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Former KFAN host Jeff Dubay, who used to be Paul Allen's morning show partner, is working with Judd Zulgad this week on AM1500. Many people think the week is an audition for future work at the station, which has recently juggled its lineup.
He did a Q-and-A with Steve Marsh of Mpls St. Paul magazine about his addiction and recovery, which knocked him off the air a few years back and made his name an unfortunate part of police stories as opposed to being part of the local sports scene.
Dubay told Marsh that the last time he smoked crack was 20 months ago: "If I took crack right now, I wouldn’t feel good for a second. I would have a stomachache instantly, I’d gag, I’d be scared to death, I’d be under that table thinking that somebody is coming to get me. I mean, there literally wouldn’t be 10 seconds of enjoyment"
You can read the rest of the interview here.
Christian Ponder and ESPN's Samantha Steele marry in Hudson
Posted by: Howard Sinker Updated: December 19, 2012 - 8:32 AMChristian Ponder and ESPN's Samantha Steele were married Monday in a civil ceremony in Hudson, Wis., according to a report posted late Tuesday night on the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram web site.
According to the Leader-Telegram: "Ponder, 24, and Steele, who turned 27 last week, were married by Court Commissioner Stephen Dunlap."
Ponder let news of the couple's engagement slip out last month, with the progression from girlfriend to fiancee to spouse coming rather quickly, as chronicled by CJ a couple of weeks back, including some details about the ring purchase in St. Louis Park.
Here's the full report from the Eau Claire website.
Former Twins pitcher Pastore dead at 55
Posted by: Brian Stensaas Updated: December 18, 2012 - 10:35 PMNews came from Los Angeles on Tuesday that former Twins pitcher Frank Pastore died Monday from injuries he sustained last month in a motorcycle accident on the 210 Freeway.
Pastore, 55, pitched for the Twins in 1986, his final year in a Major League uniform. He pitched in 33 games for the Twins that summer, finishing 3-1 with two saves and a 4.01 ERA.
Pastore, who spent most of his career with Cincinnati, went on to host a conservative Christian radio talk show after baseball.
He talked about his mortality on his final radio show, according to his obituary from the Los Angeles Times.
"You guys know I ride a motorcycle, right? At any moment, especially with the idiot people who cross the diamond lane into my lane, without any blinkers – not that I'm angry about it – at any minute, I could be spread all over the 210. But that's not me, that's my body parts. And that key distinction undergirds the entire Judeo-Christian worldview," he said
Barker/Kill incident dissected by New York Times
Posted by: Howard Sinker under Vikings Updated: December 15, 2012 - 9:02 AMYou probably don't need to be reminded that Minnesota wide receiver A.J. Barker left the team in a dispute over how his ankle injury was being handled and his treatment by coach Jerry Kill -- or the 4,000-word letter to Kill that he posted on the web.
New York Times reporter Tim Rohan (a former startribune.com Vikings blogger) cited Barker's case as one in a number of examples of coaching walking the line between behavior that is judged as tough discipline as opposed to abusive, and how coaches no longer have the absolute authority that at one time appeared to come with their position.
Rohan wrote:
"This season, Idaho State suspended its football coach, Mike Kramer, for one game for shoving a player to the ground in practice. Last month, Morehead State suspended the men’s basketball coach Sean Woods for one game for pushing and berating a player during a game. On Thursday, Rutgers suspended the men’s basketball’s coach Mike Rice for three games and fined him $50,000 for behavior in practice.
"At Washington State, the star receiver Marquess Wilson quit the football team, alleging that Coach Mike Leach and his staff had intimidated and humiliated players. The university said Wednesday that it had concluded an internal review and determined there had been no wrongdoing by the coaching staff
Among those interviewed in the story is Rick Aberman, a sports psychologist who met with both Kill and Barker. He told Rohan: “This is a new challenge for coaches It may be the one thing that may drive coaches out of the business, because everything’s public.”
You can read the entire story here.
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