Vikings out of the Playoffs, but the Wild Are Winning

Well loyal Vikings fans it is over. For the first time in four years we are eliminated before the last game of the season. What a awful game to watch it had it's ups and downs, but overall if you are looking for a bad quarterback to look good call the Vikings and they will give you a career game.

Where do the Vikings go now well the answer is Chicago for a pointless game. The future of the team is up in the air and it looks like Mike Tice has a 50-50 chance of returning next year. I think he will return this is going to be a big year for new coaches think of this: Green Bay, Detroit, St.Louis, Arizona, Dallas, Chiefs, San Diego, Oakland, Baltimore, New Orleans, Atlanta, Houston, and Tennessee might need new coaches. So what the Vikings need to do is keep Tice one more year then wait for coaching prospects to emerge, and give Tice a offensive cordinator, and other coaches to work with.

The offseason season should be good and alot of players are going to be released my list is below:

RB Michael Bennett
RB Moe Williams Retirement
WR Nate Burelson 50%
T Mike Rothensal
G Chris Liwenkski
C Corey Withrow
OLB Napolean Harris
CB Brian Williams of Fred Smoot

Look for the Vikings to fill gaps in the free agent pool and draft. The offensive line needs help and maybe a free agent and a rookie guard.

Other Notes

The Minnesota Wild are on fire winning there last two games in good fashion they have looked like the team of old with good scoring and defensive. They have the night off and look to keep rolling on Wedensday againest the Oilers again.

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost there two weekend games againest Phoneix and Portland they are getting very close to trading the Kandiman and Trenton Hassell to the Pacers for Ron Artest and another player. The trade should be this week and if it isn't with us look for the Nuggets, Lakers, Hawks as other teams for him.

The Minnesota Twins signed Rondell White as the teams DH on Friday. I like the move and he will make 3.25 million in his first year and has a option for the next year. Look for the Twins to look for Bullpen help in the future I think the lineup has been set and it looks like this:

Shannon Stewart LF
Luis Castillo 2B
Joe Mauer C
Rondell White DH
Justin Morneau 1B
Torri Hunter CF
Tony Batista 3B
Michael Cuddyer RF
Jason Bartlett SS

Bench
Mike Redmond C
Lew Ford OF
Nick Punto IF
Juan Castro IF
Jason Kubel OF

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To You and Your Family have a Happy Holidays

I like to wish my readers a Happy Holiday season. I will be leaving tomorrow to go back to my parents house up north where computers are scarce to come by. So this will be my last post till the 27th. I hope you enjoy the holidays and make sure everybody has good food to eat. I wishing for good presents from our Minnesota Sports teams:

Minnesota Vikings play the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas day and need to win to keep there playoff hunt alive. Good luck Vikings I will be rooting for our defense againest a terrible Raven offense. Melwede Moore should be the starting running back for your Minnesota Vikings and look for at least 75 yards out of him. We need some help from other teams too:

• Tampa Bay to win.
• New York Giants to win.
• Carolina to win.
• Green Bay to win.

Prediction Vikings win because they need to.

The Timberwolves play the New Orleans Hornets tonight and really need a win. Since winning 6 straight they have lost the last 4. Then on Friday they play the Portland Trailblazers, and finally on Monday they play the Phoneix Suns. I don't think they will win all of there games but they will win two of the three games.

Prediction Wolves win two out of three.

The Wild have played well of lately and play Colorado on Thursday and Friday a team that the Wild usually play hard. Then on Monday they play the Edmonton Oilers a team that they usually not play well. I think the Wild will win one of the three games this week and will be looking at a high draft pick in the next draft.

Prediction Wild win one of three.

Minnesota Twins News:

Bye-Bye Jacque Jones hopefully you do well on the Chicago Cubs. And hello more possibilities like Frank Thomas, Mike Piazza, trading Kyle Loshe. Here is another idea Boston just lost there center fielder Johnny Damon how about trading Torri Hunter or Lew Ford for a third basemen and we can add in so more prospects just an idea. Look for the Twins to start putting offers on the table for more big league hitters, they have 4.5 million to work with and additional 4 if Kyle Loshe is traded.

