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
High Schools
Scoggins: She plays D like the daughter of Secret Service agents ... because she is one
Kate Holmquist’s job is an important one for Maple Grove’s defensive strategy. Her parents can relate.
March 14, 2025
Sports
Scoggins: Gophers need a new commitment to basketball, not just a new coach
Gophers AD Mark Coyle must take full stock of the program, including a deteriorating Williams Arena.
March 13, 2025
Vikings
Scoggins: Vikings' QB plan — to build a bridge to McCarthy — is playing out perfectly
The team could have been swayed by Sam Darnold’s role in those 14 wins but wasn’t. If the Aaron Rodgers chatter is only words, they’ve correctly stayed the course.
March 13, 2025
High Schools
Scoggins: Despite health issues, Keenan's determination leads Chaska to state tournament
Chaska senior Ella Keenan has spent more time in doctors' offices than on the court this season, but her section semifinal buzzer-beater and season-long perseverance helped the Hawks reach the Class 4A girls basketball tournament.
March 11, 2025
Sports
Scoggins: Nobody ever says, ‘We want to get to Mariucci’
The 7.7 miles that separate the Xcel Energy Center and 3M Arena at Mariucci stand as a boulevard of shattered dreams for Minnesota high school hockey players.
March 6, 2025
Gophers
Scoggins: Word is the athletic director wants to build Gophers men’s basketball. What does it mean for the coach?
People connected to the University of Minnesota say Mark Coyle plans to invest in the program. Does Ben Johnson get to come along?
March 6, 2025
High Schools
How cultural changes are reshaping Minnesota high school sports
More than a dozen leaders across the state shared how their schools are creating new opportunities, dealing with change and working to make their athletic departments inclusive for populations old and new.
March 1, 2025
High Schools
Why Bloomington Kennedy, St. Paul Johnson won’t be the last Minnesota high school hockey teams to expire
The boys state tournament will bring another sweet statewide celebration. Meanwhile, hockey on the east sides of Bloomington and St. Paul and in several other communities struggles to survive as cultural changes sweep the state.
February 28, 2025
Sports
Scoggins: Nobody ever says, ‘We want to get to Mariucci’
The 7.7 miles that separate the Xcel Energy Center and 3M Arena at Mariucci stand as a boulevard of shattered dreams for Minnesota high school hockey players.
March 6, 2025
Gophers
Scoggins: Word is the athletic director wants to build Gophers men’s basketball. What does it mean for the coach?
People connected to the University of Minnesota say Mark Coyle plans to invest in the program. Does Ben Johnson get to come along?
March 6, 2025
High Schools
How cultural changes are reshaping Minnesota high school sports
More than a dozen leaders across the state shared how their schools are creating new opportunities, dealing with change and working to make their athletic departments inclusive for populations old and new.
March 1, 2025
High Schools
Why Bloomington Kennedy, St. Paul Johnson won’t be the last Minnesota high school hockey teams to expire
The boys state tournament will bring another sweet statewide celebration. Meanwhile, hockey on the east sides of Bloomington and St. Paul and in several other communities struggles to survive as cultural changes sweep the state.
February 28, 2025