Baseball Season in Full Swing

FOX Sports North congratulates Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan on their All-Star selection. The Twins are back from All-Star Break and on FOX Sports North on Friday.
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Twins All-Metrodome Team
FOX Sports North will have the exclusive announcement of the Twins All-Metrodome Team, during the Qwest Twins Live pre-game show on Tuesday, July 28.
Selected by Twins fans, media, alumni, front office and team historians, the Twins All-Metrodome ballot included the names of 66 players and three managers who anchored Twins teams throughout the Dome era.

The Minnesota Twins and FOX Sports North Celebrate Diversity
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Batting Stance Guy on FOX Sports North

Batting Stance Guy’s videos have become an internet sensation, with more than two million views on YouTube and other video sharing sites.
Batting Stance Guy made his debut on FOX Sports North last week: http://tinyurl.com/lwen4b

In celebration of this week’s MLB All-Star Game, FSN’s Batting Stance Guy appeared as a guest on Monday's Late Night with David Letterman and hit a home run with Dave and the audience. Batting Stance Guy, otherwise known as Gar Ryness, entertained with spot-on and wickedly funny impressions of some current and past MLB All- Stars. The clip can be seen in its entirety on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/ksaph5

Earlier this year, FSN and Ryness entered into an agreement in which FSN will showcase exclusive Batting Stance Guy content on FSN regional networks during the 2009 MLB season.

More information: http://www.battingstanceguy.com/.

A Wild Summer

It’s been a wild summer for the Minnesota Wild and it’s only July. FOX Sports North has been with the team throughout the busy summer covering breaking news, the NHL draft and community initiatives.

FOX Sports North televised two live press conferences during the month of June. The first announced new Minnesota Wild GM, Chuck Fletcher and the second introduced newly appointed Wild head coach, Todd Richards.
Qwest Twins Live included complete coverage of the NHL draft from Montreal, reporting exciting news of the Wild’s first round pick Nick Leddy from Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Leddy has been featured in numerous FOX Sports North High School Hockey Night broadcasts over the past few years.
The Wild also joined FOX Sports North in Hermantown, Minnesota at a press conference announcing Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 before embarking on a three day trip across the “State of Hockey” for the 2009 Minnesota Wild Road Tour. The road tour came to an end in St. Paul where thousands of hockey fans attended the Wild Summer Bash celebration in Rice Park.


Photos:
Minnesota Wild players John Scott and Derek Boogaard sign autographs during a stop on the 2009 Wild Road Tour

Bill Robertson, VP of Communications for the Minnesota Wild talks to FOX Sports North at the Wild Summer Bash at Rice Park

An Active "Off-Season" for the Wolves

It might be the off-season for the Timberwolves, but the team hasn’t had much down time. It’s been a very active summer for the team as they build and prepare for the 2009-10 season. FOX Sports North has captured a lot of the busy off season, including two live press conferences. The first press conference was held to announce the Timberwolves new head of Basketball Operations, David Khan and the second press conference introduced two new players acquired in the 2009 NBA draft: Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington.

Video: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/video/video.php?v=1178167098036&ref=mf

Photo: Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations, David Kahn talks to Anthony LaPanta before the 2009 draft

Social Networking Continues to Grow

The numbers continue to grow, hundreds every week…FOX Sports North currently has over 12,000 combined followers between Facebook and Twitter.
Facebook: over 9,800
Twitter: over 2,800

Sports fans continue to log on to follow their preferred sports network, proving they want to stay connected and receive bonus footage and breaking news regarding their favorite sports teams.

Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 Announced

Fox Sports North, in conjunction with the Minnesota Wild, recently announced a cooperative effort to celebrate the Fourth Annual Hockey Day Minnesota.
Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 on Fox Sports North will take place on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The city of Hermantown will serve as the host for the three high school games featured in the 2010 line up:

10:00 a.m. Hopkins vs. Duluth-Marshall (boys)
1:30 p.m. Eden Prairie vs. Hermantown (boys)
4:30 p.m. Duluth vs. Hermantown (girls)

Hockey Day Minnesota coverage will also include a Minnesota Wild game from Xcel Energy Center, as well as the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers against the St. Cloud State Huskies.

According to Nielsen Media Research, FOX Sports North received top ratings for their coverage of Hockey Day Minnesota 2009, including record-breaking ratings during the first hour of Hockey Day programming and their highest-rated high school hockey and Gopher game of the season.

Photos:
(left to right) Hermantown Mayor, Wayne Boucher; Hermantown Boy's Head Hockey Coach, Bruce Plante; Duluth Star's Girls Head Hockey Coach, Amber Fryklund, FOX Sports North Host, Anthony LaPanta; Minnesota Wild Analyst, Mike Greenlay; University of Minnesota player, Cade Fairchild; St. Cloud State player, Drew LaBlanc and Minnesota Wild players John Scott and Derek Boogaard.

Anthony LaPanta, FOX Sports North presents the Hermantown Mayor, Wayne Boucher with a custom Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 jersey.

Media:
Hermantown to Host 2010 Hockey Day Minnesota, FOX 21-Duluth: http://www.fox21online.com/sports/hermantown-host-hockey-day-minnesota-2010

Hockey Day Minnesota Comes to Hermantown, Hermantown Star: http://www.hermantownstar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=946:hockey-day-minnesota-comes-to-hermantown&catid=18:breaking-news&Itemid=117