Please leave comments, and enjoy the Holidays.

Wild Win a Tight One

Well it is warming up in the Twin Cities and so are the Minnesota Wild. I watched the game last night OLN it was a pretty good broadcast I do have to say. Before the game they annonced the United States Men's Hockey team I was very happy to see some Minnesota players on the team. Brian Rolston made the team and the broadcast kept me in suspense by naming him last to the team. You might be asking do they have a chance in Turin (the winter olympic site this year)? I would say they will make as far as there starting goalie will take them. In the 1980 olympics in Lake Placid the USA team won the gold metal on the back of Jim Craig a big time goalie that stopped the Russians in there prime.

Enough about the olympics, I thought the game was pretty good last night it was high paced and had a dramatic come back. The Wild played three soild periods with the third being the best and the second being the worst. They killed six penatlies off and only allowed 8 shots total on the Stars powerplay. The Stars got on the board in the second with a five hole shot by Lehtinen on Manny.

After the misreable second period the Wild came out flying in the third. Todd White buried a point shot from Robitallie and Kuba and the game was tied 1-1. After that goal you got the feeling the mometeum was changing in the Wild's favor. Gaborik scored on a break away which if you never seen the kid play he is fast and likes to score. After that goal the Wild played soild defense and beat the Stars 2-1.

My thoughts on the team Gaborik is going to play in the olympics for the Slovikiens but after that this team only has two olympic cailber players. Our team needs more talent in the scoring department to make a run for the Cup. Gaborik is coming along great and needs a couple of seasons of wellness to help. Other than that the team needs to add talent through trades, free agency, and the draft. The team offers a great place to play a group of fans who will pay anything to watch them. The bottom line is they will be good in two or three years but before that it is going to be slow hockey to watch.

Other Notes:

Jacque Jones declined a one year arbitration deal with the Minnesota Twins yesterday. So bye-bye Jacque we loved your defense and clutch home runs, but your strike outs, plate disipline, and base stealing numbers won't be missed. Frank Thomas or Mike Piazza should have the green light to come to the Twins, and expect one of them to sign later this week.

The Baltimore Ravens played a soild game last night againest the Green Bay Packers and it should be a tight game when the Vikings head to Baltimore Sunday night. Should we be worried? I think so.

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Vikings Loose a Heartbreaker

My thoughts on the Game:

Brad Johnson had some bad throws and had to chances to score some points. I think it was one those games you knewwas coming on the schedule, but I thought we would score a touchdown or two. So where is our playoff chances well the NFC North is locked up by the Chicago Bears. But the Wildcard could be ours if we win out both games.

Props to the defense they were on the field for a long time and held there ground. I think if our offense was clicking they would have won that game. I thought they played hardnose defense and our secondary still looked good. We need to win againest the Ravens and Bears to make the playoffs, but do we deserve to be there?

The Vikings need a running back and offensive linemen in the offseason. Look back at my early draft specualation to see what I said 6 games ago. Running wins championships and Michael Bennett and Melwende Moore are not the answer they are suitable backups in this league but not main threats.

• Week 16 @Baltimore Ravens
• Week 17 Chicago Bears*

Other Notes:
It's arbitration day in MLB and we will see if Kyle Loshe gets paid, and if Jacque Jones accepts aribitration. If he accepts that should be the end of free agency, but if he doesn't expect them to go after Frank Thomas or Mike Piazza.

The Timberwolves loss againest the Dallas Mavericks last night, and I think we were tricked before by that six game winning streak. The have a really hard schedule in January and if they come out winners we might have a chance to make the playoffs.

The Wild play the Dallas Stars tonight personally I am going to watch for all of the North Stars gear people are going to wear.

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Minnesota Sports Filled Weekend

Well it is another sports filled weekend.

The Vikings play the tough running Pittsburgh Steelers. They got some bad news yesterday with four players getting misdemedors, but the Vikings need to stop the Steelers running game to win this game and play tough defense againest the future hall of famer Hines Ward. The Vikings also need some help this week from other teams.

• New England to win.
• Kansas City to win.
• Washington to win.
• Atlanta to win.
• New Orleans to win.

