Columnist | Sports

Patrick Reusse is a sports columnist who writes three columns per week. Write to Patrick by e-mailing sports@startribune.com and including his name in the subject line.


Reusse: Bill Nelson and Dundas are big parts of Minnesota 'townball' history

The Dukes have been a state power for decades, with plenty of success and some recent bad news.


Reusse: Two decades after historic Minnesota summer, Ryan Moore returns for 3M Open

A dominant amateur, Moore also played a role in the U.S. victory at the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine.


Patrick Reusse looks back at Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown

Joe Mauer, Todd Helton, Jim Leyland and Adrian Beltre went into the baseball shrine.


Reusse: Rod Carew still visits Cooperstown to show respect to baseball's legends

The Twins great, a Hall of Famer for more than three decades, is back in New York as "a taller me" is enshrined in Joe Mauer.


Reusse: 'Ball writer' Fraley will also have his moment in Cooperstown

The late Gerry Fraley, a longtime reporter for the Dallas Morning News, will be honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.


Reusse: Addison is now Vikings' No. 1 knucklehead receiver

There should be no need to gather more information on Vikings receiver Jordan Addison after a second dangerous incident in a vehicle in his two years in the NFL.


Reusse: Clark reunited with former Hawkeyes teammate Czinano

After three years competing alongside Iowa star Caitlin Clark, Monika Czinano happy to watch her friend play where the two won the Big Ten tournament in 2023.


Reusse: Playing career over, two-time Twin LaMarre has no regrets

The former outfielder is moving on with his life with his wife, former Edina tennis standout Whitney Taney, and their two boys.


Reusse: Augustine rides U's pipeline from Trinidad and Tobago to Paris

Trinidad & Tobago might be a small Caribbean country, but it has produced some standout Gophers sprinters, including Olympics-bound Devin Augustine.


Reusse: Let's savor the blur that is the Twins' Buxton while we can

Byron Buxton's career has long held great promise, but always with the caveat "if he stays healthy." Now he has been playing well for several weeks, and that blinding speed on the bases and in center field is still a wonder to behold.