Fresh off his first game with the Minnesota Vikings in more than five years, Randy Moss dusted off his #84 purple and yellow jersey just in time to catch Brett Favre’s 500th career touchdown pass. As Randy said in his opening press conference with the Vikings, “To all the Viking fans coming to the Metrodome, pull your 84 jerseys out. It’s going to be a … Continue reading Are you feeling Randy? : Vikes excited about addition of Moss

The Gustavus Women’s Golf team won its third consecutive MIAC title on Monday at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn. “It was pretty cool because the first year we won came as a big surprise. Then, when we won last year, we kind of expected to win again. This year it sort of seemed routine that we would win the MIAC Championship again,” … Continue reading Thrice as nice: Women’s golf captures third consecutive MIAC Championship

When the Major League Baseball playoffs finally begin, wins and losses don’t matter anymore. October baseball is all about pitching and which team can put together 11 victories to win the World Series. Yet, sometimes wins and losses can make all the difference. 6-20: the record for the Minnesota Twins against the New York Yankees including playoffs in the last three seasons. The Twins rebounded … Continue reading MLB playoff preview: Twins not in an empire state of mind

The Gustavus Women’s Volleyball team has an arduous schedule ahead.  In the next 10 days, the team will travel to St. Paul for three matches against MIAC foes before travelling to Indianola, Iowa for the Simpson Invitational on Oct. 15. The Gusties are currently ranked 11th in the MIAC after posting a record of 6-9 overall in the first half of the season, including a … Continue reading Gustavus Women play to kill

The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team won its 39th MIAC title last season, but it has higher goals for the 2010-2011 season, which begins this weekend. The Gusties host the 2010 USTA/ITA Regional Championships for the Midwest featuring players from over 20 small colleges in singles and doubles. “We have a really good team this year with a good group of [first-years]. We want to match … Continue reading Men’s Tennis team serving up competition

The Gustavus Women’s tennis team began its fall competition three weeks ago and is on the cusp of completion, putting an end to the brief individual portion of the 2010 season. “Everything we do in the spring is all team-based,” Head Coach Jon Carlson said. “[The fall season] is hard because we created team goals, but we have one competition, and it’s an individual tournament.” … Continue reading Going Mobile: Women’s Tennis dominates regional tournament

After going 1-1 in non-conference play, the Gustavus Football team is set to open up its conference schedule on Saturday against MIAC foe St. Olaf at 1:30 p.m. in the annual Homecoming game at Hollingsworth Field. In its non-conference schedule, Gustavus lost to Wartburg 27-6 but rebounded the following week to beat Northwestern College 29-0. The Gusties will look to maintain their level of tenacity … Continue reading Football team hopeful for Homecoming win

The Gustavus Equestrian team is starting the school year in exciting fashion by hosting its first ever competition this weekend on Sept. 25-26 at Charles Yahnke Farms in Le Sueur, Minn. “This year we are hosting our first show, which is something the private colleges in our region don’t really do because of the general lack of funding and manpower. [The shows are] usually left … Continue reading Gustavus Equestrian team: Not horsing around

Finally. A season without a 163rd game in the American League (AL) Central is indeed possible. With a win on Wednesday night, coupled with a Chicago White Sox loss in Oakland, the Minnesota Twins became the first team in Major League Baseball to clinch a division. Considering that the past two seasons required a one-game playoff in order to determine the AL Central Champion, the … Continue reading No need for extra games for the Twins this year