I am trying to check the Macalester-St. John’s football score as infrequently as possible. It’s reached @sickoscommittee.org status. gojohnnies.com/sidearmstats...

Antifa at the ballpark.

Tiger-Mariners has officially reached the "Game 163 in 2009" stage when all kinds of weird $#!+ happened before the Twins beat the Tigers 6-5 in 12 innings. Waiting for Alexi Casilla to get the game-ending hit for Bobby Keppel's only MLB win.

Too bad the Lynx gave away Game 2 of their semifinal series with Phoenix, which likely deprived the #WNBA of the Aces-Lynx championship series that fans deserved. Las Vegas is a noble champion, but it would have been better if the Aces had faced a tougher final test.

New Sports Take: College athletes are about to be able to bet on pro sports, a tip line just went live so people can rat out cheating college programs, the Wild season begins and I've got a crisis communications expert who has some thoughts for the Pohlads. www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

Think it's worth having the Mariners and Toronto in the ALCS just to hear French-language broadcasters refer to Cal Raleigh as "Le Gros Tombereau." ⚾

It's only the third quarter but the Victory Bell has already made an appearance on the @macalestercollege.bsky.social sideline. Too soon? Mac 29, Hamline 0.

In case you were wondering... #d3fb @miacathletics.bsky.social

New Sports Take: Rocco Baldelli, Napheesa Collier, Kirill Kaprisov, Vikings injuries. So much in play this week that we published Sports Take early. Also an essay by Carleton QB Jack Curtis on his amazing juggling act -- football, studies and chemotherapy. www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

Aroldis Chapman vs. the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth. Can both sides lose?

Clark the Cub > TC Bear.

Did everyone notice that Indiana shot 34 free throws compared to 11 for Las Vegas in today’s #WNBA Game 4 — and that the officials were the same ones who worked Game 3 of the Lynx-Mercury series?

Well, my lasting sports image from today will be Daniel Carlson having his final minute potential game-winning field goal blocked. 🏈

Need to get Lynx-Mercury to Target Center for Game 5 just for the ovation when Cheryl Reeve is introduced and to see whether a #WNBA crowd can learn the words to the "ref, you suck" chant. 🤬💪🏀

Hoping EMQ says this as a voiceover in a @peggyflanagan.bsky.social for Senator ad. 💪

Lynx have no one to blame but themselves. Awful play by the bigs. Alanna Smith went from white-tailed deer to deer-in-headlights. Jessica Shepard made mistake after mistake. Disorganized offense. Wretched defensive rebounding. No composure. Lots to figure out before Sunday's Game 4. #WNBA

Rebecca Lobo just sounded personally hurt to report that A'ja Wilson missed her 10th shot in a row just before halftime of the Aces-Fever playoff game. #WNBA

Fresh Sports Take: Read about the Minnesota college quarterback who threw 6 touchdown passes Saturday and went for his bi-weekly chemotherapy Monday. Also, Isaiah Rodgers > Aaron Rodgers, the Lynx lose composure and the Kaliakmanis brothers return to town. www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

The last three minutes of the first half has been batshit crazy cbasketball by the Lynx, with fans adding a wall of noise which I'm wondering if the broadcast can fully capture. It's the basketball rapture. #WNBA

Christian friends, help me out. Who gets taken in the Rapture? The star-bellied Sneeches or the plain-bellied Sneeches?

Technologically advanced band: The Damned Router

Seems about right, even if they'd all lose to Pink Pony Club across the street at Target Center.

Luckiest guy at Camp Randall Stadium is the security guard leaning against the goalpost who doesn't have to witness the disaster that #Badgers football has become. The field goal made it Maryland 17, Wisconsin 0 in the second quarter.

I guess Cheryl Reeve was right when she said that Emma Meesseman “made the wrong choice” by signing with the Liberty instead of the Lynx a couple months back. #WNBA

New Sports Take: Hey, it's the latest coaching opening with P.J. Fleck's name attached -- and a replay from a recent one when his boss said Fleck was serious. Also, the Lynx (and Gophers volleyball) are winners while Minnesota men's teams have week of losses. www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

New Sports Take: The #MNTwins disastrous meltdown and what needs to be done. I was hoping to avoid writing a harsh assessment. But it became clear that it needed to be done. Also, happy thoughts about Minnesota quarterbacks, the Lynx win by losing and more. www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

Bears gonna Bear.

BlueSky Post of the Day competition is over. Here's your winner:

Managed to include three Twins who added 1.24 to this score. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 890 9/9: Rarity: 18 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: immaculategrid.com/play

Favorite line of the afternoon: Texas Tech 62, Kent Stare (+48.5) 14 Kent State covers. 🏈 (21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly.) 💰

#Gophers knew exactly what they were doing when they scheduled Northwestern State, a shitshow football program that hasn't had a winning season since 2008 -- and has been terrible more often than merely mediocre This is embarrassing and pointless.

For the record, my friend Noah Davis is not the Noah Davis with the 18.00 ERA who pitches for the Twins.

New Sports Take: It's hard not to be enthusiastic about Minnesota sports right now, as long as you join the majority ignoring the #MNTwins. #Vikings, #Lynx, #MNUFC and #Gophers are giving fans reasons for hope. Also, a 'scam alert' from @pjthereuss.bsky.social www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

The White Sox have now won one of their last 206 games when trailing after eight innings. That "one" came tonight against the Twins, who turned a 3-1 lead into a 4-3 loss. #Disgraceball

Lynx crowd is a bit more engaged than a Twins crowd. Sports fandom is a meritocracy.

I am convinced that baseball’s quest for young fans will be solved by the communal singing of the SpongeBob theme song when the home team scores.

#MNTwins break silence, introduce new minority partner. #SpongeBob

After spending the season showing their shortcomings in offense, defense and pitching, the Twins are now doing a damn fine job showing they can't run the bases worth a $#!+ either.

Lynx have made three hard fouls against Indiana players that would have resulted in lifetime suspensions if they'd been committed against Caitlin Clark. 😜🏀💪

Have an idea for a children's book titled "Taj Bradley and the scoreless inning."

Well, this is better than "WTF? WHO LET JONI ERNST CROSS THE BORDER?" 😎

This week's newsletter has been updated with Friday's news of the Tommies-Johnnies rivalry being renewed (for one night, anyway) with a basketball game scheduled for Dec. 11 in the new St. Thomas arena.

Sports Take: Could @espn.com be the future home of the #MNTwins? @startribune.com makes a major streaming leap. But will the Strib's changes treat the Lynx and other beats like the junior varsity? Also, fine reads about the #Vikings GM and traditional lacrosse www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

I believe 'humiliating' is the proper word for this #MNTwins work in progress

In the expensive seats

Ummm, ouch. Jhoan Duran carted off the field after being hit by comebacker share.google/RTfykGF2S8Zx...

Fresh Sports Take: Sorting through the #MNTwins situation and what's ahead. Will management read the room? Will things really change? Will you still be a fan? Also, Lynx success, Vikings joint practices, two-way Perich and puking up a couple of nothingburgers. www.thedailyagenda.com/p/sports-tak...

Twins fans mood after this morning's ownership news: www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxIxB...

I know they have to do it as part of their jobs, but Twins broadcasters hyping expensive limited edition team hoodies is almost as sad as when they praise a player's performance after starting off by saying, "Despite the loss. . ."