Prediction Vikings loose a heartbreaker.

The Timberwolves play the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday and really need a win. Since winning 6 straight they have lost the last 3. They need a win and have come close in the past 3 games and need to start a winning streak again.

Prediction Wolves win.

The Wild play Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night and need a win. If they don't starting winning it's going to be a fire sale coming and you might see some of th players let go. I went to th Boston Bruins game last night and the Wild played hard but they just can't score.

Prediction Wild win

Minnesota Twins News:

Well I like the Tony Batista pickup. You might ask why I say he is 32 and hits for power has good clutch numbers and plays some defense. His defense might be a little better than Cuddyers but his power numbers batting are way better. I would like to see the Twins go after Mike Piazza or Frank Thomas and lets go play some ball. My dream lineup looks like this so far:

Shannon Stewart LF
Luis Castillo 2B
Joe Mauer C
Mike Piazza DH
Justin Morneau 1B
Torri Hunter CF
Tony Batista 3B
Michael Cuddyer RF
Jason Bartlett SS

Bench
Mike Redmond C
Lew Ford OF
Nick Punto IF
Luis Rodriguiz IF
Jason Kubel OF

Please leave comments, and enjoy the weekend.

Minnesota Twins asleep at the wheel.

Well I woke this morning and there was an inch of new snow on the ground. I enjoy the snow but I do not enjoy the salt and snow plows on the road. With all this winter talk we should talk a little Hot Stove a little Baseball.

Well the Twins did it again yesterday they lost out on Mueller for thirdbase. So where do the Twins go now well Nomar Garciaparra is still out there but he is in a three way battle between the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, and the Indians. So I think the only choices left are Joe Randa FA, Wes Helms FA, Hank Blalock Trade, Boston 3B Trade, or Mike Cuddyer. So what to do I would look at a trade for the next week and then if there is nothing I would sign Randa or Helms. They should have signed Mueller and got the thing done fast. The thing that bothers me about the situation is that the Twins were never metioned as a team Mueller was contacted by.

The Twins need to make a choice between Mike Piazza and Frank Thomas in the next two weeks. If they don't make a choice the Oakland A's are going to make the choice for them and even then the Angels could make a play for the other. The Seattle Marniers signed Carl Everett yesterday and now he is off the market. So now there are less DH less to choose from the list is: Frank Thomas FA, Mike Piazza FA, Reggie Sanders FA, Rondell White FA, and of course you could have Matthew Lecroy back.

Actually the biggest trade rumor going around for the Twins is for Octavio Dotel to the twins. The Twins are always looking for pitching and he would fill a void that JC Romero filled. I think this probably will go through and we will miss out on some great hitters. This leaves Kyle Loshe what to do with him he probably would get a couple propects from the Orioles, Marniers, Diamondbacks, or Marlins. Or we could keep him for $4 million and have insurance if Lirano is not ready yet for the majors.

Wild Finally Win!!

Well it's a very snowy Wednesday in the Twin Cities and I think it's time to talk about our favorite local hockey club. The Minnesota Wild have been awful since Thanksgiving but last night they scored 4 goals to win againest the New York Islanders. I think the Wild are about three players or three years away for a good playoff run.

Things that make me go UMMM. Joe Thorton a superstar player from the Boston Bruins was traded to San Jose for Wayne Primeau, Marco Sturm, and some other players. Why didn't the Wild trade some of there players for Joe Thorton I could see Randy Robatille, Kyle Wanzig, and a Defensemen for him. Another trade is the trade for center Sergi Federov to the Blue Jackets I think the Wild's GM is sleeping on the job to let some of this talent go.

Truth or Crap the truth is that this is the state of Hockey where we sellout almost every game in our brand new arena. The crap is the managment of this team treating this team like the Kansas City Royals of Hockey. They keep telling us that there is so much talent in the system, but it's about three years away. By the time they get the talent up here the NHL will be on strike again and we will loose the team to Las Vegas.

