sports blast

The Minnesota Twins held on for a close road win in their final regular season series opener on Friday, while the St. Cloud Norsemen fell to Aberdeen in overtime. On Saturday, the Gopher, Bison, and St. John's football teams will all return to the field.

The NDSU Bison football team is headed home with another title under their belts, the Gopher men's hockey team swept Michigan State, the St. Cloud State University women's basketball earned a Saturday win with a late push, the Granite City Lumberjacks earned their 24th straight win, the Minnesota Wild squeaked out a win over Washington, and the St. Cloud Norsemen stopped their slump with a blowout win. The Minnesota Vikings will suit up one more time this season, while the Minnesota Timberwolves and Gopher men's and women's basketball teams prep for their Sunday matchups.

The Minnesota Timberwolves, University of Minnesota men's hockey team, Granite City Lumberjacks, and St. Cloud State University women's basketball team all started out their weekends with big wins on Friday night. Meanwhile, the NDSU Bison football team is getting ready to take the field for the FCS title matchup on Saturday afternoon.