Michael Rand

Team Leader | College sports
Phone: 612-673-7564
Michael Rand is an assistant sports editor mainly responsible for coverage of high school sports. He also writes the RandBall blog on Startribune.com and oversees the sports section’s 2Day feature on Page 2.

Recent content from Michael Rand

Gophers announce one final baseball game at Siebert Field

Gophers baseball coach John Anderson said Thursday that Siebert Field – the team’s outdoor home for four decades – will play host to one final game on May 1 against St. Thomas.

Updated: February 09, 2012, - 12:49 PM

Rand: Burn the Barn? No!

Officials announced plans for a "new" Fenway Park in 1999, which was to be an exact replica of the classic ballpark in Boston. But you can't duplicate 100 years of character, nor can you put a century worth of history in a moving van. In part because the "Save Fenway Park" folks were able to do what their name suggests, the old ballpark survived. It received some upgrades, played host to two World Series titles, and here we are now.

Updated: February 09, 2012, - 07:44 AM

Rand: Arena is a classic, not a relic

Williams Arena needs to stay. Not every facility needs to be a brand new palace.

Updated: February 09, 2012, - 06:40 AM

Rand: Swarm connects with Native American roots

The Swarm is halfway into a two-year initiative at the Prairie Island reservation to help kids re-connect with the game their ancestors played.

Updated: January 27, 2012, - 07:06 AM

Rand: Saints fans, we know how you feel right now

The combination of painful losses and too-few championships has given us a company-loves-misery attitude.

Updated: January 16, 2012, - 06:30 AM

2011: Great stories, not-so-great year

The year was filled with so many newsmaking events on the local sports landscape that paring it down to a top 10 was difficult.

Updated: December 30, 2011, - 09:34 AM

Rand: Doubt comes out at this time of year in NFL

If you've quickly transitioned from figuring out 2-14 draft position tiebreakers to possible 4-12 draft position tiebreakers, we recommend taking a break.

Updated: December 27, 2011, - 07:53 AM

Rand: High-five to Cuddyer, who soon will be No. 3

Cuddy's numbers game made us wonder: Where does he rank among the all-time No. 5s in Minnesota pro sports history?

Updated: December 23, 2011, - 07:59 AM

Rand: Boyhood stomping ground

The field of dreams where many a young summer day drifted away did not involve a magic cornfield in the...

Updated: December 19, 2011, - 06:35 AM

U volleyball: Gee, but it's great to be back home

U has the chance to reach the Final Four without leaving its friendly confines.

Updated: December 02, 2011, - 06:53 AM

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