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Regular readers of Rom Phra Khun will have figured out by now that I am still a fan of Minnesota sports even though I haven't lived in Minnesota for nearly 50 years. It is really, really hard to kick some habits! In any event, being a Minnesota fan there's something I don't quite understand. This weekend (Sept. 24-25) the Minnesota Gophers football team (men's football) was beaten by North Dakota State in convincing fashion—North Dakota State! The Vikings (men's football) led the Detroit Lions 20 to zip at half-time and managed to lose in overtime 26-23. The Minnesota Twins (men's baseball) managed to win their third game in their last 21 tries (that's embarrassing!).Meanwhile the Minnesota Lynx (women's basketball) pounded Phoenix, 103-86, to advance to the WNBA championship. They never did that before. And 103 points in a game isn't all that usual in the WNBA.
Now, here's the thing I don't get (or, maybe I do). The Minneapolis Star Tribune website buried the Lynx story at the bottom of its main sports page (here)—below the Gophers, the Vikings, and can you believe it even below the hapless, pathetic Twins. You would think that the Lynx victory today would be emblazoned in 50 point headlines at the top of the page. But, nope. It's at the bottom. Minnesota sports fans are starved for athletic success at the state level—and here's a pro basketball team going to the finals! -- Oh, I forgot, it's just women's basketball.
