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: Jaden McDaniels never gets tired, and Timberwolves benefit greatly
McDaniels was a force at both ends as the Wolves beat the Lakers in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the playoff series.
April 26, 2025
Scoggins: The Wild’s young players are growing up, and we get to watch
Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi are playing key roles as Minnesota has taken a 2-1 playoff series lead over Vegas.
April 25, 2025
Scoggins: Vegas is the favorite in the series, but Wild have aces in the hole
Kirill Kaprizov's standout play and Filip Gustavsson's goaltending made a big difference in Game 2.
April 23, 2025
Scoggins: The area where shots get blocked serves as a proving ground for Wild
As Minnesota prepares to face Vegas in a first-round NHL playoff series, the defensemen know their pain will be appreciated.
April 19, 2025
Scoggins: Wolves must call on calm when the whistles favor the Lakers
Complicating the tests of emotional maturity Minnesota will face is the notion that the NBA and its officials want Los Angeles to advance.
April 19, 2025
Scoggins: After a sleepy start to the season, Twins are showing signs of life
The Twins played like an aggressive, fundamentally sound team Wednesday in a win over the New York Mets as Minnesota tries to climb out of an early hole.
April 16, 2025
Scoggins: Wild frustrate fans by sitting Buium, then thrill them with playoff clincher
The Wild dashed the hopes that defenseman Zeev Buium, 19, would make his pro debut, but they threw a house party in a 3-2 OT win over Anaheim.
April 16, 2025
Scoggins: Williams Arena needs to get a piece of its history back
It’s time to move forward, in this era of college sports no longer operating under the guise of amateurism, and honor the past. The Gophers should let the 1997 Final Four banner hang from the Williams Arena rafters once more.
April 1, 2025
Scoggins: What you think you know about Chris Finch isn’t close to who he truly is
There’s the side of the Timberwolves coach that every fan sees, the one with a stern look on his face standing courtside. But there’s also the side that enjoys life outside in the North Loop.
March 30, 2025
Scoggins: Hiring of Medved proves Coyle is serious about fixing a problem
The hiring process can be long and arduous, but AD Mark Coyle quickly zeroed in on Niko Medved and was willing to wait to get his guy.
March 25, 2025
Scoggins: Medved's homecoming signals new beginning for program fighting for footing
Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle knew that tugging at heartstrings without addressing purse strings might have left him with a mountain of regret.
March 24, 2025
Scoggins: St. Paul Harding delivers ‘East Side pride’ with inspiring boys basketball season
Despite a lopsided loss Tuesday in the state quarterfinals, the Knights made history — and a lot of new fans.
March 18, 2025
