The Twins, home and away, have mostly been wearing their navy blue uniform tops during recent weeks. That’s a departure from how the team dressed earlier in the season.
Who makes the uniform choice before each game? “It is the starting pitcher,” St. Peter said.
Why the blue tops? “…I think that blue jersey has a bit more venting, and it might be made out of a little different material,” St. Peter said. “So when you’re playing in extreme heat I think often the team likes to play in that navy top.”
The Vikings open practice tomorrow in Mankato and last year more than 50,000 fans watched workouts there. All practices are free and open to the public. Visit www.vikings.com for the most up-to-date schedules.
This is the 45th consecutive year the Vikings are in Mankato for training camp. Among NFL teams only the Packers have been in the same training camp location longer (53 years), at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin.
ESPN’s Rece Davis will emcee the 39th Annual Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon on Tuesday at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.
Tim Brewster, while vacationing in Naples, Florida, spent time with his friend and former Kansas football coach Mark Mangino who hopes to coach again.
Brewster is disappointed about the Texas-Gophers series being cancelled but said another marquee opponent is being sought to fill the dates left open in 2015 and 2016. A conflict between Texas and the Big Ten Network regarding game and post-game video led to the cancellation.
In this week’s Fischler Report former Wild general manager Doug Risebrough describes the Rangers’ Derek Boogaard as “arguably the second most popular player the Wild ever had.” Presumably he means Marian Gaborik is the most popular.
With the support of the Native American Law Enforcement Summit and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the Minnesota Swarm is hoping to bring lacrosse back to tribal communities and help preserve the sport’s heritage. An inaugural lacrosse camp involving the Swarm is being held this week at the Fond du Lac Reservation in northeastern Minnesota. “With 23 percent of our league (players) being Native American and lacrosse originating from the Natives, it was important to make sure that the Native community was playing lacrosse in Minnesota,” said Andy Arlotta, Swarm co-owner.