Friday one-liners:
Gopher football: You can look at Michigan, Ohio State and Iowa as tests for Tracy Claeys - I'd like to see if he can beat Illinois at home, because if he can't, Gopher ``officials" may have to start worrying.
Gopher basketball: I like Nate Mason, and Joey King can shoot and I'm not sure what else we're supposed to be excited about this year.
Wild: Injuries and illnesses leading to a mid-season downturn - anyone heard this one before?
Wolves: Of all the potential problems with this team, I didn't think Kevin Martin's shot would be one of them, and it may have cost this team a couple of games already.
Twins: If the Twins can sign Park, they'll have a deep, more-powerful lineup; they'll also need to separate Sano and Park and get Dozier to make more contact or they'll strike out way too much.
Packers: For all of their problems, if Aaron Rodgers had seen a wide-open Cobb in the end zone at Carolina, the Panthers wouldn't be undefeated and the Packers would not be on a three-game losing streak.
Vikings: I think the Vikings win this weekend, maybe even handily, and I'm still not sure, given the state of the Packers, they will have faced a great test.
