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www.yankton.net Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan ■ Tuesday, February 9, 2010 PAGE 11 is a big boy race, with 14 full-time Regardless of how she per- Pohlad Reiterates T-Wolves To Be Quiet In Trade Talks Sprint Cup Series drivers among forms, Patrick is guaranteed to MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The in the next 10 days. It would be a NASCAR the 53 entries. Among them are have an immense spotlight on her Minnesota Timberwolves remain mistake of epic proportions.” Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kyle the rest of the week. Twins Desire To From Page 10 Busch, and Patrick’s boss, Dale She’s been the central figure of focused on evaluation and determi- That means point guards Jonny Earnhardt Jr. Speedweeks since her arrival Keep Mauer nation of the core players they’ll Flynn and Ramon Sessions, perime- The Cup drivers have won nine Thursday, and has been constantly commit to beyond this rebuilding ter players Corey Brewer and Ryan crash-filled ARCA race at Daytona of the last 10 Nationwide races at swarmed by media and fans every- MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The season and the approaching NBA Gomes and power forwards Al International Speedway, where she Daytona, dating back to 2005 when time she steps into the garage. Her Minnesota Twins have been spend- trade deadline doesn’t factor in to Jefferson and Kevin Love have the successfully dodged one of the Martin Truex Jr. won it in a JR participation brought a whole new ing their way out of that small-budg- that process, president of basketball rest of the season to prove their sloppiest events in recent memory. Motorsports car. level of interest to the typically et image, mirroring the imminent operations David Kahn said worth and their fit with coach Kurt She pulled off a masterful save on a Kelley Earnhardt, general man- overlooked ARCA Series, and will increase in revenue from their new Monday. Rambis’s triangle scheme. First- slide through the infield grass, fell ager and part owner of JRM, does- undoubtedly do the same for ballpark with a big spike in player So don’t expect the round draft pick Ricky Rubio is part to the back of the field, and still n’t think Patrick will take the team NASCAR at a time when the auto salary commitments. Timberwolves to make any more of that process too, a world away in managed to drive her way to a back to Victory Lane on Saturday. racing series is looking at anyway Lead owner Jim Pohlad said it’s a than a minor move before the Feb. Spain, but Kahn again ruled out a sixth-place finish. But she doesn’t think Patrick, possible to re-ignite fan interest. sustainable development. So even if 18 cutoff for making deals, until the trade this year. So it came as no surprise that who joins Chrissy Wallace as the Earnhardt has seen circus-like the Twins sign Joe Mauer to a mam- swapping and signing of players can “We’ve gotten calls on him, of after taking a day to catch her only women entered, will stink up celebrity before, first with her moth contract extension, they’re begin again in July. course, but there’s no way I would breath, Patrick decided she should the show, either. father, the late Dale Earnhardt, and not afraid it would cost too much to “I know that we won’t do some- do anything with him now. indeed make her NASCAR debut “My dream scenario is she again with brother Dale Earnhardt keep a contending-caliber core of thing dramatic,” Kahn said, adding: Absolutely none,” Kahn said. “He’s this weekend in the second-tier would be up there in the top five Jr. players around the American “Firm as firm can be. Absolutely. We still young, and I still think he can be Nationwide Series race at Daytona. competing for the win,” Earnhardt And even though Dale Jr. is League MVP. will not move one of the big people one of the better point guards to She’d been previously praised said Monday. “My reasonable annually named NASCAR’s most “I think Target Field puts us in for declaring Daytona not the right expectation is that she just finish- popular driver, it’s been quite some better position to make sure that we place to make her NASCAR debut, es, and brings the car home and time since his big sister has seen have a competitive team from year but after holding her own in the maybe gets a top 15. From a car such intense interest at the track. to year,” Pohlad said Monday. ARCA race, everyone anticipated owner standpoint, she showed “I’ve been in situations with “Names will come and names will the about-face that came Monday. Saturday that she can make good both of them that have seemed go, but overall the objective is “Racing in the Nationwide decisions and not put other cars in very chaotic, but with Danica, it always to have the best team on the Series race was my goal during this jeopardy. seemed like there were always at field.” entire two-month preparation “Now, going forward, if some- least 200 people swamping her,” The Pohlad family has consis- process, but we wanted to make thing catastrophic happens this Earnhardt said. “I was really in awe, tently followed a model of keeping sure it was the right thing to do,” Saturday, you’ve still got last week because I haven’t seen something the annual player payroll pegged to she said. “The ARCA race was a to look back on and say ‘We came like that in our sport for awhile. 50 percent of team revenue, though blast, and I’m not ready for my first out of that OK.’ I think that takes You see a crowd moving through in rebuilding years it’s fallen well Daytona Speedweeks to end just some of the pressure off and allows the garage, and you know that Dale below that. At the Metrodome, yet. I want more racing.” her to go into her first NASCAR (Jr.) is coming, but with Danica, this there wasn’t as much money com- She’ll get it, too. Saturday’s race race not worried about her debut.” was definitely different.” ing in. This year, though, the payroll will rise by roughly $30 million to a team record above $95 million. “All new ballparks have their ened medal expectations after fin- said I really want to go into the peaks, and I’m sure the initial years ishing first through fourth at a Olympics as the favorite because will be very good to the Twins,” NOTES World Cup event in Lake Placid, that would mean I was skiing N.Y., last month. Hannah Kearney, incredibly well and dominating. Pohlad said. “Then it’ll be up to us From Page 9 to sustain it after that, but the ball- Shannon Bahrke and Heather But you know what, being the park itself I think can sustain it for a McPhie all finished on the podi- ‘underdog’ is easier.” long time.” um, with Michelle Roark fourth. UNBEATABLE BUT INSPIRA- In a question-and-answer ses- “It’s really difficult to do with “It’s incredible to be part of a TIONAL: The brass for Canada’s sion with reporters in a conference how the economy is now,” U.S. sweep right before the snowboard team spent a good room overlooking a snow-covered Johnson said. “It’s huge sacrifice games, and maybe it is pressure portion of their half-hour press Target Field, Pohlad dismissed the for us. Nick and I should be mov- and more attention from conference talking about notion that the team has been try- ing onto college, but we’re sacri- American media,” Kearney said. increased funding and what it ing to disprove a tightfisted reputa- ficing that part of our life for our “But I would be excited to get the means to their squads. They tion. sport. And it’s an even bigger sac- public behind us because we talked at length about how the “We’re not trying to show peo- rifice for our family to work that have four people with a really best support in the program’s his- ple,” he said. “We’re trying to do extra bit to keep that Olympic good chance at a medal, so tune tory had produced the best what we said we’re going to do.” dream alive for us.” in.” Canadian teams ever, citing 26 Pohlad declined to discuss They stay in the cheapest Any added pressure on the World Cup and championships specifics about negotiations with hotels they can find, wax their U.S. team is nothing, however, medals last season as an exam- Mauer on a new deal, citing a pledge own skis and even sew their own to the catcher and his agent to keep compared to the hype surround- ple, and boldly called for up to ski suits to keep going. ing Canadian gold-medal favorite five medals as 2010 Olympic the details private. He said he’s “It’s just a leap of faith that “absolutely not active at all” in the Jennifer Heil. Notably absent at hosts. one day we will get funding if the recent American-dominated They were not, however, pre- process, but reiterated the team’s results are improving,” Frenette desire to keep the homegrown star races in Lake Placid, Heil is the dicting any upset of American said. defending Olympic champion. Shaun White, the reigning gold around for good.

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