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New technology hopes to make football safe from head trauma, but can it? // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera May 25, 2012 -

Warren Moon seems to think so. The former Vikings quarterback is now repping the Xenith helmet, which is supposed to precent debilitating head trauma.
Extra! Extra! Vikings did something right for a change // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera May 3, 2012 -

With the draft in the books, 2012 looks to have potential. Will the Vikings, as is their nature, screw it all up?
Bring outdoor lacrosse to the Twin Cities // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera April 27, 2012 -

As the NBA and NHL seasons draw to a close, Minnesotans will find themselves at a loss for fast-paced professional sporting entertainment.
How the Twins can rebound in 2012 // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera April 13, 2012 -

The 2011 Major League Baseball season was an unexpected and exceedingly cruel torture for Minnesota Twins fans.
Brock Itch: How professional wrestling got its Brock back // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera April 6, 2012 -

Here’s hoping Lesnar can stay healthy, because at 6’3” and 266 pounds, with a skull tattooed on his back, a sword inked in the middle of his chest, and a mouth as big as his ego, Brock Lesnar, or at least his public persona, is the epitome of excess.
“I thought The Generals were due!”: The day the Harlem Globetrotters lost // Jock Itch

by Bryan Bierman April 5, 2012 -

“That game was fixed! They were using a freakin’ ladder, for God’s sake!”
Batter up!: The A.V. Club’s pop culture baseball all-star team // Jock Itch

by Amalia Oulahan, Marah Eakin, Marcus Gilmer, Shanna Mooney, Ben Munson, John Semley, and Matt Wild April 4, 2012 -

As the 2012 Major League baseball season kicks off, The A.V. Club celebrates in the only way we know how—arbitrary list-making.
A team named Sioux // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera March 30, 2012 -

If we’re to follow the argument that “people should not be mascots,” then when will the MLB crack down on Minnesota for the cartoonish depiction of Twins that looms over Target Field?
March Madness highlights the permissiveness of illegal gambling // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera March 23, 2012 -

Have any bets out this month?
Is it any surprise that certain NFL players have taken part in illegal bounty programs? // Jock Itch

by Tony Libera March 9, 2012 -

Can anyone, player or fan, really say that they don’t expect this sort of thing from professional football?

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New technology hopes to make football safe from head trauma, but can it? // Jock Itch

Extra! Extra! Vikings did something right for a change // Jock Itch

Bring outdoor lacrosse to the Twin Cities // Jock Itch

How the Twins can rebound in 2012 // Jock Itch

Brock Itch: How professional wrestling got its Brock back // Jock Itch

“I thought The Generals were due!”: The day the Harlem Globetrotters lost // Jock Itch

Batter up!: The A.V. Club’s pop culture baseball all-star team // Jock Itch

A team named Sioux // Jock Itch

March Madness highlights the permissiveness of illegal gambling // Jock Itch

Is it any surprise that certain NFL players have taken part in illegal bounty programs? // Jock Itch

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