Twins’ pitcher Kevin Slowey’s placement on the 15-day disabled list on Friday night with a strained right wrist eliminated any chance of being selected for the All-Star game in St. Louis on July 14. Slowey is 10-3 and among baseball’s winningest pitchers. Anthony Swarzak, recalled from Triple-A Rochester to replace Slowey, was recently named to the International League All-Star team after compiling a 4-4 record with a 2.34 ERA in 10 starts.
Twins catcher Joe Mauer’s grandfather Jake, who started selling his handicapping sheet in 1985 at Canterbury Park, will be featured on a segment of KSTP TV’s Twin Cities Live on Wednesday afternoon.
Wolves’ forward Kevin Love was one of 25 developing NBA players to accept an invitation to participate in the 2009 USA Basketball Men’s National team mini-camp July 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Gophers are selling custom designed frames for $200 that include a piece of the Williams Arena floor that was replaced earlier this year. https://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3743642
The Sporting News issue of July 6, has the Gophers football team ranked No. 50 among 120 schools. Among Big Ten programs, Northwestern, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana are ranked lower. The highest rated conference school is Ohio State at No. 9. The Big Ten’s other top 20 school is Penn State at No. 12.
Scout.com has the Gophers 2010 recruiting class ranked at No. 28 in the country. The Website reports that Minnesota has 10 verbal commitments so far. https://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2010
The Gophers have had few Iowa recruits on the roster over the years but Minnesota is reportedly among the schools that interest Cedar Rapids running back Andre Dawson, a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com. https://iowa.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=76560