Look for the Gophers basketball team to have nonconference home games this fall against Virginia Tech and Southern California.
Prep basketball authority Ken Lien reported via email that Hopkins point guard Siyani Chambers visited Harvard, Boston College, Providence and Boston University last week. Chambers has been invited this week to attend Deron Williams’ camp for the best 20 high school and top 10 college point guards in the country. The three-day camp is in Chicago Thursday-Saturday.
The Gophers’ home football schedule includes games with Iowa and Wisconsin but so far the game with the most ticket demand is against North Dakota State on September 24. A source told Sports Headliners North Dakota State has sold all 3,000 tickets allotted by the Gophers and Bison supporters are looking for more.
North Dakota State finished 9-5 last season and was a Division I Football Championship Subdivision power. The Gophers lost 27-21 to the Bison in the Metrodome in 2007.
Coach Jerry Kill has added two players to his Gophers roster. Wide receiver Malcolm Moulton from Fort Scott Community College in Kansas is rated by Rivals.com as a three-star player. Quarterback Dexter Foreman from Marvel, Texas is rated a two-star by Rivals.com.
The Twins, who beat San Diego yesterday for a three game sweep, have now defeated the Padres six straight. The Twins have won 14 of their last 16 games.
The Twins’ Michael Cuddyer is batting .331 (39-for-118) with 20 runs, eight doubles, seven home runs, 23 RBI and 11 walks in his last 31 games dating back to May 14. In his last nine games, he is batting .467 (14-for-30) with five doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and five walks. He has doubled in three straight games and has five doubles in his last eight games.
After the Twins beat the White Sox 1-0 last Thursday at Target Field, Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen ordered batting practice. Guillen exercised before the game by riding a bicycle to Target Field.