This way to the top: Who's running Minnesota's sports teams?

Here's a look at the power structures for the state's pro teams and at the University of Minnesota

April 7, 2020 at 12:41AM
Get to know the bosses, new and old, making decisions every day, games or not.
Get to know the bosses, new and old, making decisions every day, games or not. (Anna Boone/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

There is a direct line from the top of each sports organization to the manager or coach. Or ... maybe there isn't. We've tried to simplify the power structure of the six major professional sports teams, and the University of Minnesota, on the competition side ... although business and marketing spill over in many cases. Here are the faces and titles for the power structures on the sports decisions for the teams in the Twin Cities.

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