Vikings’ single game tickets went on sale Monday with all games available except Green Bay, October 5, and Chicago, November 29. Prices range from $30 to $135.
Subhub.com lists a price range for the Green Bay game from $122 to $1,288. For Chicago the range is $44 to $1,292.
The online ticket source has tickets ranging from $150 to $629 for the historic TCF Bank Stadium opener on September 12. The Gophers play Air Force in a 6 p.m. game.
How versatile and explosive was Vikings’ first round pick Percy Harvin in college playing for Florida? Since 1996 he’s the only wide receiver in Division I-A to gain more than 1,500 yards rushing and receiving in three seasons. He will wear No. 12 for the Vikings.
The Big Ten Network and ESPNEWS will air live coverage of the Big Ten Conference football media day on Monday beginning at 10 a.m. Minneapolis time. The network will provide four hours of live coverage that day, including the full press conferences for all 11 head coaches and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany.
The network will also record the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon on Tuesday and broadcast the event at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 1. The Monday and Tuesday events will be at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
The “M” Club and athletic department will honor eight individuals with induction into the University of Minnesota “M” Club Hall of Fame on September 17. The eight are: Mike Antonovich (men’s hockey), Aaron Broten (men’s hockey), Dennis Dale (men’s swimming and diving), Jack DeField (men’s track and field), Dale Hanson (wrestling), Judy Knight (softball) and Lori [Townsend] Monaghan (women’s cross country/track and field) and Andy Uram (football). Tickets for the ceremony on September 17 can be purchased through the Gopher ticket office, 612-624-8080, 800-U-GOPHER or online at www.gophersports.com.
“Wally the Beerman” told Sports Headliners earlier this week that he plans to sell beer tonight at the St. Paul Saints game against the Lincoln Saltdogs, the first time he has worked as a vendor since his open heart surgery in May. He also plans to sell at Canterbury Park on Saturday for the track’s Claiming Crown races.
Twenty-one players who participated at USA Hockey’s Boys’ Select 17 Player Development Camp have been chosen for the under-18 select team that will compete at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial from August 11-15 in Piestany, Slovakia. The roster includes four players who were members of the 2008 U.S. Under-17 Select team. Among the four is Ben Marshall (Grant, Minn.) who led all defensemen with seven points at the recent Select 17 development camp. The three others are Nick Bjugstad (Coon Rapids, Minn.), Christian Isackson (West Saint Paul, Minn.) and Mike Parks (O’Fallon, Mo.).
The 2009 PGA Championship Wanamaker Trophy is to be displayed next month at the charity golf event to benefit the Autism Society of Minnesota. The event will be August 3 at Troy Burne Golf Club in Hudson. For those registered to attend, the trophy is scheduled to be available for pictures throughout the event. More information is available at www.AuSM.org , or by calling the AuSM office at 651- 647-1083. The PGA Championship will be played August 10-16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska.