The Vikings have a potential future leader in John Sullivan, the second year center who will try to replace the departed Matt Birk.
The Vikings’ Adrian Peterson can talk about adding more muscle but it doesn’t change the reality of short careers for running backs in the NFL.
If Brett Favre is healthy enough to resume his football career there seems little doubt he will play for the Vikings and also cause an uproar between fans of the Purple and Green Bay. Some of this will be sophomoric ranting on both sides regardless of how Favre performs. If Favre excels, Vikings morons will think they’re sticking it to the Packers. Green Bay loyalists will respond that Favre is a traitor and much better when he played in Green Bay. If Favre flops, immature cheese-heads will be laughing all the way to the nearest taverns while the Purple fans insist they can kick green and gold butts without No. 4. Look for the border war to go nuclear.
Justin Morneau told Sports Headliners almost two years ago that Twins teammates liked one another so much they would be friends regardless of whether they played baseball together. ESPN.com writer Tim Kurkjian wrote about the club’s character recently. See his story and accompanying video of a Michael Cuddyer card trick. https://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=4149888
Three MIAC softball student-athletes have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-American team. St. Thomas senior infielder Missy Bruggeman and St. Thomas junior infielder Alison Wright were first team selections while Gustavus senior infielder Rachael Click was second team.
St. Thomas won the 2008-09 MIAC Men’s and Women’s All-Sports Competitions. The traveling All-Sports trophy is awarded annually to the school that accumulates the best all-sports record during the MIAC academic year. For the Tommie men, it is their 23rd overall All-Sports award, and for the St. Thomas women the 18th title in the 26-year history of the women’s award. This is the second straight sweep of the men’s and women’s titles for St. Thomas. See the rankings of all MIAC schools at https://www.miac-online.org/Sports/MIAC/2008/allsports0809.asp?nl=8