Zero. That’s the number of Gophers who made the 20 individual watch lists for college football awards. Wisconsin running back John Clay, the reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, will be among the most followed players in the conference. He’s on the watch lists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Maxwell and Doak Walker awards.
The Badgers are the last Big Ten team to play this weekend. Wisconsin has a Minneapolis 10 p.m. start time on Saturday in Las Vegas against the Rebels. The game can be seen on Versus.
KARE 11 anchor Mike Pomeranz will host Tim Brewster’s football show each Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. on Fox Sports North. Pomeranz, a Bloomington native who once played pro baseball, also has worked for FSN on Twins telecasts.
The Vikings media guide devotes 13 pages to amazing Brett Favre. The 40-year-old Vikings quarterback, who holds a lengthy list of NFL passing records, has started a league record 285 regular season games. If his health holds, Favre will start No. 300 on December 26 in Philadelphia against the Eagles.
In its annual valuations of NFL teams Forbes ranks the Vikings at No. 30, with a worth of $774 million, behind only Oakland and Jacksonville. Forbes also issues this warning: “Vikings owner Zygmunt Wilf’s biggest asset is the termination of his lease at the Metrodome, which expires after the 2011 season. If Wilf does not have an agreement for a new stadium in Minnesota he will probably move the franchise to Los Angeles, where two separate groups want to build new stadiums. …” https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/30/football-valuations-10_Minnesota-Vikings_309201.html
Kevin Love’s potential as a rebounder is intriguing. Love, who turns 22 on Tuesday, has been impressive rebounding for the U.S. team in the FIBA World Championships. He averaged 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in 28.6 minutes per game during his second season with the Timberwolves last season. Love averaged 15.3 points, 13.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his 22 starts, while also leading the team in rebounding in 35 games. Orlando’s Dwight Howard led the NBA with a 13.2 average last year.
What do you consider the greatest game in the Wild’s 10 year history? The team’s 2003 overtime 3-2 Western Conference quarterfinal win over Colorado was chosen No. 1 in voting by fans. No. 2 was the first ever game between the Wild and Dallas (once the North Stars franchise) in 2000. A DVD celebrating those two games is available for purchase at $19 and on sale at all Hockey Lodge locations and the Wild’s state fair locale. Proceeds benefit the Wild Foundation.
The Wild would welcome more offensive production next season from Martin Havlat. In his first season with the Wild he had 18 goals and 36 assists, after totals of 29 and 48 the season prior in Chicago.