Patrick Reusse
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SportsPatrick Reusse is a sports columnist who writes three columns per week.
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U volleyball to see familiar faces to begin NCAA tournament
The Gophers face Fairfield, which has three Minnesotans on its roster, in the first round Friday at Maturi Pavilion. St. Thomas plays Iowa State there earlier in the day.
December 5, 2025
Reusse: Kaleb Blaha leads the way as UW-River Falls faces St. John’s in Division III football playoffs
The Falcons got a huge boost from new facilities, won the powerful WIAC this season and play their most important game on Saturday.
December 2, 2025
Reusse: Celtics’ arrival and Fuzzy Zoeller’s death stir memories from 41 years ago
For high drama, it’s hard to top what the Celtics and Lakers provided in the 1984 NBA Finals.
November 30, 2025
Patrick Reusse’s 2025 Turkey of the Year is ...
A share of the Turkey Banquet program will be devoted to The Chairman settling personal grudges.
November 28, 2025
Reusse: Under Thanh Pham’s guidance, St. Thomas volleyball embraces ‘inner-Tommie’ to D-I postseason play
Finally able to compete in Division I postseason play after transitioning from D-III, St. Thomas volleyball is the No. 3 seed in the Summit League tournament.
November 22, 2025
Reusse: RaJa Nelson could play in almost 80 college games for North Dakota State’s football powerhouse
Former Lakeville North standout RaJa Nelson played eight games last season as a medical redshirt and won an FCS title.
November 21, 2025
Reusse: The Feeneys, from Grandma through Coach to two QBs, are a football family
Trey Feeney and St. John’s are in the Division III playoffs. Kevin and Jett Feeney and the Moorhead Spuds are headed to the Prep Bowl. Grandma Jan, she’s everywhere.
November 20, 2025
Reusse: Carleton QB Curtis goes out competing hard right to the end
His final college game did not end with a victory, but the senior quarterback, who played this fall despite going through chemotherapy for cancer, gave it his all, as usual.
November 16, 2025
Reusse: Grand Rapids recovered two onside kicks and didn’t win? Blame the ghosts of Mantorville.
The author’s experience practically verifies the existence of those southern Minnesota spirits, as did Friday’s events in a Class 4A football semifinal.
November 15, 2025
Reusse: Jumping to conclusions has often left me falling on my face
What that means: I’m sitting on the sidelines through the early ups and downs of J.J. McCarthy, who right now is 4½ out of 9.
November 13, 2025
Gophers women use depth to roll past Marquette 90-47
Grace Grocholski had 19 points to lead a balanced attack as the U beat a team picked to finish second in the Big East.
November 12, 2025
Reusse: The traffic to Williams Arena is lousy, and so is the level of Gophers competition inside it
Neither Gophers basketball team had much difficulty this weekend at the old Barn. The same can’t be said on the other side at Maturi Pavilion, where the volleyball team ran into the Nebraska juggernaut.
November 9, 2025
