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Chip Scoggins

Columnist/Reporter | Sports

Phone: 612-673-4484

Email: ascoggins@startribune.com

Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and feature writer..
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Scoggins: Tubby's happy feet, Gophers victory are fruits of playing loose

More important than surviving clunk-fest with Badgers was Andre Hollins' tone-setting.

Updated: February 15, 2013, - 10:40 PM

Ex-Wolves tough guy looms large in school hallways

As a Timberwolf, Gary Trent was a fiery competitor. Now he's "putting out negative fires" for kids at Dayton's Bluff Elementary.

Updated: February 12, 2013, - 06:59 AM

Scoggins: Goals not supposed to be a Wild issue, but are issue No. 1

At least so far, the Wild's massive offseason overhaul has barely nudged the needle when it comes to scoring.

Updated: February 08, 2013, - 09:33 PM

Scoggins: Minnesota's football talent deficit is felt at the U

The Gophers will struggle to win at a high level unless or until high school football in this state starts producing more legitimate Division I talent.

Updated: February 06, 2013, - 06:24 AM

Scoggins: Lakers step up effort to win way out of this mess

Losing isn't wearing well on the big names who lead the team. Evidence: Kobe Bryant has turned to passing.

Updated: February 02, 2013, - 07:13 AM

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