Chip Scoggins

Columnist/Reporter | Sports
Phone: 612-673-4484
Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and feature writer..

Recent content from Chip Scoggins

Scoggins: Wild coach gets defensive about star defenseman

Five games into their tag-team tenure, Zach Parise has received universal praise while Ryan Suter hears daily reminders about his slow start.

Updated: January 29, 2013, - 06:41 AM

Scoggins: Tubby's Gophers better cross three T's to sidestep crisis

Somebody asked Tubby Smith on Friday if his Gophers basketball team is experiencing a "crisis situation." Smith didn't scoff, roll his eyes or move on to the next question. Instead, he agreed.

Updated: January 25, 2013, - 11:44 PM

Scoggins: Many fans find call of the Wild too hard to resist

The anticipated backlash and fan resistance to hockey's return has been muffled at best in this market.

Updated: January 22, 2013, - 01:01 PM

Scoggins: Wild owner savors early return on investment

Craig Leipold's face turned fire- engine red and he smacked his palm with a rolled-up piece of paper. He looked like a human volcano about to erupt.

Updated: January 21, 2013, - 11:37 AM

Scoggins: Nobody should view Koivu as Wild's third wheel

The narrative has remained unchanged since the Minnesota Wild executed a free-agency coup that triggered a July 4 celebration. The marquee trumpeted the arrival of a dynamic duo over and over: Parise and Suter; Suter and Parise.

Updated: January 18, 2013, - 11:14 PM

Scoggins: Resurgent Gophers provide perfect Barn renovation

When the team's bad, the Barn creaks; when they're good, it rocks.

Updated: January 15, 2013, - 09:48 AM

Scoggins: Yeo's wait shifts to weight of expectations

The Wild's Mike Yeo, after the 113-day NHL lockout, will finally get to coach a team infused with new talent.

Updated: January 12, 2013, - 10:48 AM

Scoggins: House Spielman built takes shape

In the first year in his new post, the Vikings general manager showed winning and rebuilding can simultaneously be accomplished.

Updated: January 08, 2013, - 10:54 AM

Scoggins: Ponder pained about having to sit out

The quarterback's arm "never got to a point where it was good enough" for him to play.

Updated: January 06, 2013, - 09:13 AM

Scoggins: Mother's memory drives ever-maturing Griffen to fulfill his promise

Everson Griffen's voice trailed off in midsentence into silence. And then he smiled.

Updated: January 04, 2013, - 11:35 PM

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