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
Colleges
Scoggins: Minnesota State Mankato keeps NCAA thrill ride rolling
The Mavericks won national titles in men’s and women’s basketball, and that was just the beginning.
December 18, 2024
Vikings
Scoggins: Marriage for Darnold, Jefferson and Addison producing riveting results
Vikings QB Sam Darnold leads the NFL in completions of 20-plus yards, and his chemistry with Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, paired with coach Kevin O'Connell's aggressive play-calling, is a treat for fans.
December 14, 2024
Colleges
Scoggins: 12-team playoff is a gigantic leap forward … but not without flaws
One of college football’s biggest hurdles has been its lack of parity at the top, but despite its issues, the 12-team playoff looks wide open. That stands as progress.
December 10, 2024
Vikings
Scoggins: ‘Disappointing day,’ Kirk Cousins called it, but that certainly depends on your point of view
Vikings fans savored all the moments when their former quarterback failed and their current one, Sam Darnold, succeeded.
December 9, 2024
High Schools
Teen balances life as high school football player — and reincarnated Buddhist lama
St. Anthony offensive lineman Jalue Dorjee deftly balances life as a teenager and reincarnated Buddhist lama recognized around the world.
December 8, 2024
Sports
MSU Mankato edges Bemidji State in dramatic Division II quarterfinal
Minnesota State Mankato has rallied from double-digit deficits in all three of its playoff victories and this time held on against Bemidji State with a fourth-down stop at the goal line.
December 8, 2024
Wild
Hey, the Wild are on top of the NHL. How did that happen?
Scoggins: The Wild, like the Vikings, are figuring out a way to be much better than we thought they'd be.
December 4, 2024
Colleges
How handshakes and hellos conjured football playoffs magic
Football Across Minnesota: Coaches in Mankato reintroduced themselves to players for a fresh start. Two walk-off wins later, we can say: it worked.
December 3, 2024
High Schools
Teen balances life as high school football player — and reincarnated Buddhist lama
St. Anthony offensive lineman Jalue Dorjee deftly balances life as a teenager and reincarnated Buddhist lama recognized around the world.
December 8, 2024
Sports
MSU Mankato edges Bemidji State in dramatic Division II quarterfinal
Minnesota State Mankato has rallied from double-digit deficits in all three of its playoff victories and this time held on against Bemidji State with a fourth-down stop at the goal line.
December 8, 2024
Wild
Hey, the Wild are on top of the NHL. How did that happen?
Scoggins: The Wild, like the Vikings, are figuring out a way to be much better than we thought they'd be.
December 4, 2024
Colleges
How handshakes and hellos conjured football playoffs magic
Football Across Minnesota: Coaches in Mankato reintroduced themselves to players for a fresh start. Two walk-off wins later, we can say: it worked.
December 3, 2024