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) Former Gopher Thomas Vanek of the Buffalo Sabres, via video arranged by the University of Minnesota, the other day saluted his alma mater's seniors for winning the WCHA championship.

Vanek would have been a senior this season had he not opted for the NHL.

) WNBA draft prospect Tasha Williams, who is averaging 12.5 and 5.2 rebounds for Louisiana Tech, was married to Vikings defensive lineman Kevin Williams last summer.

) Fifty percent (20 players) of the rosters of the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders that played against each other Tuesday were Americans, including seven — Jamie Langenbrunner, Paul Martin, Erik Rasmussen, Zach Parise, Jason Blake, Mark Parrish and Wyatt Smith — from Minnesota.

) Austin High graduate Mike Wuertz hasn't given up a run in two spring training games for the Chicago Cubs while former Twins outfielder Michael Restovich of Rochester hit a home run against the Texas Rangers the other day.

Restovich is playing first base for the Cubs.

) Ex-Vikings Carl Eller (Minnesota), Randall Cunningham (Nevada-Las Vegas), Jeff Siemon (Stanford), Gino Torretta (Miami) and Ahmad Rashad (Oregon) are on this year's College Football Hall of Fame Division I-A ballot.

"I'm really happy to be on the ballot," Eller, a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, said Thursday.

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