Derek Johnson

19 Feb 2010

Falcon men’s hockey team hosts first round of playoffs

The playoff season for winter sports has finally arrived. The men’s hockey team kicks off the playoff season with the first round of the NCHA Peters Cup as the third seed hosting sixth seed UW-Eau Claire. The first round of […]

12 Feb 2010

Warm weather causes concern for Olympics

When we think of Canada, we often think of bitter cold weather and snowy conditions. Usually in the winter months that is the case, but one area of Canada is not experiencing the cold temperatures and snowy conditions. In fact, […]

05 Feb 2010

Men’s basketball and hockey struggle while women feel right at home

Winter sports for the Falcons are heading into the home stretch of the regular season. The teams are starting to smell the postseason tournaments. It’s the fun time in the year for the fans as well for the athletes. Each […]

11 Dec 2009

Packers hitting stride at right time, seeing potential for playoffs

After an up and down first half of the season and two consecutive losses to the division-leading Minnesota Vikings and last place NFC team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Packers sat at 4-4 and far from the playoff conversation. Four weeks and four wins later, the Packers sit at 8-4 and hold the sixth spot in the NFC playoffs.

04 Dec 2009

Not so fast Viking fans; road to Miami has a few roadblocks

As we head into December, playoff talks start to heat up more and more each week. Not only have playoff talks been heating up in this area, but Super Bowl talks have been a hot topic as well, and rightfully so, as the Vikings head into week 13 of the season at 10-1. There are a lot of Viking fans on campus, including myself, but let’s take a step back for a second and really analyze the Vikings situation for a minute.

20 Nov 2009

Fall sports come to end, winter sports begin seasons

As we get into the middle of November, the fall sports are starting to wrap up their seasons, and if successful enough, are playing in post-season action. The winter sports teams are starting to become the main focus now as […]

13 Nov 2009

Men’s and women’s hockey teams off to good starts

The 2008-09 season for the men’s hockey team was a forgetful one. It all started from the first game of the season when they tied to a very beatable Marian team. The Falcons went winless in their first four games […]

05 Nov 2009

U of M basketball program talented, troubled

The Minnesota Golden Gopher men’s basketball team has high expectations this upcoming year after a successful 2008-09 campaign. The Gophers made the NCAA Tournament last year for the first time since 2004-05 and the first time since Tubby Smith, the […]

30 Oct 2009

Favre’s return: A game for the ages

The game of the season is finally here. For most of the people in the Minnesota and Wisconsin area, the date Nov. 1 has been circled for quite some time. Brett Favre’s returning to Lambeau Field has been talked about and hyped since Aug. 18 when he signed with the Vikings. I’m sure there were few who had this day circled when the rumors of Favre coming to the Vikings sprung up in the early summer days of May.

23 Oct 2009

NBA losing fans due to international influence

For most of the 90s, the NBA was at the top of the charts in terms of popularity in America. It sat there along with the NFL competing for the top sport in America. It did help that fans were […]