Well then what should they do? Well when it gets to Feburary where teams are lookinf to trade talent look to pick some up. And look at getting rid of Randy Robatille, Pascal Dupuis, Willie Mitchell, and one other defenseman and look for players still in there prime. And lastly on this hockey Wednesday vent why didn't the Wild keep Park, and Brunett there only producing and were crowd favorites. Ohhh and when I was saying pick up Paul Kariya all the guy does is score.

Other Notes:

The Timberwolves lost by a three pointer by Bonzi Wells a game they should have won and the Wolves are now on a two game losing streak. Eddie Griffin is sick and Troy Hudson is trying to come back from an aligment.

Minnesota Twins need to make a move before the Yankees, Cardinals, Red Sox and Dodgers start making there's. Frank Thomas and Mike Piazza are options at DH and I like Nomar Garciaparra or Mueller at thirdbase. A Kyle Loshe trade probably won't happen and the team is going to play the stupid waiting game again for free agents.

Kevin Garnett where are you?

Well the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Philly 76ers in overtime last night 90-89 ending a five game winning streak. I watched most of the game and noticed a couple things from the past five wins.

First of all Eddie Griffin is key to this teams success and when he misses three's the team is going to lose. He only played 17 minutes and before this game he was averaging 25 a game. Eddie needs to relax and play his game some times it looks like the guy is forcing shots and blocks.

Second of all where in the world is Kevin Garnett he scored 19 last night and had only 7 rebounds I know I should be saying that is great, but this is not the usual Kevin Garnett. He needs to average 25 points a game and at least 10 rebounds a night for this team to beat the Spurs, Suns, Clippers, and Nuggets. He had knee problems last year and we can all see that but he has lost some of his shooting touch in recent weeks. So Kevin Garnett please come back.

And lastly, I didn't think I would be saying this but I miss Troy Hudson. His offense plays made this team better, with him not coming off the bench we have no spark when Wally and Kevin go out. So please T-Hud come back healthy because we need your three pointers and slashing to the net.

Tonight the Wolves come home and play the Webber-less Sacromento Kings. Hopefully they can get back on track and beat this horrible team.

Other Notes:

The Minnesota Wild play the New York Islanders tonight some Minnesota faces to watch, Moorhead native Jason Blake, Thief River Falls native Wyatt Smith, and Twin Cities local boy Mark Parrish. I think I might just watch the game to see if they score.

Vikings role over Harvard QB

My thoughts on the Game:

My gameball goes to the defensive backs of the Vikings. Five interceptions in key moments of the game. I like the teamwork that the secondary is playing with. They all like to help each other, there are two defenders on each player, and three tacklers making the play.

Brad Johnson made the throws that were needed to win and has proven he is a leader. The running game on the other hand is kind of scary they get the needed yards, and Bennett looked good, but he did fumble on a play he should have went down way earlier. Fason looked good breaking tackles and going through holes. In the offseason we need to look for a running back either through the draft or free agency.

Our defensive line played horrible yesterday, and needs to step it up againest the run-happy Steelers next week. Kevin Williams should be coming back, and hopefully he is fast and healthly. Pat Williams played a soild game, but he was the only visible linesmen.

Overall is was a good win for the Vikings, and the Steelers come and we need to play them hard to make Chicago collapse. The rest of the season looks like this:

• Week 15 Pittsburgh Steelers*
• Week 16 @Baltimore Ravens
• Week 17 Chicago Bears*

Other Notes:

J.C. Romero was traded to the Los Angelos Angels for a soild middle infielder prospect Alex Castilli you might be saying only a 21 year old prospect, but we got rid of trouble, and 2.2 million dollars in salary for a middle infielder that stole 50 bases last year and looks like a protypical lead-off hitter. We can take that 2.2 million dollars and put it in a Designated Hitter or Third Baseman.

The Timberwolves won againest the LA Lakers on Saturday and look like they're rolling with there new defense. Tonight they play the misfit Philadephia 76ers and should go for there sixth consective win.

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Minnesota Sports Weekend

Well it is another sports filled weekend.

The Vikings play the defensiveless St. Louis Rams which should be a tough win because the Rams play the Vikings hard everytime the see each other. The keys to success are getting a soild lead, controlling the clock and playing shutdown defense. I like the chances of use winning but I am not going to get over-confident. Below are a list of teams we need to rout for to win.

