Chip Scoggins
Columnist
SportsChip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. A graduate of the University of Missouri journalism school, Scoggins worked at newspapers in Texas, Connecticut, North Carolina and Chicago before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2000. He has been named Minnesota's Sportswriter of the Year four times by the National Sports Media Association.
Latest from Chip Scoggins
Scoggins: Born with a life expectancy of 10 years, the 'Mayor' has lived a life of love and basketball
Small in stature, Michael Sheridan has made a huge impression on his team, school and community.
February 7, 2026
Lino Lakes’ Greta Myers hopes to be on fast track to Olympic speedskating podium
The 21-year-old is young both by Olympic speedskating standards and in her involvement in the sport.
February 7, 2026
Scoggins: Snapshots from Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s journey from Holy Angels to Hall of Fame
The wide receiver took pride in his craft but was also deeply involved in charity work during his lengthy NFL career.
February 6, 2026
Scoggins: Olympic hockey teams are full of star players. What if someone gets hurt?
Bill Guerin runs the Wild and the U.S. team at the Winter Games, and says “there’s no sense worrying about it.”
February 3, 2026
Gophers men's basketball coach Niko Medved inspired by family
Medved’s father, Miro, raised him after a 4,700-mile journey from the former Yugoslavia to Minnesota.
January 31, 2026
Scoggins: Adofo-Mensah’s draft failures led to Vikings GM’s ouster
The Vikings’ struggles to add young impact players forced the team to spend heavily in free agency the past few years.
January 30, 2026
Scoggins: I was wrong about Sam Darnold. The Vikings should have kept him.
The Seahawks are in Super Bowl LX because the former Vikings quarterback proved he’s capable of performing in the clutch.
January 27, 2026
From West Point to war to Wall Street to the NHL to the NBA: Matthew Caldwell’s road to Minnesota
The new Timberwolves and Lynx CEO comes from a Stanley Cup champion to an organization looking to build a new arena.
January 27, 2026
Scoggins: Hoiberg making another name for himself at 20-0 Nebraska
The university was patient with the former Timberwolves player and executive, and that patience has been rewarded with a 20-0 record.
January 25, 2026
Scoggins: Wolves’ current rut shows need to act at trade deadline
The void at point guard is obvious, but the bigger issue is that they lack another reliable scoring option off the bench beyond Naz Reid.
January 24, 2026
Scoggins: Indiana’s CFP title sends college football into new realm
The transfer portal, name, image and likeness payments and revenue sharing have leveled the sport’s playing field in ways previously unimaginable.
January 20, 2026
Scoggins: St. Thomas basketball coach Johnny Tauer gets key assist in form of Nick Janowski
The son of Tauer’s old pickup point guard at Wisconsin is one of the Tommies’ top scorers.
January 15, 2026
