BRIAN HANSEL
Now we’re ready for some football 
Now that the 2010 Minnesota Vikings are finally in the same state perhaps we can look forward to some football.
By Brian Hansel , August 20, 2010
Is this the Vikings’ year? 
If you are the Minnesota Vikings and the Super Bowl eluded you by a field goal last year you have to feel like this could be your year.
By Brian Hansel , July 30, 2010
Foxy Favre has unfinished business 
Brett Favre has made it pretty clear that he enjoys being foxy just as much as he enjoys throwing touchdown passes.
By Brian Hansel , July 16, 2010
Hunker down for another nail-biter 
So here we are in the major league club’s historic 50th season playing before sellout and near-sellout crowds at fantastic Target Field.
By Brian Hansel , July 02, 2010
Cheaper stadium would have been more palatable 
Cash-strapped Minnesota may not have the money to build the Vikings a new football stadium but here is something you can take to the bank — the popular NFL team is not going to sign a 40-year lease on Mall of America Field.
By Brian Hansel , May 07, 2010
Stood up by toms, nature gives grand substitute 
One of the greatest sounds to a turkey hunter is a tom gobbling up a storm. It rates in the same class of thrill as a flock of bluebills screaming into the decoy set.
By Brian Hansel , May 03, 2010
Killebrew’s visit a thrill for area fans 
By Brian Hansel , April 23, 2010
2010: The year we sniff grass 
Fresh-cut green grass, wooden seats, wind, sunshine, blue skies and jet noise — it’s all so nostalgic, so Star-Spangled, so right.
By Brian Hansel , April 08, 2010
Planting and planning for the future 
You have to like the month of April. Mother Earth has tipped just enough on its axis so that our snow has disappeared, those below zero winds are behind us and nature’s life cycle is starting again.
April 02, 2010
Twins suffer a setback before they even start 
It looks like a bit of rain has fallen on the Minnesota Twins even before their 2010 opener at Target Field.
By Brian Hansel , March 12, 2010
Country plays and calling ‘cayutes’ 
We all meet unforgettable people in our lives. One of mine is my Grandma Hulda.
By Brian Hansel , March 05, 2010
Show some class on the sidelines 
Reading about the father who was arrested for punching a youth basketball commissioner at a sixth grade basketball tournament in Burnsville last weekend is a good wake-up call at this time of the year.
By Brian Hansel , February 19, 2010
Twins have already proven it only takes a few 
As the Twins have demonstrated in the past it often only takes 2-3 new guys to make a trip to the World Series.
By Brian Hansel , February 05, 2010
Vikings beat Vikings in New Orleans 
The clarity of hindsight tells us that the Minnesota Vikings choked themselves to death in the NFC Championship game.
By Brian Hansel , January 29, 2010
Considering the weather, are we crazy? 
It would probably be very hard to come up with an insanity defense for Minnesotans in the month of January.
January 28, 2010
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