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: 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
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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
Scoggins: She plays D like the daughter of Secret Service agents ... because she is one
Kate Holmquist’s job is an important one for Maple Grove’s defensive strategy. Her parents can relate.
March 14, 2025
Scoggins: Gophers need a new commitment to basketball, not just a new coach
Gophers AD Mark Coyle must take full stock of the program, including a deteriorating Williams Arena.
March 13, 2025
Scoggins: Vikings' QB plan — to build a bridge to McCarthy — is playing out perfectly
The team could have been swayed by Sam Darnold’s role in those 14 wins but wasn’t. If the Aaron Rodgers chatter is only words, they’ve correctly stayed the course.
March 13, 2025
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