• Pittsburgh to win.
• Carolina to win.
• Philadelphia to win.
• Arizona to win.
• New Orleans to win.

Prediction Vikings win.

The Timberwolves play the Lakers Saturday night at home there been playing soild basketball, and should keep on rolling but they need to play four quarters of soild basketball to win. I like the chances in this game but Kobe Bryant is tough to beat and we need to shut him down.

Prediction Wolves win.

The Wild play Philly Flyers on Saturday night after a 5-0 victory in Pittsburgh they need to keep on rolling and get back over .500 because they haven't had a winning streak for a long time. They also play the Thomas Vanek Buffalo Sabres on Sunday they need to win both games to get back on top and look for the wild to role over both of these teams.

Prediction Wild win one of two.

Minnesota Twins News:

I am thinking the twins are on the verge of a big trade or signing I was right about Luis Castillo last week and I think this weekend we make a trade with Boston for a third baseman and probably lose Romero and a prospect like Gassner or Boof Bonser. The other option that could happen is a free agent signing like, Frank Thomas, Mike Piazza, Nomar Garciaparra, or Rondell White. Also look for trades with the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles who want Lohse, and Toronto Bluejays who have been moving players left and right.

Everybody have a good weekend. And Please leave comments.

Minnesota Timberwolves Better than we thought?

The Minnesota Timberwolves rolled into Portland on Wednesday with a three game winning streak and left with win number four. They played horrible for three quarters, but then turned it up in the fourth quarter. So what should we think of this Timberwolves team?

Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell are gone and we lost most of our number two and three scorers on our team, but with these subtractions here comes in youth and defense with Wally and Jaric. Defense has been a league calling card the past years with Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs winning titles with soild defense and hustle. So is this a playoff capable Timberwolves team the answer is yes, and I will tell you why, just like football hustle and defense get champonships. Wally is the key though if he hits shots and plays average defense then we have two 20 point starters, and that takes so pressure off our character players like Hudson, Griffin, Hassell, Jaric, and the Candy-man.

I wouldn't rank this team as top five all time in the organization yet, but I like the defense and the fact that you can plug in players and it doesn't feel like big time players are missing time. This might be the most versatile Timberwolves team in history. The Timberwolves have a two day break and play the LA Lakers on Saturday so if you want to watch a team that plays team basketball and defense give them a look.

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Minnesota Twins Start Making Noise

Good Morning Readers. The Twins are starting to make noise in the free agent and trade rumors. Some names that are poping up is Frank Thomas, Nomar Garciaparra, and Mike Piazza. On the trade rumor front the Texas Rangers would be a good choice, Boston Redsox, and the Baltimore Orioles. Lets take a look at the lineup I thought earlier:

Shannon Stewart LF
Jason Bartlett SS
Joe Mauer C
Reggie Sanders DH
Justin Morneau 1B
Torri Hunter CF
Jason Kubel RF
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Michael Cuddyer 2B

Bench
Mike Redmond C
Lew Ford OF
Nick Punto IF
Luis Rodriguiz IF
Jason Tyner OF

So I was a little off with my prediction but some could still be true. Here is an updated roster of what I think is going to happen:

Shannon Stewart LF
Luis Castillo 2B
Joe Mauer C
Reggie Sanders DH
Justin Morneau 1B
Torri Hunter CF
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Michael Cuddyer RF
Jason Bartlett SS

Bench
Mike Redmond C
Lew Ford OF
Nick Punto IF
Luis Rodriguiz IF
Jason Kubel OF

Timberwolves Notes:

The Timberwolves play the Portland Trailblazers tonight and go for there forth road win. They have been playing more like a team and have a chance to win this game tonight. Kevin Garnett needs to have a big game and Wally needs to keep rolling and show us that he is a number 2 scorer in the NBA.

Please leave comments. Go Wolves.

Minnesota Highschool Hockey Part 2

Well today I am going to do some speculation on highschool hockey I did section A last week so here comes AA the big schools. I grew up in the northwoods and was a big supporter of section 8AA hockey. So I might be a little bias to that section.

