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Team Leader | College sports

Phone: 612-673-7564

Michael Rand is an assistant sports editor mainly responsible for coverage of college sports. He also writes the RandBall blog on Startribune.com and oversees the sports section’s 2Day feature on Page 2.
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McCarville brings skills to Lynx

The former Gopher is back in Minnesota -- and back on the court with Lindsay Whalen.

Updated: March 11, 2013, - 01:05 AM

What else is new? Soccer team changes name to Minnesota United FC

The state’s pro soccer team has its fourth new name in five years.

Updated: March 05, 2013, - 10:51 PM

Rand: A spring training outreach overseas

Fox Sports North Girl Jenny Taft brought spring training to the troops in Germany.

Updated: February 26, 2013, - 06:42 AM

High-level mini golf in Minneapolis skyway

Navigating the Minneapolis skyway system can be a maze in and of itself. But this past weekend, there were 19 miniature puzzles to solve within that larger maze.

Updated: February 25, 2013, - 06:44 AM

Gophers wrestler picks his music over the mat

Joel Bauman declines to use an alias in his online videos, saying "the dream is to inspire people."

Updated: February 19, 2013, - 12:38 AM

Ex-Gophers receiver A.J. Barker arrested on pot charge in Houston

Former Gophers wide receiver A.J. Barker was arrested and charged with suspicion of marijuana possession in Houston.

Updated: January 16, 2013, - 04:24 PM

Assault case sidelines Hamline men's basketball

The wide-sweeping discipline -- one player dismissed from the team, and 14 teammates and the coach suspended -- comes in conjunction with an alleged assault after the team's New Year's Eve game in Spokane, Wash.

Updated: January 04, 2013, - 11:00 PM