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
Wild
Scoggins: Wild wonder why they trend up when they travel and sink into discomfort at home
It’s not a subtle separation: They’re the NHL’s best road team but are .500 at Xcel Energy Center.
January 25, 2025
High Schools
Scoggins: Whirlwind month ends with Luke Ryerse on campus at U as two-sport athlete
Ryerse’s initial plan of finishing his spring semester of high school before joining both Gophers teams changed once he learned that enrolling in school early was a possibility.
January 24, 2025
Colleges
Scoggins: Notre Dame coach Freeman finds inspiration from two close Minnesota friends
Ohio State linebackers coach James Laurinaitis and former Gophers safety Dom Barber remain good friends with the Notre Dame coach.
January 18, 2025
Sports
Scoggins: Vikings have three options at quarterback heading into the offseason
Speaking with media on Thursday, General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell wouldn’t commit to a quarterback for next year.
January 17, 2025
Vikings
Scoggins: Vikings roster has a core in place and a challenge surrounding it
The interiors of both lines require a rebuild, and the secondary is unsettled. Helpful for the team: General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has some salary-cap space.
January 16, 2025
Vikings
Competitor. Comedian. Cool Dude. Baller. More than anything, the Vikings want Sam Darnold to be a winner.
Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold doesn’t say much about himself. So we let his teammates and coaches say it all.
January 12, 2025
Vikings
Scoggins: Darnold sounds calm and confident. Will he seem that way Monday?
About a week separated his best from his worst, and we can’t claim to know which of those the Rams will see.
January 10, 2025
Colleges
Scoggins: Time to change the rule so St. Thomas is NCAA tournament-eligible next year
The NCAA votes next Wednesday on a potential rule change that would shrink the Tommies' transitional period from five years to four.
January 9, 2025
Vikings
Scoggins: Vikings roster has a core in place and a challenge surrounding it
The interiors of both lines require a rebuild, and the secondary is unsettled. Helpful for the team: General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has some salary-cap space.
January 16, 2025
Vikings
Competitor. Comedian. Cool Dude. Baller. More than anything, the Vikings want Sam Darnold to be a winner.
Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold doesn’t say much about himself. So we let his teammates and coaches say it all.
January 12, 2025
Vikings
Scoggins: Darnold sounds calm and confident. Will he seem that way Monday?
About a week separated his best from his worst, and we can’t claim to know which of those the Rams will see.
January 10, 2025
Colleges
Scoggins: Time to change the rule so St. Thomas is NCAA tournament-eligible next year
The NCAA votes next Wednesday on a potential rule change that would shrink the Tommies' transitional period from five years to four.
January 9, 2025