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The Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Sports Authority are at odds over how to accomodate high school and college baseball players who currently use the Metrodome during cold spring days for games when the new Vikings stadium opens in a few years...

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team jumped seven spots up to #12 in the most recent USCHO.com poll, released Monday evening. The Huskies took three points in Grand Forks this past weekend against North Dakota. Other WCHA teams in the top 20: #1 Minnesota (split with MN State-Mankato last weekend), #7 UND, #10 Denver (DNP), #14 Nebraska-Omaha (swept Bemidji), #15 MN State-Mankato, and #19 Wiscons

The St. Cloud State Men’s basketball team won a pair of road games this weekend to improve to 15-3 on the season. The Huskies got revenge on Minot State for an earlier loss at Halenbeck Hall with a 64-51 win Friday, then topped the University of Mary 68-51 on Saturday...

The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team is in sole possession of first place in the WCHA this morning after taking three points in North Dakota this weekend. The Huskies defeated UND 3-1 on Friday then skated to a 2-2 tie on Saturday. SCSU is 15-10-1 on the year and will head to Bemidji to take on the Beavers this weekend...

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team took down North Dakota 3-1 at Ralph Englestad Arena Friday night. The win, combined with Minnesota's loss to Minnesota State, puts the Huskies in sole possession of first place. The Huskies outshot UND 33-16 in the game and at one point led 31-9 in the shot category...

The latest College Hockey Poll was released Monday, and the Minnesota Gophers remain the number one team in the country.

When one of your boys plays for Apollo High School and the other plays for Tech, the hockey talk at the dinner table is probably pretty interesting on nights when the teams play each other. LOON Contributor Joe Erickson gives us a peek inside this unique experience.

There are a lot of great match-ups this weekend in the WCHA as eight teams bunched at the top of the standings look for separation.

The St. Cloud Rox signed 4 pitchers to the 2013 roster Monday. The four are Jason Hoppe (Minnesota State-Mankato), Kasey Ralston (Indiana University), John Oltman (Creighton), and Bryce Jackson (Washington State).

The Minnesota DNR is asking anyone who plans to head out onto the ice to take some extra precautions.

Sartell-St. Stephen 62, Rocori 60 (Parker Hagen scored the game-winning basket on a tip-in. Tom Bearson led Sartell with 18 points. Mac Mueller led Rocori with 18 points) Apollo 50, Fergus Falls 38 (Ethan Novacinski led Apollo with 12 points).

The Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Breezy Point 7-4 Sunday. Alex Koopmeiners scored 2 goals for the Lumberjacks. Granite City will play at Breezy Point Sunday January 13 at 4pm.