1AA: A very competitive division with most of the teams losing lots of there talent. Rochester Century is the narrow favorite with Marshall and Rochester Mayo coming from behind. This section is going to be a dog fight and sadly the winner is not going to make it to the second round of the State Tournment.

2AA: Tartan went to State last year and lost most of there talent in the off-season. Cretin-Derham Hall has a very soild team, but I like Hastings and Woodbury in this division they are returning the most talent and have come a long way in there programs. Watch out for St.Paul Johnson they have some talent and they have been to State before.

3AA: I was superised that White Bear Lake took a early exit last year in the tournment. This is a two team race between White Bear Lake and the power house of Hill Murray, this is going to be a very interesting section and I think the winner between these two teams will be in the State Tournment Finals. Also watch out for that dang Centennial.

4AA: Wayzata is the big team to beat in this section with Blaine and Osseo a close 2nd and 3rd. This is another division where they have lost many of there seniors to graduation. This is going to be a beating with Wayzata getting ready for a tournment birth.

5AA: Holy Angels wants to repeat and has a very good chance too. They are returning many juniors and seniors and both of there goalies. Apple Valley has a chance to beat them but it is probably not going to happen. Rosemount is another big team in this section but I think Holy Angels is too big and strong to loss out.

6AA: Minnetonka looks like a pretty good team this year, but they will have to beat Bloomington Jefferson to get to State. I think Minnetonka has a very good chance returning most of there talent and goalies. But Bloomington Jefferson has the experience and the pristege of being to state many times. Watch out for Eden Prairie and Chaske in this section too.

7AA: Duluth East is the top range team and should return to state. Elk River now joins there section and could make a run at state. This divsion is going to be a two team race since Cloquet and Grand Rapids lost lots of talent . East has two soild lines and seems to find talent around the range.

8AA: Moorhead lost alot of talent and will have to work really hard to make it back, they lost there starting goalie to another team and looks like they won't repeat. So enter Roseau who has been working hard to get back on top. They have lots of talent returning and should make it to state again. Buffalo switched sections and could have a chance to make it to state.

So my picks are for Minnesota Boy Hockey section AA:

1. Rochester Century
2. Hastings
3. Hill Murray
4. Wayzata
5. Holy Angels
6. Minnetonka
7. Duluth East
8. Roseau

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Vikings WIN, and Twins make a trade!

My thoughts on the Game:

My gameball goes to the defensive backs of the Vikings. You might ask why, I say they made the defense better. Corey Chavous made the interception of the game and saved the game for the Vikings. Winfeld played a soild game and overall the whole defensive played go enough to win.

Micheal Bennett had a good game when Moore went down and he run againest the Lions very well. On the other hand we need a better running game to get back on track, the last couple weeks we are starting to float away from the running game. Our offensive line lost most of the battles inside yesterday againest a tough lions front four, that is probably why the Vikings didn't run well.

I like the air out plays in the offense and I will tell you Koren Robinson is very "fast". And Brad Johnson can throw the longball. I was thinking yesterday Tampa Bay gave up way too soon on this guy, and Minnesota smartly picked him up and made him the backup.

What to do with this offensive line in the off season? I think they need a guard and then re-sign Mckinnie. But maybe the rookies will step up and play better. Some weeks the line plays good and other weeks they play really poorly.

• Week 14 St. Louis Rams*
• Week 15 Pittsburgh Steelers*
• Week 16 @Baltimore Ravens
• Week 17 Chicago Bears*

Other Notes:

Luis Castillo is offically a Minnesota Twin. We gave up Travis Bowyer a 99 mph fastball pitcher who has only one pitch, he might be good ,but I think he is two years away. The other prospect was drafted in 2000 and was starting to run out of options in the organization. I like the trade a defensive second baseman who gives good at bats and is a workhorse for two pitching draft picks that might be hit or misses.

The Timberwolves won two games and are starting to play as a team there 9-6 and have a 2 game lead in the division. Wally has found his touch and is playing overall better basketball. Tonight they play the young Utah Jazz and should go for there third consective win.

