Jay Caldwell
Timberwolves Close Season With Loss To Denver
The Timberwolves lost 131-102 at home against Denver to close the season Thursday night. J.J. Barea led the Wolves with 20 points, Nikola Pekovic added 18 points and 10 rebounds and Michael Beasley added 13 points for Minnesota.
The Timberwolves close the season losing 13 of their last 14 and with a record of 26-40...
Vikings Trade Down Then Draft Kalil
The Vikings traded down from #3 overall to #4 overall with Cleveland and received the Browns 4th, 5th and 7th round picks and then the Vikings chose left tackle Matt Kalil from USC. The Vikings chose Kalil over cornerback Morris Claiborne and receiver Justin Blackmon...
NFL Draft Tonight; Vikings Slated To Draft #3
The 1st round of the NFL Draft will take place tonight in New York. Indianapolis has the first pick and is expected to pick quarterback Andrew Luck of Stanford. Washington has the 2nd pick and is expected to chose quarterback Robert Griffin III of Baylor...
Gophers’ Tinsley Died Of Enlarged Heart
The Henepin County medical examiner’s office says University of Minnesota linebacker Gary Tinsley died of an enlarged heart. He was found dead in his campus apartment on April 6. The medical examiner on Wednesday ruled the 22-year old’s death natural...
Jazz Make Playoffs; Wolves Get Their First Round Pick
The Timberwolves will have a first round pick in this year’s NBA draft after all. Utah beat Phoenix 100-88 win clinch the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. With Utah making the playoffs the Wolves get their first round pick...
SCSU Basketball Signs 6’11 Center
The St. Cloud State men’s basketball team signed 6’11 230 pound center Chris Larson from Hudson, Iowa. Larson is a transfer from the University of Oregon where he was a reshirt junior in the Ducks basketball program. Prior to playing at Oregon he played two seasons at Black Hawk Community College in Moline, Illinois where in his last season there averaged 6...
Vikings Sign Receiver, Simpson
The Vikings have signed free agent ex-Cincinnati Bengal receiver Jerome Simpson to an undisclosed contract. Simpson will have to sit out the first 3 games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy while a member of the Bengals. Simpson was a 2nd round pick by the Bengals in 2008...
Twins to Skip Liriano In Rotation
The Twins will skip lefthander Francisco Liriano’s spot in the rotation this weekend. He’s 0-3 with a 11.02 ERA in 4 starts for the Twins this season. Manager Ron Gardenhire said he talked with Liriano and Liriano feels confident about the plan...
University of Minnesota To Announce New A.D. Today
The University of Minnesota has called a a press conference at 2:45pm today to announce their new Athletic Director. Virginia Commonwealth athletics director Norwood Teague is the lone finalist for the University of Minnesota Athletic Director job and is expected to be introduced at the press conference today...
Twins, Liriano Lose to Rays 6-2
The Twins lost 6-2 at Tropicana Field against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon. Tampa Bay wins 2 of 3 against the Twins over the weekend. Francisco Liriano allowed 3 hits, 4 walks and 5 earned runs in 5 innings to take the loss and drop to 0-3...
Vikings Narrow Choice To One of 3; Goodell Comes to Minnesota
Viking General Manager Rick Spielman indicated Thursday that the Vikings have narrowed their choice for the #3 overall pick in the first round of next Thursday’s NFL draft to one of 3 players. The 3 players are LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil, and Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon...
Vikings Running Out of Options In Minnesota
The Vikings appear to be running out of options for a Stadium in Minnesota. NFL executive VP Eric Grubman says “you have a very dejected ownership. They’ve run out of options. They feel like they’ve done everything they’ve been asked to do and they can’t get a vote. No one will answer the qu
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