SID's JOTTINGS

• The city of Minneapolis will announce this week that it will change the name of Carew Drive to Bud Grant Way, after the 18-year Hall of Fame Vikings coach who led the team to four Super Bowls. The road will run right in front of the new Vikings stadium, and a road near Target Field will be named Carew Drive. Grant was praised by Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, who said, "As we prepare to open the future home of Vikings football, it only makes sense to dedicate a street near the new stadium to the most prominent individual in Vikings history."

• One of the top junior recruits in the state is J.D. Spielman, son of Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman. In Eden Prairie's 13-7 playoff victory over Maple Grove on Friday, he rushed for a 14-yard touchdown. The week before in a playoff win over East Ridge he had touchdown runs of 80 and 52 yards and played the entire game at safety on defense.

• Scout.com released its college basketball recruiting rankings and had the Gophers fourth in the Big Ten behind Ohio State, Illinois and Michigan State. … Former Hopkins and Gophers guard Joe Coleman is finally eligible to play with St. Mary's after sitting out last season because of transfer rules. Coleman, a junior, had three points and one rebound in a win over Cal State L.A. on Friday.

• Pete Hagan, who at one time was comptroller in the Gophers athletic department and has the same title at Ohio State, reported that the athletic budget is $150 million at Ohio State, compared to $95 million at Minnesota. That's a good reason why the Buckeyes win.

• Former Apple Valley standout Tyus Jones made his first start at Duke and had a great all-around game, scoring 15 points with seven assists in a win over Presbyterian.