Chip Scoggins
Columnist
SportsChip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune. A graduate of the University of Missouri journalism school, Scoggins worked at newspapers in Texas, Connecticut, North Carolina and Chicago before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2000. He has been named Minnesota's Sportswriter of the Year four times by the National Sports Media Association.
Latest from Chip Scoggins
Scoggins: Two great players cannot overcome a very good team
Following the Wolves’ demolition of the Lakers, they proved they’re legit contenders because they can win in different ways, with different styles and versions of themselves.
May 1, 2025
Scoggins: Wild are familiar with playoff regret, but Game 5 loss is especially regrettable
After his team worked through errors, sluggishness and a goalie change, Gustav Nyquist earned a spot in Minnesota sports lore by going offside.
April 30, 2025
Scoggins: Redick’s no-sub second half looked desperate, appears damaging
The Lakers coach couldn’t trust his thin bench. The players he left out there said they weren’t tired, but getting outscored 32-19 by the Wolves in the fourth quarter says they were.
April 28, 2025
Scoggins: Wild begin a test of resilience after sudden setback
Mistakes by Minnesota and, some will say, by the officials contributed. Players and coach John Hynes wisely put those matters aside postgame.
April 27, 2025
Scoggins: Jaden McDaniels never gets tired, and Timberwolves benefit greatly
McDaniels was a force at both ends as the Wolves beat the Lakers in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the playoff series.
April 26, 2025
Scoggins: The Wild’s young players are growing up, and we get to watch
Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi are playing key roles as Minnesota has taken a 2-1 playoff series lead over Vegas.
April 25, 2025
Scoggins: Vegas is the favorite in the series, but Wild have aces in the hole
Kirill Kaprizov's standout play and Filip Gustavsson's goaltending made a big difference in Game 2.
April 23, 2025
Scoggins: The area where shots get blocked serves as a proving ground for Wild
As Minnesota prepares to face Vegas in a first-round NHL playoff series, the defensemen know their pain will be appreciated.
April 19, 2025
Scoggins: Wolves must call on calm when the whistles favor the Lakers
Complicating the tests of emotional maturity Minnesota will face is the notion that the NBA and its officials want Los Angeles to advance.
April 19, 2025
Scoggins: After a sleepy start to the season, Twins are showing signs of life
The Twins played like an aggressive, fundamentally sound team Wednesday in a win over the New York Mets as Minnesota tries to climb out of an early hole.
April 16, 2025
Scoggins: Wild frustrate fans by sitting Buium, then thrill them with playoff clincher
The Wild dashed the hopes that defenseman Zeev Buium, 19, would make his pro debut, but they threw a house party in a 3-2 OT win over Anaheim.
April 16, 2025
Scoggins: Williams Arena needs to get a piece of its history back
It’s time to move forward, in this era of college sports no longer operating under the guise of amateurism, and honor the past. The Gophers should let the 1997 Final Four banner hang from the Williams Arena rafters once more.
April 1, 2025
