Curling: still no respect

I was listening to "590 - The Fan" on the car radio yesterday between 11:00am and 12:30pm before the 2007 Men's World Curling Championships began. Never, not once, did they even mention that the finals of the Men's World Curling Championships were taking place yesterday afternoon. Never, not once, did they mention that Team Canada had been dominating during the round robin.

But they had lots to say about hockey...

Sometimes I wonder if maybe even Glenn Howard and Team Canada couldn't beat the Maple Leafs at hockey....

How Much Does Mankato Care about Curling?

I just checked the Mankato Free Press on-line. Their team's unexpected success is only the third story in the sports section!

The lead story in the sports section is about a high school girl's golf team.

The second story is about the Mankato Area Gymnastics School.

Curling. Still the Rodney Dangerfield of sports?

Update #1: Phil Miller tells me this story was front and center of the print version.
Update #2: Todd Birr had another poor showing today, curling only 73%, and the US lost to Germany 7-5. I expect that Alan's wish has come true, and Canada will face the better of the two teams in the final tomorrow.