Patrick Reusse
Columnist
SportsPatrick Reusse is a sports columnist who writes three columns per week.
Latest from Patrick Reusse
Reusse: Gophers better be ready to spend because Niko Medved is ready to win
After turning former Breck standout David Roddy into an NBA player, Medved’s hire should be a boost to keep the in-state talent in Minnesota
March 25, 2025
Reusse: Opening Day is bearing down. Remember to laugh. It’s baseball.
Nothing that happens in a single game among 162 is worth the sort of angst that fans of the NFL, NBA and NHL put themselves through.
March 23, 2025
Reusse: Hope for a Gophers women’s hockey upset of Wisconsin is only that
If Badgers fans hadn’t invaded Ridder Arena in numbers, maybe there’d have been loud pushback over some whistles, but not this time.
March 22, 2025
Reusse: Tragedy tinges Orono’s state tournament appearance
The Spartans all season have honored Lucas Knudson, their point guard who died in a car crash the day before practice began.
March 20, 2025
Reusse: Blasi, St. Thomas battling MSU Mankato for CCHA title
From three wins in his first season to one win away from a CCHA championship, Rico Blasi and the Tommies men's hockey team are ready for their moment.
March 18, 2025
Reusse: The Bigler family of Marshall and Southwest Minnesota State makes it a far-flung basketball day
Dad Brad coached the Mustangs in the NCAA Division II tournament in Kansas while daughter Taleigha played for a high school state title in Williams Arena.
March 16, 2025
Reusse: Firing Johnson is Coyle's latest mistake in a tenure full of them
Mark Coyle's takes range from silly to delusional, and his promise of a stronger financial commitment to men's basketball doesn’t add up.
March 14, 2025
Reusse: Defying status as a financial underdog, Augsburg aims for two national championships
The women’s hockey team and the men’s wrestling team will compete for Division III titles. “Proud to be an Auggie” indeed.
March 13, 2025
Reusse: Blasi, St. Thomas battling MSU Mankato for CCHA title
From three wins in his first season to one win away from a CCHA championship, Rico Blasi and the Tommies men's hockey team are ready for their moment.
March 18, 2025
Reusse: The Bigler family of Marshall and Southwest Minnesota State makes it a far-flung basketball day
Dad Brad coached the Mustangs in the NCAA Division II tournament in Kansas while daughter Taleigha played for a high school state title in Williams Arena.
March 16, 2025
Reusse: Firing Johnson is Coyle's latest mistake in a tenure full of them
Mark Coyle's takes range from silly to delusional, and his promise of a stronger financial commitment to men's basketball doesn’t add up.
March 14, 2025
Reusse: Defying status as a financial underdog, Augsburg aims for two national championships
The women’s hockey team and the men’s wrestling team will compete for Division III titles. “Proud to be an Auggie” indeed.
March 13, 2025