There are about 3,000 tickets remaining for the Timberwolves home opener on Friday, November 2 against Denver, according to a club spokesman.
Paul Allen has been puzzled about the scarcity of callers with questions for Viking coach Brad Childress on their KFAN radio show Thursday nights. Allen told Sports Headliners that typically during the first five weeks of the show there have been three or four people contacting the station and one or two questioners going on the air. With all the fan criticism of Childress, much of it concerning his offense, Allen has been “surprised” that more people aren’t calling and he speculates it’s an example of the “Minnesota nice” public, unwilling to directly confront the coach. Allen said after Sunday’s performance of four touchdowns and a 34-31 win over Chicago, it will be interesting to see if the call volume picks up. Allen talks to Childress each Thursday between 6 and 7 p.m.
Childress said Monday that Anthony Herrera has established himself as the starting right guard over Artis Hicks.
The Gophers have two players rated with four stars among their 14 verbal commitments, according to rivals.com. The two are wide receiver Vincent Hill of New Berlin, New York and linebacker Sam Maresh of Champlin, Minnesota.
South Florida, the No. 2 ranked football team in the country, has been playing football since 1997. That was Glen Mason’s first season as Gopher coach, having succeeded Jim Wacker.
Did you hear about the quarterback who had five interceptions last weekend? The next morning he ordered a turnover for breakfast.
The Wild’s next game is in St. Louis on Saturday night (no local TV) and Minnesota may see former Gopher star defenseman Erik Johnson who gave up his final three years of college eligibility to play for the Blues this season. Johnson has missed some games because of a foot fracture. Other Minnesota natives on the Blues’ roster are forwards David Backes (Minneapolis) and Dan Hinote (Elk River). The Wild won three of the four games against St. Louis in 2006-07, outscoring the Blues 18-9. Minnesota is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games against St. Louis.
Junior forward Ryan Stoa, the left wing on the Gopher hockey team’s top line last weekend, will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered in Saturday’s win over Michigan. He ranked seventh on the team with 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points during 2006-07.
The MIAC has selected three players for its Offensive Player of the Week award, honoring three quarterbacks. Saint John’s senior quarterback Alex Kofoed broke two school records in his team’s 40-0 win over Gustavus Adolphus last Saturday. He set the school’s all-time mark for touchdown passes (88) and had his ninth career 300-yard passing game, also a new Saint John’s record. He has been honored seven times with the Offensive Player of the Week award. Concordia junior quarterback Jesse Nelson ran for two touchdowns and threw three touchdown passes in the Cobbers’ 52-51 loss at St. Olaf on Saturday. Nelson had a career high 329 total yards, rushing 23 times for 104 yards and completing 18-of-26 passes for 225 passing yards. St. Thomas junior quarterback David Sauer threw for three touchdowns, had a career-best 441 passing yards, had no interceptions and ran for a score in Saturday’s 50-33 comeback win over Augsburg.
Saint John’s junior defensive tackle Nick Gunderson made five tackles (three solo), including 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery against Gustavus to win MIAC Defensive Player of the Week. St. Olaf senior kicker/punter Paul Fortman was 7-for-7 on extra points to extend his streak to 45 without a miss. Fortman added two punts for a 48.0 punt average and threw a pass on a fake punt for a 20-yard gain in St. Olaf’s win over Concordia. He was recognized as Special Teams Player of the Week, the eighth time he has been honored.
There are about 3,000 tickets remaining for the Timberwolves home opener on Friday, November 2 against Denver, according to a club spokesman.
Paul Allen has been puzzled about the scarcity of callers with questions for Viking coach Brad Childress on their KFAN radio show Thursday nights. Allen told Sports Headliners that typically during the first five weeks of the show there have been three or four people contacting the station and one or two questioners going on the air. With all the fan criticism of Childress, much of it concerning his offense, Allen has been “surprised” that more people aren’t calling and he speculates it’s an example of the “Minnesota nice” public, unwilling to directly confront the coach. Allen said after Sunday’s performance of four touchdowns and a 34-31 win over Chicago, it will be interesting to see if the call volume picks up. Allen talks to Childress each Thursday between 6 and 7 p.m.
Childress said Monday that Anthony Herrera has established himself as the starting right guard over Artis Hicks.
The Gophers have two players rated with four stars among their 14 verbal commitments, according to rivals.com. The two are wide receiver Vincent Hill of New Berlin, New York and linebacker Sam Maresh of Champlin, Minnesota.
South Florida, the No. 2 ranked football team in the country, has been playing football since 1997. That was Glen Mason’s first season as Gopher coach, having succeeded Jim Wacker.
Did you hear about the quarterback who had five interceptions last weekend? The next morning he ordered a turnover for breakfast.
The Wild’s next game is in St. Louis on Saturday night (no local TV) and Minnesota may see former Gopher star defenseman Erik Johnson who gave up his final three years of college eligibility to play for the Blues this season. Johnson has missed some games because of a foot fracture. Other Minnesota natives on the Blues’ roster are forwards David Backes (Minneapolis) and Dan Hinote (Elk River). The Wild won three of the four games against St. Louis in 2006-07, outscoring the Blues 18-9. Minnesota is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games against St. Louis.
Junior forward Ryan Stoa, the left wing on the Gopher hockey team’s top line last weekend, will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered in Saturday’s win over Michigan. He ranked seventh on the team with 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points during 2006-07.
The MIAC has selected three players for its Offensive Player of the Week award, honoring three quarterbacks. Saint John’s senior quarterback Alex Kofoed broke two school records in his team’s 40-0 win over Gustavus Adolphus last Saturday. He set the school’s all-time mark for touchdown passes (88) and had his ninth career 300-yard passing game, also a new Saint John’s record. He has been honored seven times with the Offensive Player of the Week award. Concordia junior quarterback Jesse Nelson ran for two touchdowns and threw three touchdown passes in the Cobbers’ 52-51 loss at St. Olaf on Saturday. Nelson had a career high 329 total yards, rushing 23 times for 104 yards and completing 18-of-26 passes for 225 passing yards. St. Thomas junior quarterback David Sauer threw for three touchdowns, had a career-best 441 passing yards, had no interceptions and ran for a score in Saturday’s 50-33 comeback win over Augsburg.
Saint John’s junior defensive tackle Nick Gunderson made five tackles (three solo), including 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery against Gustavus to win MIAC Defensive Player of the Week. St. Olaf senior kicker/punter Paul Fortman was 7-for-7 on extra points to extend his streak to 45 without a miss. Fortman added two punts for a 48.0 punt average and threw a pass on a fake punt for a 20-yard gain in St. Olaf’s win over Concordia. He was recognized as Special Teams Player of the Week, the eighth time he has been honored.