Ben grew up in Mabel, Minnesota before going on to get a degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. He spent much of his youth listening to Twins games on KFIL. Ben moved on and wrote articles for his college sports website and also wrote Rochester Honkers game summaries while interning with Townsquare Media in Rochester. Ben likes most all the sports, though he knows the letdown that is associated with the Minnesota teams. One of his first CD's was Alan Jackson, and you can hear a mix of country music, from Merle Haggard to Taylor Swift when Ben is on air.
Ben Aberg
Twins Get Some Pitching
The Minnesota Twins have been in talks with the Dodgers for a trade to get some pitching. That hasn't worked out so far, so there have been a couple minor signings by the ball club. The Twins signed minor league contracts with veteran right-handers Ryan Vogelsong and Nick Tepesch...
American League History
On this date back in 1973, the American League adopted the designated hitter rule. The rule, if you are not aware, means that in the American League the pitcher does not hit. A player who does not play the field can hit and sit in the dugout when his team is on the field...
Alabama Punter Has Other Talents
The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers faced off in the College Football Championship Game Monday night. While that shows the schools have some good football players, those football players do other things than play the games. Punter JK Scott of Alabama showed his skills in a different category...
Packers Fans Petition
The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants on Sunday, and will move on to play the Cowboys in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. While it should be a fun game to watch for fans around the country, Packers fans have a further request...
Burros Top Hurricanes on KFIL
Thursday night, KFIL brought you high school boys basketball on KFIL Sports. The Lanesboro Burros were looking for their first home win, and the Houston Hurricanes were looking to stop a losing streak
The game started out as we kind of expected, a three-pointer drained by the Burros, then they were answered with 2 buckets from the Hurricanes to give the visitors a 4-3 lead...
Happy Super Bowl Birthdays!
As I am writing this, today is the 87th birthday of Don Shula, coach of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins. Now flash back to the 2007 season and there was a lot going on in the NFL. The New England Patriots were competing for an unbeaten record, and they faced the New York Giants at the end of the regular season...
NFL Fails
Perusing YouTube in this new year, I wanted to look back on the year we had in the NFL. As a Vikings fan, there were highs and lows...especially lows this season. But a number of other teams and players had miscues and what the kids these days call "FAILS...
Ben Went to The Dentist
Wednesday was my 24th birthday, and after celebrating a little bit, I had a dentist appointment. I felt bad for not having any flossing done in the day, but it wasn't as terrible as it could have been. I went in and had my choice of flavors to polish and clean my teeth...
Gophers Men Fall In OT
The Minnesota Golden Gopher mens' basketball team fell to Michigan State on Tuesday night to start BIG Ten action. The Gophers led by 13 in the first half, but could not close it out.
For the Gophers, Nate Mason led the way with 18 points, but couldn't quite get the off-balance jumper to go at the buzzer in regulation...
Tuesday Girls Basketball Game
I had the fortune of calling two games on KFIL Sports last night. The doubleheader featured the Houston Hurricanes hosting the Kingsland Knights. The boys game was first and you can read about that here
That left the girls game to play, and many similarities occurred...