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Mid-day talker: Video of SNL's parody of Rutgers coach Mike Rice

Good times

By Michael Rand

April 8, 2013 at 5:15PM

Credit Saturday Night Live for being relevant. The Mike Rice situation at Rutgers broke last week; by Saturday, a sketch was ready to go on SNL, with Melissa McCarthy portraying an even more overzealous abusive coach. Have a look-see:

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Michael Rand

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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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