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Hope you enjoyed your summer

Fall sports are upon us.

By Michael Rand

August 31, 2009 at 9:02PM

By Michael Rand

I won't be overly wordy here -- mostly this is just a test to make sure the new blogging system is working on my end. But I will leave a question out there for answers: where did the summer go?

about the writer

about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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