WARROAD’S JAYSON SHAUGABAY AND GRANT SLUKYNSKI HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PLAY FOR TEAM USA THE HLINKA GREATZKY CUP TO BE HELD IN RED DEER, ALBERTA JULY 31-AUGUST 6. THAT IS AN UNDER-18 TOURNAMENT, WHERE THE USA HAS ONE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2003.
MINNESOTA IS BACK IN ANOTHER BIG SERIES WITH CLEVELAND, AND THE TWINS SENT THE SUDDENLY COLD GUARDIANS TO THEIR FIFTH STRAIGHT LOSS, WINNING 11-1 LAST NIGHT. SONNY GRAY WAS MASTERFUL OVER SEVEN INNINGS, WHILE GARY SANCHEZ HOMERED AND DROVE IN FOUR.
FORMER MINNESOTA VIKINGS RUNNINGBACK ADRIAN PETERSON HAS SIGNED ON FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING EXHIBITION FOR JULY 30 IN LOS ANGELAS. HIS OPPONENT WILL BE FELLOW NFL RUNNINGBACK LEVEON BELL. AS FAR AS THEIR FOOTBALL CAREERS, NEITHER HAS ANNOUNCED A RETIREMENT, BUT BOTH ARE CURRENTLY FREE AGENTS.
HENRIK AND DANIEL SEDIN, ALONG WITH ROBERTO LUONGO AND DANIEL ALFREDSSON ARE PART OF THE 2022 HOCKEY HALL OF FAME CLASS. THE SEDINS AND LUONGO WERE IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY. AMONG NOTABLE NAMES STILL WAITING FOR THEIR CALL TO THE HALL INCLUDE ALEXANDER MOGILNY, SERGEI GONCHAR, ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF NOTABLE FEMALE HOCKEY PLAYERS.
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