The Vikings might not have needed Brett Favre’s miracle throw and touchdown to Greg Lewis with two seconds remaining if the 49ers hadn’t blocked Longwell’s field goal attempt in the closing minute of the first half, with Nate Clements running 59 yards for a San Francisco touchdown and a 14-13 lead. After the game coach Brad Childress didn’t know who failed the Vikings while blocking but “that should be a fairly routine play and it wasn’t.”
The Tigers organization will honor its 1984 World Championship team tonight before the game with the Twins. Among those former players expected to participate in the celebration is St. Paul native and ex-Twin Jack Morris.
Twins president Dave St. Peter said the Gophers may play the first baseball game at Target Field but plans haven’t been finalized. The game would be prior to the Twins Target Field exhibition games against St. Louis on April 2 and 3.
St. Peter also said it’s possible that some Twins players may take batting practice at Target Field after the season. The purpose would primarily be to reward stadium construction workers by allowing them to watch.
The Wild’s Martin Havlat has about 12,600 followers on his frequently updated Twitter page, https://twitter.com/martinhavlat
The Wild won’t be among the eight western conference teams making the 2010 playoffs, according to the Sporting News magazine issue of September 28. The publication predicts in its NHL preview that Pittsburgh and Detroit will play again in the Stanley Cup finals.
A crowd of 800 is expected for the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Minnesota Wild Face-Off Luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. this Thursday at the Crown Plaza Riverfront. Ticket information is available by calling 651-265-2775.
Minnesotan Matt Vanda will fight Phil Williams from Queens, New York in a super middleweight bout headlining a boxing card on Friday, November 13 at Grand Casino in Hinckley.
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Board of Directors voted to consider expanding to 16 institutions in the 2012-2013 academic year. The board requested that NSIC Commissioner Butch Raymond solicit potential new members immediately. Potential members must submit a letter of interest to the conference office by June 1, 2010. The NSIC is a 14-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.