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2012

Exciting Times

Jon - 10/07/2012

Exciting Times

It's October 1 and I'm sitting here watching the Bears intercept a Tony Romo pass for the fifth time tonight, essentially ending my fantasy football chances for the week. It's hard to be in a good mood


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2007

Wonders of Wayne: The Top Five Waynes that I can think of

Jon - 05/28/2007

Wonders of Wayne:  The Top Five Waynes that I can think of

All Wayne all the time

Last Comment: Jeremy - 06/12/2007 @ 04:36:22 PM - I despise Keith Hernandez, but then again this is neither the time, nor the place.


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2005

The Debate: Part 4

Jon - 11/10/2005

The Debate: Part 4

A while back, Page 3 was home to a debate about which sport was better -- football, or baseball. And while it aroused intense feelings on both sides (too intense at times), the debate was always lacking

Last Comment: icbeast - 01/02/2006 @ 12:19:04 AM - I'm looking for some of my preseason Packer's comments and am having some difficulty because the Page3 search feature is worthless, and anyway I have...


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2004

Hardly Identical Twins

Jon - 10/05/2004

Hardly Identical Twins

Sometimes it's fun to step into the WayBack machine and look at how things have changed (or stayed the same). Just over a year ago, I wrote a little article about the Minnesota Twins and why you should

Last Comment: icbeast - 10/07/2004 @ 06:06:07 PM - I HATE THE YANKEES!!!!


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Opening Day...Again

Jeremy, Matt, Jon, and Sarah - 04/12/2004

Opening Day...Again

Once again the Page 3 staffers found themselves at Opening Day at the HHH Metrodome. This time however, rather than the first game at the dome being in August the first game of the Twins season was at

Last Comment: Sarah - 09/30/2018 @ 05:31:40 PM - Joe if this is it, what a career. But I hope it isn't...


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Worst Ideas in Sports

Jon - 01/24/2004

Worst Ideas in Sports

After reading the title, you may think that this article deals with things like the XFL, the glow puck, and televised professional golf.

But those are not the types of ideas that this article

Last Comment: Scott - 07/16/2012 @ 08:51:17 AM - http://www.jsonline.com/sports/stupid-is-as-sports-does-4d64ilf-162539086.html Add this to your list of stupid sports ideas....


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2003

Cheer for the Minnesota Twins Today

Jon - 09/29/2003

Cheer for the Minnesota Twins Today

The Major League baseball playoff picture is basically set and the postseason games will begin soon. If your favorite team happened to make it in this year, congratulations. Many of you, however, need

Last Comment: Jeremy - 10/02/2003 @ 12:04:00 AM - Radke was indeed born in the same city as Page 3 and oddly enough he was actually conceived on top of the webserver.


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2003

Our Butler Encounter

Jon, and Sarah - 08/02/2003

Our Butler Encounter

Jon's Encounter

Spending a few hours enjoying a rare, nationally televised afternoon Twins game or having a brief encounter with a former Packer in a local grocery store. Normally, when

Last Comment: Jeremy - 08/31/2015 @ 10:32:54 PM - The doc file of Jon's interview transcript with 2 lines in it seems to have gone missing over the years, but really I think it's almost funnier as a 404...


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Reflections on a Semester

Jon - 02/10/2003

Reflections on a Semester

When I finally got some time to relax after first semester, I decided to take some time and gather some thoughts on the term.  Below are a few of these thoughts.  They're not

Last Comment: Scott Matson - 09/01/2003 @ 06:49:15 PM - I feel that the "Take your pants and leave" comment hits close to home. (or should I say close to camp)


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2002

Spring and Sports: Part II

Jon - 07/07/2002

Spring and Sports: Part II

I wasn't in the greatest mood earlier, so I decided to use some of the energy I had to write an article for Page 3.

Since it's now summer, and the outcry from the readers

Last Comment: Scott - 09/12/2003 @ 03:11:37 PM - yeah, baseball still rules. I don't care what any one else says.


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The Science Museum Debacle

Jon - 06/13/2002

The Science Museum Debacle

I'm out of school for the summer and have a fair amount of free time on my hands. That being the case, I was excited about tagging along on a field trip to the Science Museum of Minnesota


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My Krispy Kreme Adventure

Jon - 04/02/2002

My Krispy Kreme Adventure

It all started out just over two years ago on a bus trip to Virginia. At some point on the trip, my brother pointed out a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop and commented on their popularity.


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Spring and Sports: Part I

Jon - 03/09/2002

Spring and Sports: Part I

I love Spring. I simply love it. The sun comes out of hibernation, the snow begins to melt, and we are reminded that the color green does, in fact, exist. Spring even has its own smell, and I love


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