The Twins’ groundbreaking event for the new baseball stadium (adjacent to 3rd Ave. North and 5th Street North) has been re-scheduled to Thursday, August 30. The event begins at 4 p.m. with autographs available from Twins alumni starting at 4:15 p.m. The groundbreaking ceremony is at 6 p.m.
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission has postponed the Vikings stadium listening tour to several Minnesota communities because of the 35W bridge disaster. The tour had been expected to start next month and continue through October, gathering input from Minnesotans about a new facility for the Vikings.
Gulp: Sports Illustrated forecasts a 0-8 and last place finish in the Big Ten Conference for the Gophers this fall. Bet your Christmas bonus this won’t happen. Sporting News has the Gophers with a 4-4 conference record and a Motor City Bowl trip.
Former Gophers from the 1967 Big Ten championship football team will be honored during a 40year anniversary celebration at the Minnesota-Ohio State game on Saturday, September 29, according to M Club director George Adzick. The M Club (Gopher lettermen’s organization) is sponsoring reunion activities.
The M Club is starting the Varsity Breakfast Club, monthly gatherings on the fourth Friday of each month (holidays excepted). The events are open to the public and speakers will include Gopher leaders. The first breakfast club is tomorrow (August 24), 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Coffman Memorial Union Campus Club, with Gopher athletic director Joel Maturi as the featured speaker. Cost and reservation information available via e-mail: mclub@umn.edu.
Former Gopher and Chicago Bear Bronko Nagurski was named the starting fullback on Peter King’s all-time NFL team on sportsillustrated.cnn.com.
Shelley Felicilda, a passionate Vikings fan for years, has started “VQueen/Because I Can,” a new Web based business offering female fans unique and classy sportswear. From shorts to shirts to accessories, the site has a lot of fun merchandise to browse. www.vqueen.com
Crystal Clear Sports will offer webcasts of 60 Minnesota high school football games. The first games will be August 30 and viewers can watch multiple games per high school football nights. www.CrystalClearWebcast.com