Jason Iacovino (34) Born in Ely, Minn., raised in Blooming Prairie...I've had a passion for broadcasting and journalism all my life, particularly for sports broadcasting. Joined KRFO / Kat Kountry in 2000...play-by-play for football, basketball, baseball, and hockey (If I can sit near a heater)...earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication in June 2001...earned a juris doctorate from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in May 2006...favorite teams are the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Miami Hurricanes football, Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms, NRHEG Panthers, and Owatonna Huskies...favorite players are Kirby Puckett, Adrian Peterson, Spencer Ohm, Carlie Wagner, and Lew Ford...I enjoy writing, reading, and talking about sports. Married to my wife, Shannon, and have two children, Lauren (4) and Fletcher (2).
Jason Iacovino
Minnesota Twins Fire Sale Should Start Now
Usually you wait until at least Memorial Day to start moving expensive players that are breaking down.
Heck, in the Wild Card era, most teams aren't even sure in July whether they are buyers or sellers.
At 8-25, the Twins are fortunate they are not in that position...
Medford’s Swanson Bags a State Speech Title
State championships are hard to come by in any activity, and Medford High School landed a most improbable one last Friday.
Matthew Swanson, competing in speech for just his second season, parlayed a fourth-place finish at the Subsection meet in Janesville and a third-place finish at the Section meet into a state gold medal at Lakeville North...
Twins Survive 0-9, Code Red Over
I had a lot of optimism for the Minnesota Twins heading into manager Paul Molitor's second season. This despite the fact that general manager Terry Ryan chose to stand pat with the bullpen and starting pitchers, and that the lineup additions amounted to a flier on a Korean player and the hope that young prospects would flourish as Big League starters...
Jason’s Blog: Yes, blame Walsh
The NFL wanted a missed kick to be a huge factor in a big game in 2015.
But even they didn't think it would be a 27-yarder.
It seems like every offseason involves the NFL making a fundamental change to its rules, almost out of boredom, as I guess they can't leave the world's most popular sport well enough alone...
Jason’s Blog: Southern Minnesota High School Football Week 3
What have we learned through two weeks?
The Huskies are a strong second-half team, the Awesome Blossoms will be playing 48-minute games this year, and the Panthers and Cobras will be a factor in Class AA.
The big headline from week two is Owatonna's thrilling 27-21 double overtime win on the road against top 10-ranked Rochester John Marshall...
Jason’s Blog: Major League Baseball Wild Card Time
Major League Baseball added wild card teams to the playoffs in 1994, although because of a players strike it didn't actually take effect until 1995. Since that time, the Twins have been to the playoffs in six seasons, all under manager Ron Gardenhire, and all as division champions...
Jason’s Blog: Royals still Kings
The Minnesota Twins have had a fine season so far.
They've been a lot better than advertised and I see three primary reasons for this:
Coaching changes
Torii Hunter's leadership
Drastically improved starting pitching.
The constants from 2014, when the team lost more than 90 games for the fourth straight year, are great play from Brian Dozier and Glen Perkins and less-than-average play by the fac
Jason’s Blog: Blooming Prairie Sophomore Taylor-made for Golf
Blooming Prairie sophomore girls golfer Taylor Christianson has a strategy for overcoming a bad hole that most of us weekend hacks don't have in our arsenal.
"If I get a double bogey or something ... I just tell myself I have to par out now," she said...
Jason’s Podcast: Masters Golf, Twins Baseball
On Masters Sunday, just before the leaders tee'd off, I sat down with my good friend, brother and golf enthusiast, Phil Iacovino, at his glorious apartment in Uptown Minneapolis so we could chat about sports before we watched a tradition unlike any other...
Jason’s Blog: For the Minnesota Twins, It’s Still About No. 7
Joe Mauer entered Saturday's spring training game against Philadelphia batting .188 in 32 at-bats with just two extra base hits and three RBI. The circle of Twins beat writers, who have been enjoying sunny Florida in March while providing Twins fans with Twitter updates on everything -- including when a player uses a different knot to tie his shoe -- were not alarmed...