Former Vikings’ assistant coach Dean Dalton hosts “Late Hits” on Saturday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sirius NFL Radio. Past guests have included various NFL personalities including Vikings alums Michael Bennett, Daunte Culpepper, Nate Burleson and Mike Tice. The program is on channel 124.
The Timberwolves announced yesterday that guard Randy Foye has suffered a stress reaction of his left patella (knee cap). On Monday, Foye received an MRI and a CT Scan that revealed the injury. Foye will be out indefinitely.
The Wolves play their regular season opener Friday night at Target Center against Denver. Ten players will make their Minnesota regular season debuts: Greg Buckner, Corey Brewer, Michael Doleac, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Chris Richard, Sebastian Telfair and Antoine Walker. The first 8,000 fans in attendance will receive a Timberwolves stocking cap courtesy of U.S. Bank.
Sports Illustrated’s NBA Preview predicts the Timberwovles will finish last in the Northwest Division. The magazine rates the Wolves last among the 15 Western Conference teams. Dallas will defeat Detroit in the NBA finals, according to S.I.
Sporting News recently rated Indianapolis’ Tom Moore as the best offensive coordinator in the NFL. Moore, 68, once coached at the University of Minnesota, working for head coach Cal Stoll in the 1970s. Another assistant for Stoll was Norm Parker who coached with Moore and now is an assistant at Iowa. He is arguably the best defensive coordinator in the Big Ten Conference.
The same issue of the Sporting News listed Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier as one of five “head coaches in waiting.”
The Wild’s Brent Burns is scheduled to appear and sign autographs at the Cub Foods store located at 20250 Heritage Drive in Lakeville on Sunday from 5 to 6 p.m.
Local resident David Nash reported via e-mail that the US International Tennis Club defeated the British International Tennis Club 36-18 in a match last weekend in La Jolla, California. Known as the Avory Cup, the match is played semi-annually. Nash captained the American team.
Augsburg junior quarterback Jordan Berg, Carleton junior strong safety Drew Ziller and St. Thomas freshman wide receiver Ben Wartman have been chosen as the offensive, defensive and special teams football players of the week in the MIAC. Saint John’s senior Chris Erichsen and Bethel University sophomore Marie Borner are the men’s and women’s cross country athletes of the week. Saint Benedict first-year middle blocker Laurel Heggernes, Concordia senior outside hitter Michelle Honek and St. Thomas freshman setter Emily Foster are volleyball athletes of the week. Carleton junior forward Brian TenHoor and Hamline first-year goalkeeper Katie Gardner have been named soccer athletes of the week.