Kevin Cusick

Twin Cities

Sports Producer, Twin Cities at Pioneer Press

Night sports desk czar at St. Paul Pioneer Press (https://t.co/0EH3uoFFa3), The Loop maven, NFL & fantasy football guru and, occasionally, the one who knocks.

Articles

Charley Walters: Scouting Yankees’ Judge was very inexact science

1 week ago | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge began the weekend hitting .390 with 26 home runs and 60 runs batted in in 68 games this season. In 10 seasons with the Yankees, Judge has hit 341 homers. Tim McIntosh, the former Hopkins and Gophers star catcher, played for the Yankees, then scouted for the Yankees for three years (2001-03). He scouted Judge multiple times in high school and college. “I hadn’t seen this kid play, so I go out and look at him.
The Loop Ten Special Edition: Super Bowl LIX

Feb 9, 2025 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

Kevin Cusick’s countdown looks back on all the pomp and circumstance surrounding Sunday night’s rather large football game. 20. (tie) Travis KelceManages a few receptions during garbage time. Then again, the Chiefs’ entire game was garbage time. 20. (tie) Nick SirianniEagles made sure they built up a big enough lead that even their coach couldn’t blow it. 20. (tie) Luka DoncicAlmost as surprised by the blowout of the Chiefs as he was by his trade to the Lakers. 19.
The Loop NFL Picks: Super Bowl LIX

Feb 7, 2025 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

Eagles vs. Chiefs (-1½):Super rematch two years laterThe best teams in all of footballEagles are back, looking greaterThe Chiefs?
Conference championships

Jan 24, 2025 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

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Divisional playoffs

Jan 15, 2025 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

Commanders at Lions (-9½)Washington earned its first playoff victory in 18 years last Sunday night when Zane Gonzalez doinked a last-second field goal off the upright in Tampa Bay. It was the luckiest thing to happen to the Commanders’ franchise since the Chicago Bears picked Caleb Williams over Jayden Daniels.
That 70s Showdown

Jan 9, 2025 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

The Me Decade gave us more than just Watergate, disco and The Fonz. It gave us a rivalry of Purple People Eaters, Fearsome Foursomes and some occasional mud. As the Vikings and Rams get ready for their eighth playoff matchup Monday night, we look back on the previous seven. For two teams that haven’t faced off in the postseason since the Clinton administration, the Vikings have quite a history with the Rams of Los Angeles, then St. Louis, and now suburban Inglewood, Calif.
Wild Card Weekend

Jan 8, 2025 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

Vikings at Rams (+1½)The bad Sam Darnold returned in all his splendor last Sunday night in Detroit as the Vikings’ quarterback failed and they lost their bid for the NFC’s top seed. Minnesotans haven’t been this disappointed and embarrassed watching one of their local favorites since their governor ran for vice president.
The Loop NFL Picks: Week 15

Dec 13, 2024 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

Bears at Vikings (-6½) Minnesota’s Cam Bynum and Josh Metellus did more post-interception shtick last Sunday by breaking into a dance routine from the 2004 non-Oscar winner “White Chicks.” Their end-zone gymnastics were immediately recognized by many unfortunate souls who wasted precious moments of their life on Earth watching “White Chicks.” Pick: Vikings by 7 Jets at Jaguars (+3½) An angry Mark Gastineau recently confronted hall of famer Brett Favre for intentionally falling in front of...
Slumping stars could be fantasy playoff poison

Dec 11, 2024 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

The fantasy playoffs begin for most mavens this week, and many of them will revert back to their Week 1 lineups with all of their presumed standouts. That’s certainly the safe strategy. But what if your roster is filled with underperforming stars, or slumping front-liners? That’s where things get tricky.
The Loop Fantasy Football Update Week 14: Last-minute moves

Dec 8, 2024 | twincities.com | Kevin Cusick

UPDATE: 10:35 a.m. SundayIt’s looking like most of the questionable fantasy suspects are going to give it a go this afternoon. The list of slightly wounded warriors is led by Giants WR Malik Nabers, Tampa Bay and former Gophers RB Bucky Irving, and two Bears: D.J. Moore and D’Andre Swift. Ruled today are Steelers WR George Pickens, Miami RB Raheem Mostert, Vegas RB Alexander Mattison and Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid.