The Loop’s YouTube Flashback: Gophers Gone Wild

Posted by Kevin Cusick Published in The Loop's YouTube Flashback

The 72nd NCAA men’s basketball tournament begins this week, and for the 72nd consecutive year, the champion will not be the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The maroon and gold have had what can best be described as a checked history on the hardwood. Only one trip to the Final Four, and that 1997 anomaly was stricken [...]

Tags: 1972, 1997, academic cheating scandal, battery, Bill Musselman, brawl, Clem Haskins, Corky Taylor, Final Four, forfeit, Luke Witte, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NCAA basketball tournament, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ron Behagan, The Barn

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Mar

The Loop’s Factoids: 3-4-10

Posted by Kevin Cusick Published in The Loop's Factoids

They have the look, smell and feel of REAL facts, without all of that cumbersome factuality Al Michaels’ marriage nearly broke up during the 1980s because of his habit of asking “Do you believe in miracles?” during lovemaking. President Obama’s new proposal would extend free health care to more than 6 million uninsured Navi. Tiger [...]

Tags: "Avatar", "Jersey Shore", 1980 Winter Olympics, 1997, 2004 presidential race, 2008 presidential race, 2010 Winter Olympics, ABC, Al Michaels, Alaska, Barack Obama, Baseball Hall of Fame, battery, caddie, Canada, cheating, Chile, Cooperstown, crack, curling, earthquake, ESPN, George W. Bush, gold medal, Hannah Storm, Hawaii, health care reform, Jim Bunning, John Birch Society, John Daly, John Shuster, Levi Johnston, Lindsey Vonn, lyrics, marriage, Miami, Miracle on Ice, mirror, MTV, Naomi Campbell, Navi, NBC, PGA Tour, plaque, post-traumatic stress disorder, Pro Bowl, reality TV, Rick Reilly, Roger Ebert, Sarah Palin, sex scandal, showering, skiing, Sports Illustrated, Staten Island Ferry, Steve Williams, swimsuit issue, therapy, Tiger Woods, Tony Kornheiser, tsunami, tweating, Twitter, Vancouver, Whitney Houston

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Nov

The Loop’s Morning Lines: 11-17-09

Posted by Kevin Cusick Published in The Loop's Morning Lines

Isiah Thomas, in only his third game as Florida International’s coach, got into a nasty dustup with Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik, who he accused of running up the score on his team Sunday. It’s the first tangible sign that Thomas is failing a little ahead of schedule. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says [...]

Tags: 1997, 2012, Alaska, Barack Obama, Bill Belichick, Buffalo Bills, Carrie Prejean, China, CNN, Coca-Cola, Coke, Costco, Dennis Rodman, Doug Wojcik, Emily Chang, Farrah Fawcett, Florida International Golden Panthers, fourth down, Germany, Houston Oilers, Indianapolis Colts, Isiah Thomas, Levi Johnston, liquor, Mao Zedong, NBA, New England Patriots, Peyton Manning, Playgirl magazine, radar, Ryan O'Neal, Sarah Palin, sex video, Tatum O'Neal, Tennessee Titans, Tulsa Golden Hurricane

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Oct

The Loop’s Midweek News Quiz: 10-28-09

Posted by Kevin Cusick Published in The Loop's Midweek News Quiz

Tennis great Andre Agassi, in his upcoming autobiography, admits to using this during his younger days … A. Crystal meth B. Crystal cocaine C. Crystal Gayle Agassi says he used the dangerously addictive drug in 1997, which is not surprising, in retrospect, because that was the year he … A. Fell out of the top 100 of the world rankings [...]

Tags: "Avatar", "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", "Open: An Autobiography", "This Is It", 1997, Andre Agassi, Bay Bridge, Bob Griese, Brooke Hundley, Brooke Shields, California, Chris Farley, Crystal Gayle, crystal meth, Dana Carvey, Democratic Party, DirecTV, Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Decker, ESPN, health care reform, Iceland, Joe Lieberman, Joe Piscopo, Lilliputians, male pattern baldness, Mark McGwire, McDonald's, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Jackson, MInnesota Gophers, Minnesota Wild, Motel 6, New York, New York Yankees, NHL, octuplets, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, public option, sex, sex addiction, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Phillips, taco, tennis, U.S. Senate, World Series, Yankee Stadium

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Oct

The Loop’s Gridiron Flashback: Pasadena in Black and White

Posted by Kevin Cusick Published in The Loop's Gridiron Flashback

Minnesota and Ohio State have radically different Rose Bowl histories. The Buckeyes have played in Pasadena 13 times, the Gophers just twice. But the Buckeyes have hardly covered themselves in glory, winning only one Rose Bowl in the past 35 years (when Arizona State handed John Cooper a last-second victory on New Year’s Day 1997). [...]

Tags: 1958, 1997, Arizona State Sun Devils, John Cooper, MInnesota Gophers, NBC, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Pacific Eight, Pasadena, Rose Bowl