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reported at Twins Media Luncheon on Friday -- Twins President Dave St. Peter, who will be in that role until Opening Day, announced the team’s plans to stream games for the 2025 season. In conjunction with Major League Baseball’s production, Twins.TV will be debut Feb. 11 with Grapefruit League...

Is that the Ahneman kid who came down from North Dakota - I believe a Notre Dame commit? what happened?

when Harmon Killebrew retired, he was 5th in Career HR's in MLB history. He was 2nd to Babe Ruth for career HR in the American League, and was the reigning American League career leader in HR for a right-handed batter. he was elected to the HOF on his 4th year on the ballot. His vote...

Teague was AD at MN from 2012 to 2015. FWIW, it was during the Teague regime when MN adopted the "preferred seating" plan that required season-ticket holders to make required donations in order to keep their traditional seats. men's basketball attendance: 2013-14: 236,345 2014-15...

I didn't know until I checked - but the Cretin Girls are in Class 3A. the Cretin Boys are in Class 4A. don't ask - it's the MSHSL. Cretin Girls are 9-7 overall, 6-5 in the Suburban East Conference. upon further review, 12 of Cretin's 16 games have been played against opponents who were .500...

HS rankings update - this is the MN Basketball News poll - as of Jan 22 Minnesota Basketball News Poll BOYS CLASS 4A Cretin-Derham Hall Wayzata Hopkins Tartan Apple Valley Prior Lake Eagan Moorhead Sauk Rapids-Rice Anoka BOYS CLASS 3A Benilde-St. Margaret’s Orono Mankato East Alexandria...

I was a little surprised to see that Cease is on a 1-year deal for $13.7-million -- very affordable by today's starting pitcher standards. last year with Padres: 14-11, 3.47 ERA, 189 IP, 224 K, 65 BB, ERA+ of 118. (4th place in Cy Young voting). Last four full seasons has thrown 165 IP or...

another update - Keegan O'Hara promoted from offensive analyst to Assistant QB Coach. which puts the coaching list at 14.

put me on the list of never knowing "HoCo" was a thing before now. but at 69, I am not in touch with what the youngsters are into today. and now, from "Bye-Bye, Birdie: Kids! I don't know what's wrong with these kids today! Kids! Who can understand anything they say? Kids! They are...

I had forgotten that the NCAA eliminated the limit on the number of on-field coaches. (it was 11 - the head coach and 10 "on-field" assistants - until the summer of '24, when the rule was changed.) so Gophers staff as of now - 13 by my count (edited to reflect new information per Randy...

so I was watching the US Men's National Team play a friendly vs Costa Rica on Wednesday. most of the big-name players for the US were not there, so it was a lot of younger players. US won 3-0, with one of the goals by former Loon Caden Clark. Clark - a Minnesota native from Medina -...

it comes down to philosophy of voting, and the way voters look at the HOF. should the Hall be reserved for the very Best of the Best - or should it include players who were very good, but maybe not The Best? which ties into another debate - what about players who were great, but had shorter...

D3 Polls --- Men: 1. UW-Platteville (17th votes for 1st place) 2. Emory (5) 3. Trine (2) 4. Wesleyan (1) - (in Connecticut) 5. Illinois Wesleyan ------ 7. Wisconsin Lutheran ----- 10. UW-LaCrosse ----- 12. St. John's ----- 17. UW-Stevens Point...

let's check the WIAC - men's standings 2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings School WIAC Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak UW-Platteville 5-0 1.000 15-1 .938 8-0 5-1 2-0 W14 UW-La Crosse 4-1 .800 13-3 .812 4-2 4-0 5-1 W3 UW-Stevens Point 3-2 .600 13-3 .812 7-2 5-0 1-1 W2...

and the MIAC Women's basketball standings School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak Bethel 8-0 1.000 12-3 .800 W5 Gustavus 7-1 .875 14-1 .933 L1 Hamline 6-2 .750 11-4 .733 W4 St. Scholastica 6-2 .750 9-6 .600 W2 Concordia 5-3 .625 10-5 .667 W4 Saint Mary's 5-3 .625 7-7 .500 W1 Saint...

MIAC Men's Basketball standings School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak Saint John's 7-0 1.000 14-2 .875 W10 Gustavus 7-0 1.000 13-3 .812 W4 Bethel 5-2 .714 11-5 .688 L1 Hamline 5-2 .714 9-7 .562 W3 Augsburg 4-3 .571 8-8 .500 W2 Carleton 4-4 .500 11-6 .647 W2 Concordia 2-5 .286...

so got to see Cedar Mountain play recently. in the various Class A Boys polls, Cedar Mountain is ranked 4th, 5th and 6th in Class A. (different polls for the Coaches Association, MN Prep Hoops and MN Basketball News) very solid team. not flashy - there's no one who jumps out and makes you go...

have fun tonight. I will be doing PA at a High School Girl-Boy Basketball double-header. it's "Box Out Cancer" night, so I get to read a lot of announcements about cancer prevention, and I have to introduce the Triple-A Award recipients between games.

Ken Rosenthal in The Athletic has a column in which he basically praises the Dodgers, because they're trying to win and other teams are not. Deep in the heart of every baseball fan fuming about the spending of the Los Angeles Dodgers, there lies an uncomfortable truth: You’re just mad your...

Speaking of new players - saw this from Marthaler in the Strib: According to a source, the Loons are close to signing Argentine center back Nicolás Romero from Atlético Tucumán — the same club from which Minnesota picked up attacker Joaquín Pereyra. Between Argentina’s league and cup...