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Minnesota Sports Filled Weekend

Well it is another sports filled weekend.

The Vikings play the Coachless Detroit Lions, and my own opnion there going into a Lion's den. The Vikings need to get off to a good start and make Garcia pay because he cannot run. Linebackers need to play soild and Moore needs to run the ball soild to control the clock and get the win. The Vikings need these teams to win this week to help:

• Green Bay to win.
• Carolina to win.
• Dallas to win.
• St. Louis to win.
• Seattle to win.

Prediction Vikings win.

The Timberwolves play the Lakers tonight and then play the Kings on Sunday there starting to play better and need to win some games to get some momentum. After a bad loss to the Clippers on Tuesday they really need a winning streak to make up for so bad losses.

Prediction Wolves win one of two.

The Wild played Nashville last night and it seems that they lost all momentum for a winning season. I predict that the wild play .500 hockey for most of the season and don't make the playoffs and have the 7-14th pick in the NHL draft next year. The Wild play New Jersey this weekend and they're starting to get in the heart of there schedule.

Prediction Wild win.

Minnesota Twins News:

The Twins are looking to trade for Luis Castillo a second baseman from the Florida Marlins. The trade should involve lefthanded pitcher Romero. This trade would be great for both teams and should go through.

The Twins are taking a good look at Frank Thomas as the new DH for the team. He hit 12 homeruns in the month he played last year. I like the thought of this trade and I think his bat is still good in a Minnesota Twins lineup. Like I said in an earlier post I would like Reggie Sanders as DH but The Big Hurt would also be a good option.

Everybody have a good weekend. And Please leave comments.

Minnesota Highschool Hockey

Well today I am going to do some speculation on highschool hockey I am going to start off with section A and later on I will do section AA. I grew up in the northwoods and was a big supporter of section 8A hockey. So I might be a little bias to that section.

1A: I am going to say that one of the Mankato teams are going to win this section . With Mankato East getting the nod over Mankato West. Albert Lea was the section winner last year and there team was week verus a dominate Warroad team, but they looked good againest the range team.

2A: Duluth Marshall is going to repeat they only graduated a couple kids and there team was very soild in the tournament. Duluth Denfield might make a play at Duluth with returning there top line and a good goalie but I think Marshall will take this one.

3A: Rochester Lourdes has looked good in past years and has a soild chance this year of returning. St. Thomas was last years mystery team at state you might remember Jordan Schroeder that young freshman. Redwing is returning so good scorers and could come back to the tournament with soild scorers.

4A: Little Falls and Fergus Falls have been coming to the tournament for many years this section is the worst section. Alexandria moved down from AA and looks like they might take a run at state. This section is horrible and these schools are going to battle it out for a first round exit.

5A: Blake is going to be the team to beat in this section. This section one of the competitive in the state with Breck and Grace right behind them. Grace went to state last year and lost to Warroad in the finals in overtime one of the best games in state history. St. Louis Park might be the darkhorse in this division and could have a chance to make it.

6A: Another section where a AA school moved down and has the chance to go to state. Faribault moved down from AA and looks like the favorite in this section. Orono has been the state leader for many years and will give Faribault a run for his money. Mound went to state last year and they had a late run to make it to state.

7A: Another great three way battle to make it to state Virgina/Iron Mountain/Buhl the state winners last year only lost Niskaneen to UMD but returned most of there team. Hibbing is also a soild team and wants to go back to state. Hermantown is going fast and might have the best chance to upset the two big mining towns.

8A: Warroad lost a lot of talent and is going to have to work hard to win again. They are returning Marvin but they have a new goalie, new defense, and new fowards. Thief River Falls is the favorite but they have a 25 year old curse to break. They have the most talent in the section and should go to state. Lake of the Woods is the dark horse they have Beller back and players that are smart and a good Fort Francis goalie.

So my picks are for Minnesota Boy Hockey section A:

1. Mankato East
2. Duluth Marshall
3. Rochester Lourdes
4. Alexandria
5. Breck
6. Faribault
7. Hermantown
8. Thief River Falls

More Hockey next week. Please leave comments.