Vikings vice president of sales and marketing Steve LaCroix wrote via e-mail on Monday that “several hundred” new season tickets have been sold since late April.
Coach Tim Brewster said the Gophers are recruiting a national list of highly regarded high school tailbacks for their class of 2009 and plan to sign two of them to letters of intent.
An athletic department official wouldn’t confirm that the Gophers will be on the road at Syracuse to open the 2009 football season.
When isn’t Carlos Gomez entertaining? The 22-year-old Gomez has even entertained while biting his nails playing center field. Gomez, with track speed, has 13 stolen bases, and is tied for the most in the American League with Ichiro Suzuki of Seattle.
The Twins started a streak of 20 straight days without a break with their game last night against the White Sox in Chicago. Then the Twins play 13 more consecutive dates without a day off.
Coach Amos Magee told Sports Headliners earlier this week that the Montreal team coming to Griffin Stadium for a game on Saturday night against his Thunder might have the largest player payroll in the USL. While Magee didn’t specify dollar figures, Sports Headliners guesstimates that USL team payrolls range from low to high six figures.
Magee said the Thunder had the lowest payroll in the league last year but probably will be about average in the 11 team USL this season. “The payroll is almost twice as much as last year,” he said.
With a roster of about two-thirds new players, the Thunder is still learning to play together. Minnesota, 2-1 on the season, has only scored three goals but it doesn’t surprise Magee. “I always find that creative scoring and goal scoring is one of the last things to come with a new group,” he said.
Montreal, 2-2 on the season, has played all of its games on the road so far because a new home stadium is being completed.
St. Thomas is likely to draw a lot of attention at the 2008 MIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday at the Klas Center on Hamline’s campus. St. Thomas will be the favorite in the women’s events. The Tommies have already won conference titles in women’s cross country and indoor track and field. St. Thomas (2008 indoor champions) and Saint John’s (2007 outdoor champions) will be men’s favorites. Championship events will begin on Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m.