Wednesday May 13th Local Sports

TONIGHT:
AM-1300 KGLO — Twins Classic — 1991 World Series Game 1 — Minnesota vs. Atlanta — 7:00

 

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior guard Jordan Bohannon and sophomore forward Jack Nunge’s hardship waiver petitions have been approved by the Big Ten Conference. Freshman forward Patrick McCaffery’s hardship waiver is still under review.

Bohannon (6-foot-1, 185 pounds) played in 10 games in 2019-20 before undergoing season-ending hip (left) surgery in December; he had the same procedure successfully performed on his right hip last May. Bohannon averaged 8.8 points and 3.3 assists per game in the 10 games, helping Iowa record seven victories, including wins over Iowa State, No. 12 Texas Tech, Minnesota, and Syracuse.

The Marion, Iowa, native holds the Iowa record with 284 career 3-pointers made, breaking the school record in three seasons. He enters his final season as a Hawkeye with career totals of 1,310 points, 504 assists, 250 rebounds, and 82 steals.

Nunge (6-foot-11, 245 pounds) suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee versus Cal Poly on Nov. 24. After redshirting his second year of eligibility (2018-19), Nunge saw action in only five games prior to the injury. He started all five contests, averaging six points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. Nunge was named Academic All-Big Ten on Monday, the second time in as many years that the accounting major has earned the academic recognition.

Bohannon and Nunge are the third and fourth Hawkeyes in three years to receive a hardship waiver (Connor McCaffery in 2018; Cordell Pemsl in 2019).

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball made an opening presentation to the players’ union Tuesday on terms to start the coronavirus-delayed season. But a person familiar with the discussion tells The Associated Press that MLB did not make an economic proposal during its opening presentation. The meeting lasted between three and four hours. An agreement with the players’ association is needed to play ball. Owners would like to see the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans.

 

 

MINNEAPOLIS — The NFL released 2020 football schedules last week, and the Minnesota Vikings will open up the season on September 13th hosting their rival, the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings will then visit Indianapolis before returning home to host Tennessee. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer told Vikings.com the schedule starts out hard.

Zimmer says he is fine with opening the season against a division rival with Green Bay, but says they won’t begin preparation for that until about ten days out

Zimmer says the bye week looks to come at a good time in Week Seven, but it is hard to tell for sure

Zimmer says a late season matchup at Tampa Bay is better than early

Zimmer says a rare Friday afternoon game on Christmas Day at New Orleans will be unique

Their first prime-time game will be Sunday Night Football in Week Five at Seattle.