The Twins have played five consecutive days or nights and won’t have a day off until April 26. They open a four-game series against the Yankees tonight in New York.
Infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who hit .226 for the Twins last season, is batting .128 with no RBI in 39 at bats for Triple-A Rochester.
This year the Miller Lite Vikings Draft Party will be held at Mall of America Field for the first time. The event begins at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 and continues through the conclusion of the NFL Draft’s first round. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the Vikings website. There’s no charge for season ticket holders. Activities will include games, stadium and locker room tours, and a bean bag tournament. Current and former players will sign autographs to benefit the Vikings Children’s Fund.
Game times have been set for the four Vikings preseason games: 8 p.m. at San Francisco, August 10; 7 p.m. for home games on August 17 and 24 against Buffalo and San Diego; and 6 p.m. at Houston, August 30. All times are Central Daylight.
The Gophers annual spring football game begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. A replay telecast will be on the Big Ten Network starting at 6 p.m. next Sunday.
The Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game will be played at St. Cloud State, not at theUniversity of Minnesota as previously announced. The June 30 game has switched locations because of NCAA legislation passed last year prohibiting all-star games from being held on Division I and IAA campuses.
The Wild have the second best visiting team dressing room in the NHL, according to results of a players’ poll published in the April 16 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
Through games of last Wednesday, the Wolves Kevin Love had 10 games this season of at least 30 points and 15 rebounds while all the other players in the NBA had nine games combined.
Arlotta Stadium, named after the Arlotta family, is featured in the title of a lacrosse show on NBC Sports Network, “Notre Dame Lacrosse: Inside the Walls of Arlotta.” Minnesota Swarm owner John Arlotta and his family pledged the lead gift toward Arlotta Stadium in 2008. The half-hour show reports on the Irish men’s lacrosse team and is scheduled for airing on Wednesday starting at 2:30 p.m. and Friday at 2 p.m.