Game off: Inside Star Tribune sports during the pandemic
This week we asked some of our sports department colleagues to share what their lives have been like without the usual routines of news, practice and games to guide them.
Part 1: Wild beat writer Sarah McLellan
Part 2: Timberwolves beat writer Chris Hine
Part 3: Vikings beat writer Ben Goessling
Part 4: Senior assistant sports editor Naila-Jean Meyers
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