ESPN.com grades only seven high school football players in the nation’s class of 2008 higher than Cretin-Derham Hall wide receiver Michael Floyd whose college choices will include Notre Dame, Ohio State and Minnesota.
Ken Lien, who for 31 years has been a committee member or chair of the Mr. Basketball Committee, includes the following players on the watch list for the 2008 Mr. Basketball award: Armond Battle, Jordan Taylor, Dakota Tidd, Terrel Clark, Sedrick McBounds, Cody Schilling, Trent Johnson, David Hanson, Anthony Tucker, Jerry Swezzy, Nick Haugen, Jared Berggren and Andrew Brommer.
Dan Vandervieren, the former Hopkins center who left Purdue earlier this year, might be headed for Colorado State’s basketball team.
Legendary vendor Wally the Beerman has been selling beer at local baseball games for 37 years. The new Minneapolis baseball stadium opens in 2010 and Wally could celebrate 40 years of selling. “I’ll be there for at least one game,” he said.