get more out of star receiver Randy Moss.

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March 3, 2005 12:53 PM

McCombs was ready to fire Tice late in season

Minnesota Vikings owner Red McCombs says he nearly fired coach Mike Tice late last season in an effort to get more out of star receiver Randy Moss.

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March 2, 2005 1:20 PM

Black baseball in Minnesota

Minnesota has been lucky to play host to some of the finest black baseball players of all time, in a history stretching back through Kirby Puckett, Willie Mays and Roy Campanella, all the way to the turn-of-the-Century St. Paul Colored Gophers and before. A new book from the Minnesota Historical Society Press details the history of black baseball in Minnesota.

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March 2, 2005 12:20 PM

Fictional fraud in the Final Four

John Feinstein covered sports and politics in his eleven years at the Washington Post. He has written several bestselling books, including "A Season on the Brink" and "A Good Walk Spoiled," but Feinstein's latest novel is his first foray into the genre of young adult fiction. "Last Shot" is the story of two teenagers who win press passes to cover college basketball's Final Four and unearth a plot to fix the big game.

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February 24, 2005 5:02 PM

Despite loss of Moss, life goes on for Vikes' fans

The impending trade of Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss to the Oakland Raiders is causing a buzz with Vikings fans and, no doubt, with football fans around the country. Some are shocked that the Vikings would trade a player who, statistically, is one of the best wide receivers to ever play the game. Others are not surprised. They say Moss' controversial behavior was a drain on the team and they welcome the trade.

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