The WJON Morning NewsWatch

The St. Cloud V.A. held a LPN nurse career fair last weekend. St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable and St. Cloud V.A. Nurse Recruiter Jen Smith joined me on WJON today.

Twins prospect Luis Arraez is batting .385 with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and 16 runs scored in 96 at-bats for the Twins this season. Because of his high level of performance he is forcing his way into the Twins lineup on a regular basis.

The NFL is looking at the possibility of moving from a 16-game regular season to an 18-game regular season. The 18-game regular season proposal would also restrict all players to playing a maximum of 16 games.

St. Cloud Chutes 4, Waite Park Silverstars 2
Games Scheduled for Tuesday July 16
Sauk Rapids at Foley
St. Cloud 76ers at Monticello
Little Falls at Waite Park

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-92 Monday night in Las Vegas to win the NBA Summer League title. Memphis was the #8 seed while the Timberwolves were seeded 3rd.

St. Cloud's gas prices, as of this morning, were on average cheaper than Brainerd, Hutchinson and Royalton. According to gasbuddy.com St. Cloud's average gas price was $2.57 this morning. St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today.

The Twins won 2 out of 3 games in Cleveland over the weekend to increase their lead in the American League Central to 6 1/2 games. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Timberwolves are in the NBA Summer League final after beating the Brooklyn Nets 85-77 Sunday in Las Vegas. Naz Reid had 20 points and 6 rebounds in 19 minutes to lead the Wolves.

The Minnesota Lynx improved to 10-7 after defeating Phoenix 75-62 at Target Center Sunday. Five players scored in double figures for the Wolves led by Odyssey Sims with 15 points, Sylvia Fowles added 14 points and 13 rebounds and Napheesa Collier chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Houston Rockets traded for Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday giving up point guard Chris Paul and multiple 1st round draft picks. The Rockets are using the same formula that many other teams are rolling with.

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The Minnesota Lynx won 73-72 at Chicago last night to improve to 9-6. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON this morning. He says the Lynx have had to play without the roster they had last year and are still a top 4 team in the Western Conference.

Former St. Cloud State hockey star Matt Cullen announced his retirement from the NHL on the Pittsburgh Penguins website. Cullen is a Moorhead native. He played college hockey at St. Cloud State and moved on to the NHL.

The Minnesota Lynx edged Chicago 73-72 Wednesday night. Odyssey Sims made the go-ahead jumper with 6.4 seconds remaining to lift the Lynx to the win. Sims finished with a team leading 16 points. Napheesa Collier and Asia Taylor each had 13 points and Sylvia Fowles added 10 points and 12 rebounds.

The Minnesota state legislature decided not to talk about the possible legalization of marijuana during the 2019 legislative session but they left the door open to possible bring that topic back up during the 2020 session. Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today.

The Timberwolves decided not to match the offer sheet Tyus Jones signed with the Memphis Grizzlies which means Jones has left the organization after 3 seasons. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer joined me on WJON today. We talked about border security, health care and college tuition prices. Tom thinks that the media hasn't told the whole truth about what is happening at the U.S. southern border.

The Twins go into the MLB All Star break with a 5 1/2 game on Cleveland for first place in the American League Central after falling 4-1 in 11 innings at home to Texas. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Twins go into the All Star break with a 5 1/2 game lead on Cleveland after falling 4-1 in 11 innings at home against Texas yesterday afternoon. Rougned Odor hit a 3-run home run off Adelberto Mejia in the 11th to put Texas on top.

The Twins lost 2 out of 3 games at Oakland and 4 out of 6 games on their road trip including a 7-2 loss to Oakland Thursday afternoon. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.