The Timberwolves-Celtics exhibition game from London will be televised on ESPN2 starting at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gopher football coach Tim Brewster is hoping to celebrate his 47th birthday on Saturday with a win over Northwestern in Evanston.
The Gopher defense has given up 224 points this season, an average of 37.3 points per game. However, of the 224 points scored against Minnesota this season, 65 or 10.8 points per game have occurred following turnovers, with an additional seven points coming on kickoff coverage.
The Wild (2-0) ends its three game home stand Wednesday night against Edmonton (2-0). Minnesota won six of the eight meetings between the two clubs for a second straight season in 2006-07. Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom was 4-0-0 with two shutouts and a 0.50 goals against average in four starts last season against the Oilers.
Walt Jocketty, the Minneapolis native who parted ways with the St. Louis Cardinals last week, is expected to have multiple offers to get back into baseball when he’s ready. Jocketty, general manager of the Cardinals, had differences with ownership but is highly respected in baseball. He worked for the Cardinals for 13 years during which time the team won the 2006 World Series.
Former Twin David Ortiz, now with the Red Sox, is Sports Illustrated’s second choice for Most Valuable Player in the American League. New York’s Alex Rodriguez is the first choice. Philadelphia’s Charlie Manuel, who once played for the Twins, is the magazine’s third pick for Manager of the Year in the National League after Arizona’s Bob Melvin and Chicago’s Lou Pinella.
Colton Iverson, the power forward from Yankton, South Dakota who has verbally committed to the Gophers, is rated a three star player by rivals.com. Jared Berggren, the center from Princeton, Minnesota who committed to Wisconsin, is a four star, according to rivals. The web site also reports that sho