Race Thompson, a 6-8 forward for Armstrong who is the son of former Gophers football player Darrell Thompson, announced Sunday on Twitter that he will play basketball for Indiana.

Another 6-8 forward, Orono's Jarvis Thomas, tweeted Sunday that he will announce his college decision at 6 p.m. Tuesday at his high school. The Gophers are believed to be the favorite to land him.

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MGA Amateur tees off Monday

Alex Uloth of Crystal Lake Golf Club will begin defense of his title Monday at the MGA Amateur Championship at Interlachen Country Club.

The 87-player field — which will be cut to top 60 and ties after Tuesday's second round — also includes former champions Trent Peterson, Jesse Bull and Michael Christensen, along with MGA Players champion Jacques Wilson and Minnesota Golf Champions winner Sammy Schmitz.

The 18-hole championship round will be Wednesday.

• J.T. Johnson defeated Mark Frie with a birdie putt on the first playoff hole and won his second Minnesota Public Golf Association Senior Public Links Championship at Monticello Country Club.

Slumping Saints suffer first shutout

A night after scoring 15 runs in an 11-inning loss — in which they drew 10 walks, hit four homers and forced extra innings with a three-run ninth — the St. Paul Saints were held to six singles in a 4-0 loss to Fargo-Moorhead at CHS Field, their first shutout loss of the season.

St. Paul came up empty against Zach Prendergast, who struck out nine in seven innings.

Since a four-game sweep of Winnipeg in late June, the Saints are 6-13.

• The Saints re-signed righthander Matt Schuld, who pitched for them in 2012 and last pitched in 2014, for Fargo-Moorhead.

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• Carter Casey, a Breckenridge, Minn., hockey player who signed a one-day contract with the Wild in March, died Saturday at age 17. Casey was diagnosed with a rare form of muscle cancer at age 15. He met the Wild through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with coach Bruce Boudreau holding a news conference for him.

• Kowboy Jim, the wagering favorite, won the $81,125 Quarter Horse Derby at Canterbury Park. The 3-year-old covered 400 yards in 19.788 seconds.