Scout.com reported Friday that the basketball Gophers made a scholarship offer to Loganville, Georgia center Daniel Miller, a high school senior next fall. The Gophers also reportedly have interest in the son of former NBA star Glen Rice. Glen Rice Jr. is a high scoring guard from Marietta, Georgia.
Manager Ron Gardenhire is fond of 22-year-old center fielder Carlos Gomez who does the unexpected. Last week Gardenhire good naturedly told reporters Gomez was unique because he provided a scouting report in the newspaper about how inside pitches trouble him when hitting and that he prefers to be pitched outside.
Twins third baseman Mike lamb, now in his ninth major league season, told Sports Headliners he may want to play another three years. Reaching 10 years in the major leagues provides a better baseball pension than where he’s at now. Lamb speculated that a 10-year player might receive a $140,000 annual pension, while a five-year veteran could get perhaps $60,000 to $70,000 a year.
Earlier this month the ACC rejected the idea of adding a ninth conference game for its 12 teams each season. The Big Ten Conference is considering a ninth game, according to Gopher coach Tim Brewster. ACC leaders are concerned about teams having more losses on their annual records and being less likely to qualify for bowl games, according to an article on espn.com.
Brewster will be attending the annual Bruce Smith Golf Classic on Monday, June 23 at the Faribault Golf Club. The event raises money for Faribault schools and is named after Faribault native Bruce Smith, the only Gopher ever to win the Heisman Trophy and to inspire a Hollywood movie, “Smith of Minnesota.” More information about the golf classic is available by contacting event chair Bruce Krinke, contact@fctv10.org.
Rick Spielman, the Vikings’ vice president of player personnel, talking to Sports Headliners about quarterback John David Booty, the franchise’s fifth round pick in the 2008 draft: “He ran a pro style offense (at USC). He’s a very quick decision maker. (He) makes a lot of throws that our quarterback has to make in this offensive scheme. He has what they call the ‘it’ factor; a little bit (of) that leadership quality, that ability to take charge of a huddle. He has good arm strength and we’re looking forward to seeing if we can develop him and see what we get coming out of that because we thought we got great value getting him in the fifth round.”
The Vikings will have organized practices at Winter Park this week and next. After the O.T.A’s (organized training activities), the coaching staff will hold a mini-camp for veterans June 6-8 at Winter Park.
May is tennis month across the country. Sports Illustrated published a cover story in the 1990s about the decline of tennis but the United States Tennis Association and other organizations have worked hard to promote the game and keep it relevant for millions.