The Free Press, Mankato, MN--Columns http://www.mankatofreepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_199004743.html Storm prepare for eye-opening trip to Scandinavia http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_199004743.html For coaches Rob Pipal and Ron Evan, it’s deja vu all over again. For the rest of the team members, it’s about to be a first-time, eye-opening experience.
 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:18:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_197011746.html Can you imagine No. 4 in Mankato? http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_197011746.html Though highly unlikely, the addition of Brett Favre for the Minnesota Vikings would really get Mankato rocking. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:16:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_196001400.html Dealing aces: Twins get the better hand http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_196001400.html Johan Santana. CC Sabathia. Two left-handed power pitchers with Cy Young Awards on their resumes. Each up for free agency after the 2008 season, each traded by an AL Central team to a team in the National League. Each trade netted a package of four minor leaguers.
 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:54:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_195005326.html Bass Connection: Lures’ success rates have fish swimming scared http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_195005326.html If a lure is simply that good, then by all means, anglers should be able to fish with it. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_193011518.html Hazeltine poised to challenge pros at PGA Championship http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_193011518.html It’s only 13 months until the PGA Championship comes to Hazeltine National Golf Club, and by now, more than half of the tickets have been scooped up. It’s easy to get excited about ‘09 since Tiger Woods isn’t playing in the ‘08 event. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:38:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_192013449.html ‘Rookies’ a veteran among triathlons http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_192013449.html Twenty-five years ago, Jeanne Zwart decided to help out friend, Bill Frost, who was trying to pull off the inaugural Elysian Rookies Triathlon. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_190004546.html Nadal-Federer match worth time spent inside http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_190004546.html Dubbed as one of the greatest tennis matches in history, Rafeal Nadal and Roger Federer made believers out of millions. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_189004504.html Flop, flop, fizz, fizz: What a relief it isn’t http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_189004504.html As the Twins wind down the first half of the season and prepare for a run at the AL Central crown, the team must count on a patchwork relief corps. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:16:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_188011825.html GPS forges path for next generation of travelers http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_188011825.html I bought my first Global Positioning System receiver more than a decade ago.It was expensive, had a prodigious appetite for AA batteries, and by today’s standards, was pretty basic. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_186013524.html Brown takes positives away from missed Olympic chance http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_186013524.html A year ago, Lisa Brown hoped one day that her health fitness degree at Gustavus Adolphus would allow her to train Olympic athletes. After a whirlwind last two months, her dream has changed, hoping one day she’ll be an Olympian. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:22:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_185012206.html Bonds’ home run ball should bear asterisk http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_185012206.html Even though he hasn’t hit a baseball for more than nine months, Barry Bonds can still stir up some controversy. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:35:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_183013445.html Minnesota fans just want somebody to Love http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_183013445.html Minnesota fans have plenty of reason to believe things are going south after a tough year across the board. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:57:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_182005648.html What the Twins' streak signals http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_182005648.html Double-digit winning streak are actually pretty impressive when you go inside the numbers. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_178012929.html Perseverance the key to Yezzi’s longevity as a runner http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_178012929.html A little more than 30 years ago, while I was enrolled as a student at then Mankato State University, I took an ethics course through the Philosophy Department. The professor was Ron Yezzi and he had a unique, laid-back style coupled with a vast knowledge of the subject matter. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:13:00 +0000 http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_176011445.html Last-place finisher honored like all others http://www.mankatofreepress.com/columns/local_story_176011445.html The athletes and their friends and family members were gathered around the man on the megaphone, listening to hear if their bib numbers would be called so they might take a sweet door prize home from the North Mankato Triathlon Sunday morning.Most of them were already taking the good feeling of finishing with them.