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
Jason’s Blog: Suzuki in, Fuld out
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Major League Baseball managed to rip the spotlight away from the National Football League for a few hours on Thursday leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline. The highlights included ace pitchers Jon Lester and David Price being moved to teams that are in a playoff race...
Jason’s Blog: Twins need more
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
This week is supposed to be a big celebration for the Minnesota Twins. They get to show off their beautiful ballpark to the country in the mid-summer classic, including the Homerun Derby on Monday night.
There's just one problem--and it's not Monday's forecast high temperature of 64 degrees...
Jason’s Blog: I miss Morneau
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
The Minnesota Twins traded Justin Morneau to the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Alex Presley and a player to be named later on Aug. 31, 2013. Morneau spent 10 seasons with the Twins, becoming their full-time first baseman in 2004 when, in a heart-breaking move for me personally, the Twins traded Doug Meintkiewicz to the Red Sox as the two teams were playing a weekend
Jason’s Blog: Nolasco’s woes
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
The Twins dropped the rubber game of a three-game set at first place Detroit on Sunday due mostly to poor defense in right field by Oswaldo Arcia. Arcia misplayed a ball in right early in the game which led to the Tigers' first run and then lost a fly ball in the sun in the ninth, allowing the Tigers to win, 4-3, on a walkoff sacrifice fly...
Jason’s Blog: Twins reload
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
The Minnesota Twins sent a message to their fans last weekend that they intend to compete for a playoff spot in 2014 while losing 2 of 3 at home to the worst team in the American League.
The team announced before Sunday's game with the Houston Astros that it reached a deal with veteran free agent Kendrys Morales...
Jason’s Blog: BP to go East
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
The long awaited "District scheduling" groupings were announced Monday by the Minnesota State High School League and the change will be most notable for two area teams: Blooming Prairie and Medford.
The two Gopher Conference opponents will now see more of their Section counterparts to the East starting in 2015 based upon a state-wide model intended to make it ea
Jason’s Blog: Mauer Mayhem
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Minnesota has a sports crisis it doesn't want to address. The reluctance to address the crisis, like the subject of the crisis himself, is too Minnesotan to face the issue square-on.
Instead, we prefer to be passive-aggressive...
Jason’s Blog: Get well soon, Tiger!
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Tiger Woods is second all-time in career major championships (14) and trails Jack Nicklaus' famed record in this category by 4. What once seemed inevitable now could be fading.
Woods' last major title was his most memorable--a 91-hole shootout with Rocco Mediate for the 2008 U...
Jason’s Blog: Twins winning anew
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Ah, the yin and yang of the 2014 Minnesota Twins.
In April, we were all wondering why on Earth general manager Terry Ryan would spend a king's ransom on four veteran starting pitchers who could never seem to get out of the fifth inning...
Jason’s Blog: Code Red for Twins
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
After a promising 15-15 start to the season, the Minnesota Twins had a very bad week. It's not simply that they lost 3 of 4 at division foe Cleveland, it's that their roster has turned into an embarrassment in the process...