Howard Sinker

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Now: Sports Take newsletter creator. Then: Web editor/Star Tribune. Still: Media&Cultural Studies, men's basketball team liaison at Macalester. Baseball Hall of Fame voter https://www.thedailyagenda.com/s/sports-take

The temperature is 67 degrees and it's breezy after a couple weeks of sticky, hot weather
A baby coo and her mini-mama outside of Des Moines.
Bluesky account of a friend that has been shortened to "Christ..."
Interbay Stadium in Seattle
Fireworks after the races at Canterbury Park.
Cap repping MFT Local 59 in support of UNITE Local 17 at Target Field.
Photo of the "Twins Dances," who will begin appearing at games next month.
A T-shirt inscribed with "EVERYONE WATCHED MINNESOTA GET ROBBED."
At Park Tavern for the USA vs. Australia World Cup match.
Macalester's Highland Cow mascot sits courtside at a basketball game
Family photo of disgraced President Richard Nixon.
A photo illustration of Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota with its Blue Cross Blue Shield branding.
Screen shot of the end of a Lisa Demuth campaign ad.
Target Field 10 minutes before first pitch tonight.
Scoreboard from the first half of a 2023 game at Williams Arena: Macalester 20, Minnesota 15
Macalester College baseball team doing infield drills before an MIAC tournament game af CHS Field
The Wild game on the big screen and the Frost on the tablet. That's Talking Butt-head on the DVD rack, Coo the Macalester cow on the subwoofer and hummus in the snack bowl
End of the long walking trail at Westwood Hills Nature Center.
The Timberwolves on the big screen. The Wild on the iPad. Coo the Highland Cow to the left of the TV. Out of camera range: Talking Butt-head.
Sunset on Ka’anapali Beach on Maui.
A billboard for Heinz ketchup at Rogers Centre says, "Canadian ketchup made with Canadian tomatoes."
Line score from a recent game between St. Olaf and Macalester.
Line score from Wednesday's baseball game between Carleton and St. Scholastica, which St. Scholastica won 42-9.
Scoreboard at Target Field reads: Due to the downtown Minneapolis power outage we are extending the $2 beer and happy hour snacks through the end of the second inning."
Box scored from today's game between Macalester and St. Olaf shows Macalester with a 14-run sixth inning
Coo, the Macalester College mascot, at a basketball game in February.
Dejected Wayzata players after they lost to big underdog Apple Valley in the first round of the Class 4A boys' basketball tournament.
The Gophers celebrate after their final-second basket to beat Ole Miss.
Kaanipali Beach in Maui
The All-Tournament team from the Minnesota state hockey tournament does not include any players from Edina.
A postgame interview with Chit-Chat Wright at the Big Ten women's basketball tournament.
The "last watched" display on my TV includes only sports networks
Moorhead High mascot Spuddy cheers during the state hockey tournament semifinals.
TV ad for the Dimock Dairy Cheese Fundraising Program.
Screen grab from today's Twins-Yankees game that shows the score as Twins 15, Yankees 0.
Sunday's ranking of the current top 16 seeds for the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Minnesota is listed at No. 15, its first time in the rankings.
Matt, a mixed-breed rescue, watching the Gophers play Illinois instead of begging me to share a snack.
Banner at the 2026 Southside Sports Hall of Fame Unveiling at Sabathani Community Center
Screen grab of the Minnesota-Oregon men's basketball game, which was 11-10 in favor of the Ducks with about 8 minutes left in the first half.
Two dogs seeking attention by asking for treats.
Matt the Rescue watches the Unrivaled 1-on-1 basketball tournament.
Camera operator wearing a hoodie that reads Everybody Watches Women's Sports.
The Super Bowl halftime show ft. Bad Bunny
The curling venue at the Milan-Cortina Olympics is pictured after the USA defeated Czechia in a mixed doubles match.
Macalester 's rookie mascot -- Coo the Highland Cow.
Photo is a sculpture of legendary Minnesota Star Tribune sports columnist Sid Hartman, who died in 2020 at age 100, holding a sign that says, "Jan. 23 Strike Against racism."
The sign at the Iowa border reads: “The people of Iowa welcome you.”
Photo is a jigsaw puzzle of sea otters assembled by my wife to mark the transition of the dining room table through the new year.
Pregame warmups before the game between Maple Grove and Tartan, the second- and third- ranked teams in Class AAAA.
Photo shows a high school basketball player in a shooting shirt with the phrase BE ABOUT IT. The shirt is white; the text is green