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The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team shut out Mercyhurst to earn the weekend split, the University of Minnesota women's hockey team rolled over RIT to stay undefeated, the St. John's University and North Dakota State University football teams both notched wins, and the Minnesota Wild and Timberwolves were victorious in their preseason matchups on Saturday. Meanwhile, the SCSU men's hockey team came up short in overtime in their homecoming game against St. Thomas, the St. Cloud Norsemen were swept by Austin, the Granite City Lumberjacks dropped their series opener to Mason City, and the Minnesota Twins were unable to catch up to the Astros in game one of the ALDS. On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will host the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, and the Gopher men's hockey team will get their preseason underway at home.

The University of Minnesota women's hockey team started their season off with a shutout win, and the Granite City Lumberjacks earned a close win over the Minnesota Loons on Friday. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud State University women's hockey team suffered their first loss of the season, and the St. Cloud Norsemen fell to the division-leading Austin Bruins at home. On Saturday, the Gopher football team will host Michigan, the Bison football team will face Missouri State on the road, the SJU football team will host Concordia, the SCSU men's hockey team will host St. Thomas in their home and season opener, the Minnesota Twins will face Houston on the road in game one of the ALDS, and the Timberwolves and Wild will continue tuning up with preseason matchups.

Friday night's MN Twins win at Target Field was big. They clinched the American League Central securing a spot in the playoffs. New Homer Hanky Unveiled.

On the second shot, which Edwards makes, you can hear one of the microphones on the court pick up a similar scream being emitted, followed by the crowd starting to chuckle.

It's been that long since Minnesota has seen the type of talent it has now in Justin Jefferson and Anthony Edwards like the two teams had with Randy Moss and Kevin Garnett.

The St. Cloud Technical and Community College baseball team's season came to an end in Tennessee Tuesday afternoon.

The Gopher men's hockey team topped Michigan State to advance in the Big Ten Tournament, the Gopher women's hockey team shutout Duluth and punched their ticket to the NCAA Frozen Four, the St. Ben's softball team closed out the Spring Break Games with their seventh straight win, the Granite City Lumberjacks swept Willmar to move on to the NA3HL Division Finals, the St. Cloud Norsemen blanked Bismarck, the Minnesota Wild held on to beat San Jose, and the Minnesota Twins squeezed out a win against Boston Saturday.

The Gopher women's hockey team beat Wisconsin to advance to the WCHA title game, the Granite City Lumberjacks shutout Alexandria to open their final weekend of the regular season with a win, and the Minnesota Timberwolves fought hard to outlast the Lakers on the road Friday. On Sunday, the Minnesota Wild will look to keep rolling when they visit Calgary.

The St. Cloud State University baseball team notched their second win of the young season, the St. Ben's hockey team completed the weekend sweep of St. Mary's, and the Granite City Lumberjacks topped Gillette on Saturday. The St. Cloud State men's hockey team earned their second tie of the weekend against Miami University at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud Norsemen fell to Bismarck in the shootout, the Gopher women's hockey team was blown out by Ohio State, the Gopher men's basketball team floundered against Maryland, the SCSU women's hockey team fell in Wisconsin, the SCSU basketball teams came up short in Moorhead, the SJU hockey team lost in Winona, and the CSB and SJU basketball teams were outplayed by Hamline. On Sunday the Minnesota Timberwolves will go head-to-head with the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets and the Gopher women's basketball team will visit Illinois for the second matchup between the teams this season.

You've got to check out this video from CBS Sports of a photographer walking along the scaffolding high above US Bank Stadium during a Vikings game!

An annual celebration of the rich history of the sport in Minnesota is returning to the “state of hockey” this week.

The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team returned to action with a shutout win at the East/West Showcase, the SJU hockey team routed Gustavus, the Granite City Lumberjacks skated past Willmar, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on against the Clippers on Friday. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud State basketball teams floundered in Mankato, and the St. Cloud Norsemen dropped a close one in overtime to Minot. On Saturday, the Husky and Gopher men's hockey teams will go head-to-head, the CSB and SJU basketball teams will return to the court, the Gopher men's basketball team will host Nebraska, and the Minnesota Wild will look to keep their streak alive when they visit Buffalo.