It’s expected that Randy Foye will be the Timberwolves representative at the NBA draft lottery in New York on May 22 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Tony Dungy, the former Gopher quarterback and Vikings assistant coach who was in Minneapolis last night to speak at the University of Minnesota’s annual alumni celebration, has been named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Vikings second round pick Sidney Rice talking on draft weekend about the possibility of becoming a starting wide receiver: “There’s no telling. I’m going to come in and give 100% and be ready to go when I get there. I’m going to fight for a starting position, and I’m not going to count myself out.”
Former Gopher Thomas Vanek, 23, is turning heads in the NHL. During the regular season, his second in the league, he led Buffalo in goals with 43. In the playoffs he’s already scored five goals for the Sabres, a Stanley Cup favorite.
Ralph Jon Fritz, a WCCO TV sportscaster for parts or all of five decades, is host of the Out N’ About show seen at 10:30 p.m. on Saturdays on Ch. 4. Fritz makes 18 shows per year with 54 segments.
St. Thomas won its fourth consecutive MIAC softball tournament championship last weekend and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. St. Thomas junior pitcher Maria Bye was named the tournament MVP. Bye pitched 12 1/3 innings during the playoffs, allowing only one earned run and six hits. She finished the tournament with a 0.57 ERA and 12 strikeouts. As a hitter, Bye was five for eight (.625 average) with five runs batted in.