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The State Fair: Minnesota’s True Favorite Sport

August 21, 2012
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The State Fair: Minnesota’s True Favorite Sport

Editor’s Note: This piece originally ran last year before the state fair. It was so popular then, that we had to bring it back for our readers. Alright, folks, it’s that time again. The time when we all hop on buses, in cars, on bikes, and come as close to Roseville as is advisable by any health professional or anthropologist. The time when we put on our Minnesota best and strut those threads down the Minnesota state fair entrance on Dan Patch Avenue like it’s a runway, sometimes even taking some fair pictures. The time when we give into...

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My Old Friend Alcohol

February 1, 2012
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My Old Friend Alcohol

We all have a friend with whom we have that necessary yet volatile relationship, the friend who we rely on and can’t live without, but also the friend with whom we can’t seem to avoid the unending cycle of bitter fight, reconciliation with promises to change, and a peace that feels permanent, but will inevitably be interrupted by the restarting of the cycle. No matter how much you want things to change, something or someone always seems to catapult you and that friend into World War Whatever-the-count-is. For me, that friend is my Body and the catalyst for our...

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A Year In Minnesota Sports

December 30, 2011
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A Year In Minnesota Sports

2011 was quite possibly the worst year in Minnesota Sports since sometime in the 1950s. The Vikings plummeted from the NFC Championship game in epic fashion to finish the 2010-11 season with worst record in the NFC North. The Wolves held the worst record in the NBA. The Gophers basketball team finished the season on a 1-10 slide that knocked Tubby out of the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years. The Twins battled injury and incompetency all season to finish with the worst record in the AL. Gophers football offered us some horrendous blowouts to finish...

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TCH Goes Around The Horn

September 1, 2011
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TCH Goes Around The Horn

Editor’s Note: The articles and quips you see on TC Huddle are many of the finished products produced by our great writers and staff. However, there are countless calls, texts, emails and arguments over a beer that never make it to print. We wanted a way to share some of the best of those with our readers, so Joe Buri created TCH Goes Around the Horn. This is the September edition. Send us your feedback. Let us know if you love it. Hate it. This will be a recurring piece every month. Here’s a glimpse into having a beer...

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