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Rachel Blount

Columnist | Sports

Phone: 612-673-4389

E-mail: rblount@startribune.com

Rachel Blount is a sports columnist and general assignment reporter, with a particular emphasis on Olympic sports.

Recent content from Rachel Blount

Wild's system suits Belanger
The forward finds coach Todd Richards' system to his liking - again
Nov 4, 2009
NFL players sacrificing healthy brains to game
Bob Stein wants the league to own up, and pay up, for its role.
Nov 3, 2009
Richards seeing rewards after road win
The Wild coach impressed his former AHL assistant when his team beat the Stanley Cup champs.
Nov 2, 2009
This face-off has an eerily familiar feel
Dan Bylsma joked that he spent so much time with Todd Richards that he could practically recite everything the Wild coach has told his players over the season's first 12 games.
Nov 1, 2009
Victory finally gets road monkey off Wild's back
In a bloody and hard-fought game against the Stanley Cup champs, the Wild ended a nearly monthlong away drought.
Nov 1, 2009
Great spurt doesn't change Wild's results
Little offense was generated outside a three-goal, 107-second span of the second period.
Oct 29, 2009
Sykora is healthy, but gets benched
After getting only nine minutes, 36 seconds of ice time in Monday's loss to Chicago, Wild winger Petr Sykora found his minutes cut to zero Wednesday when coach Todd Richards chose to scratch him against Nashville.
Oct 29, 2009
Lindsey's Vonn-derful
The Burnsville native has been a training (and endorsement) machine leading up to Vancouver.
Oct 29, 2009
Wild tries to break gloom's spell
Minnesota is winless on the road but has higher hopes at home.
Oct 28, 2009
Bloomington skater anonymous no more
Kiri Baga, 14, made the unusual jump from novice level to a Junior Grand Prix event in Germany, where she won the women's title.
Oct 26, 2009


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