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Jim Souhan is a sports journalist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America since 1993.[1]

Professional career

He was named one of the top 10 sports columnists in America by the Associated Press Sports Editors of America in 2008.[citation needed] He also appears on Fox Sports North television and KSTP AM-1500 radio.[2] In 2010, Souhan called out the Xavier men's basketball team for having a mid-major basketball team, favoring the No. 11 Minnesota Gophers over the No. 6 seeded Xavier Musketeers.[3] Xavier won the game,[4] and in the post game press conference, Xavier Coach Chris Mack called out Souhan for his favoring of Minnesota."Jim Souhan, however you pronounce his name, from the Star-Tribune, thanks for the motivation to tell our kids that we should be fodder against Minnesota."[5] After Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill suffered his fourth game day seizure in his tenure at Minnesota during halftime of a game against Western Illinois on September 13, 2013, Souhan wrote a column in which he called for Kill to step down. In the column, Souhan stated that "No one who buys a ticket to TCF Bank Stadium should be rewarded with the sight of a middle-aged man writhing on the ground." [6] This statement was criticized by epilepsy awareness advocates for its insensitivity towards people who have epilepsy.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1765&Itemid=111
  2. ^ http://www.startribune.com/bios/10646006.html
  3. ^ http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/88295567.html
  4. ^ http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13085410/xavier-big-men-keep-battling-look-for-help-from-friends
  5. ^ http://cnati.com/blogs/paul/2010/03/mack-shoots-back-at-minneapolis-columnist.php
  6. ^ http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/223780401.html
  7. ^ http://www.epilepsyfoundationmn.org/files/epilepsyfoundation/files/pdf_files/Letter%20to%20the%20editor%20Brett%20Boyum.pdf


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