Former University of Minnesota men’s tennis coach David Geatz has moved to Hong Kong. “I am running the Hong Kong Country Club tennis program,” Geatz wrote via e-mail earlier this week. “Hong Kong is an amazing place and I love it. I also plan on traveling all over Asia to check out Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, etc. The country club I work at is probably the nicest in Asia. …The program is very active with a lot of good players and I hope to develop the next Hong Kong Davis Cup team from our juniors.”
Timberwolves president Chris Wright told Sports Headliners that Sunday’s sellout crowd at Target Center for the Wolves-Celtics game was the franchise’s fourth of the season, compared to just one last season. The Wolves set a franchise record for group tickets at one game with 6,300 and Wright said 157 stand room only tickets were sold. Impressive for a team that had lost six consecutive games, hasn’t made the playoffs since 2004 and was playing against the Celtics, losers of 17 straight.
Wright said the Wolves sold 7,000 season tickets for the 2006-2007 season. The first season in Target Center Center, 1990-91, the total was about 16,000.
Clint Brewster is the only Gopher included in ESPN’s top 150 recruits (ranked No. 45). ESPN.com reports the Denver quarterback’s offers included Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina.
The Indianapolis Star Web site reported last week that wide receiver Tray Herndon from Jacksonville had been expected to sign with Indiana but instead chose the Gophers. Herndon was named to the Florida Class 2A all-state team.
The Vikings are looking for season ticket buyers. Two-thirds of all 2007 Vikings season ticket locations will have the same or lower price than 2006, with virtually all remaining locations increasing by about 2% to 4.5%, according to team management. There will be 11 pricing options on season tickets, three more than last year. Prices (including admissions tax) range from $99 (limited view) to $1,160.00.
Over 4,000 upper level seats will be priced at $196.10 per seat for the season. “We are excited about creating a wider variety of choices for our fans,” said Steve LaCroix, vice president of sales and marketing for the team. “Our $196.10 season ticket will be one of the lowest-priced season tickets in the NFL.”
Canterbury Park will open its 2007 live racing schedule on Saturday, May 5. That’s the same date as the Kentucky Derby and local race fans will be drawn to the Shakopee facility by that event, too. Total purse money for the 68-day meet will exceed $10.3 million.