Minneapolis, MN
Keyshawn Johnson credits Kirk Cousins for The Minneapolis Miracle
While Skip Bayless gives Kirk Cousins no credit, Keyshawn Johnson tried to give the quarterback too much credit.
Friday morning on FS1’s Undisputed, Bayless attempted to make the argument that Cousins is the single most overpaid player in NFL history. Cousins has already earned more than $230 million in his NFL career and has just one playoff win to show for it. But while Bayless was attempting to discredit Cousins’ NFL accomplishments, Keyshawn Johnson mistakenly credited him for too much.
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“He’s 1-3 lifetime in the postseason. And the only win is ‘The Miracle.’ The eyes closed by the New Orleans Saints…That’s the only one!” Johnson added after Michael Irvin cited Stefon Diggs.
But there was one glaring issue with Johnson’s note. The Minneapolis Miracle that Johnson appeared to be referring to was quarterbacked by Case Keenum, not Kirk Cousins. On the play, Keenum hit Diggs for a game-winning 61-yard touchdown pass as time expired to knock off New Orleans in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
“Keenum steps into it, pass is caught. Diggs, sideline, touchdown,” Joe Buck famously said on the call for Fox, while Vikings radio voice Paul Allen was first to dub it the “Minneapolis Miracle.”
Later in the show, Bayless attempted to correct Johnson by saying, “I don’t think he was in The Minnesota Miracle game, he won the one at Drew Brees. He beat Drew Brees at Drew Brees, that was his one playoff win.”
“Yeah, that was the one I’m talking about,” Johnson insisted. “I call it the miracle. The Stefon Diggs game.”
If you’re talking about Vikings-Saints playoff history and reference the “miracle,” there is no one who thinks of Cousins’ win in New Orleans. Similarly, if you’re talking about Vikings-Saints playoff history and reference “the Stefon Diggs game,” no one who thinks of Cousins’ win in New Orleans. “The Minneapolis Miracle” and the Stefon Diggs game were quarterbacked by Keenum.
Diggs caught two passes for 19 yards in the Cousins game, he caught six balls for 137 yards in the Keenum game. Bayless went too far when he claimed Cousins was the most overpaid player in NFL history, but we can’t counter the argument by altering history and crediting him for a win that Keenum deserves credit for. (This is not the first incorrect discussion of “The Minneapolis Miracle,” though.)
The Twin Cities are due to see the most rain they’ve seen since the summer, with 2 to 2.5 inches expected into Tuesday before it slows down. Temperatures will remain above average in the 50s until they drop later in the week.
Minneapolis, MN
Should smoking marijuana be allowed in Minneapolis parks? Residents can now weigh in
MINNEAPOLIS — Smoking cannabis or THC products would not be prohibited under a newly-proposed Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board policy.
The board published the two draft policies on Monday covering cannabis and THC consumption as well as THC product sales. Both drafts are open to public comment for the next 60 days.
The cannabis policy, which is an update to the currently-existing tobacco policy, limits the use of cannabis or THC products that “produce vapor or smoke in any form.” The products would be banned at playgrounds, athletic fields, beaches, trails and all facilities operated by the park board.
Park police would warn and then ask those who are violating the policy to leave the park or facility, the draft says.
In the THC policy, the board permits beverages and edible products that contain 5mg of THC or less. The THC products can also be served and sold as long as vendors have a contract with the park board. Cannabis flower, however, cannot be sold.
State law permits smoking and vaping of cannabis or THC products on public property, though it can be prohibited by local jurisdictions. Currently in Minneapolis, smoking or vaping cannabis is allowed outside, including in parks, on sidewalks and outside restaurants or bars.
Duluth banned the smoking of recreational marijuana in city parks shortly after cannabis was legalized in Minnesota. The St. Paul City Council also voted to ban smoking cannabis in public, as well as public parks in 2023.
Note: The above video was first published on Sept. 12, 2024.
Visitors asked to stop harassing owls at bird sanctuary
Roberts Bird Sanctuary visitors are being asked to stop harassing owls, as it could destroy their natural habitat. FOX 9’s Soyoung Kim has the story.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A local nonprofit organization is speaking out after receiving reports of people harassing owls at a Minneapolis bird sanctuary.
They worry this behavior could potentially disturb and even destroy natural habitat. Owls are a big draw at Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis.
Two owls with pointy ears could be seen deep in conversation on Sunday evening.
“They’re both great horned owls,” said Stephen Rice, a Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary board member.
“I believe it is an established pair because we know they bred in this area for years,” said Constance Pepin, a Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary board member. “There’s the hooting and the puffing up the feathers and the bowing.”
Board members of the volunteer group said several of these majestic birds call the sanctuary home.
“There’s two other species of owl that use this sanctuary. That being the barred owl and eastern screech owl,” said Rice.
As you enter the 31-acre undeveloped natural area of Lyndale Park, there are several signs asking visitors to stay on the trail, but the Friends said they received a report Saturday afternoon of some people harassing an owl.
“People were going off trail trying to get a closer view by being near the tree,” said Pepin. “Apparently, we were told that it had been happening for a while.”
The person reporting the incident said they even witnessed someone bringing a ladder to get a closer view.
“It was shock and disappointment,” said Rice. “They are nocturnally active, so they are hunting at night and active at night, but during the day is their time to rest. It would be like somebody coming into your home in the middle of the night and waking you up.”
Board members of the nonprofit organization with the mission of protecting and enhancing the Sanctuary urge everyone to be respectful.
“It’s pretty simple,” said Rice. “Just go out and go to this place or other places out in nature and just observe. I think the proper thing to do is if you see an owl in the daytime, observe quietly from the trail, take pictures, but don’t get close, don’t play recordings.”
The volunteer group said disturbing or destroying their habitat could cause stress on the birds or could even force them to leave the area.
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