Photo by Ben Garvin, St. Paul Pioneer Press

There’s another sport Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian loves almost as much as football: shopping. “I shop where ever I am,” he told me on the red carpet Sunday at the Starkey Hearing Foundation Awards Gala. He wore a Dolce & Gabbana suit with shiny black and white oxfords and a dazzling Breitling watch that he said he “tries” (but not too hard) to keep under cover. Berrian has the confidence and style to dress himself, but says he does have “people” who help him shop. In Minnesota, his favorite mall is Southdale Center. Hmm.  J. Crew seems a bit too square. Len Druskin Outlet is a better bet. Who doesn’t love a designer bargain?


So I probably won’t be front row at a Doobie Brothers show any time soon. But Ozzfest is a distinct possibility. See highlights from the red carpet Sunday at the Starkey Hearing Foundation Awards Gala. Don’t those Minnesota Vikings clean up nicely? By the way, off camera I asked Adrian Peterson to go shopping with me and he said yes. Forget training camp – I’m holding him to it!