Recent content from Jim Foster
Expect another year of roster troubles from the Wild. Here's why.
Long-term deals for veterans and the ongoing aftershocks of the Parise and Suter contracts will limit what the Wild can do in 2024-25. Here's why.
Twins having surprise struggle with one impact of baseball rule changes
Shorter games and more hits are good. But all of the rule changes designed to pick up the pace of baseball appear to have an unexpected consequence that the Twins need to fix.
9 charts explain Vikings' stunning turnaround from last season
Last year, the Vikings lost one close game after another. Why are they winning those games this season? The data shows that there are reasons up and down the roster.
Doug Woog named Hockey Legacy Award recipient
The late Gophers coach was honored for his years of service to hockey.
Remembering the epic Minnesota Duluth-Bowling Green four-overtime NCAA hockey final
The Bulldogs and Falcons meet in the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Thirty-five years ago, they played the longest title game ever. The Star Tribune's Jim Foster, a UMD student reporter at the time, recalls the classic game.
A closer look at those not in church
They trend toward young and white, but the religiously unaffiliated cross all incomes and education levels.
LGBT Pride parade route
White Bear Lake levels over the years
White Bear Lake's water levels have fluctuated over the years. The in the 1980s coincided with a drought. A judge found in 2017 that groundwater pumping was a cause of the more recent declines.
Status of state "red flag" laws
Nine states have passed legislation enabling local police to take firearms from people who are determined to be a danger to themselves or others.