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The Gopher men's hockey team closed out their season with a sweep of Ohio State, the Gopher women's hockey team took the win in game two to advance in the WCHA Tournament, and the Granite City Lumberjacks pulled off a close win to split the series with the Toros on Saturday, while the SCSU softball team, SJU baseball team, and Minnesota Twins all split their doubleheaders. The St. Cloud State men's hockey team fell to Omaha for the series split, and the SCSU women's hockey team got swept by Duluth in the WCHA quarterfinals. The St. John's and St. Ben's hockey teams both lost to Augsburg in the MIAC semifinals, the Gopher men's basketball team lost their 12th straight game, and the St. Cloud Norsemen got swept by the Bruins. On Sunday, the St. Cloud State women's basketball team will make their first appearance in the NSIC Tournament, the St. John's basketball team will try to earn themselves another MIAC title, the Gopher women's basketball team will wrap up their season at Williams Arena, and the Minnesota Timberwolves and Wild will try to find their way back to the win column.

The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team opened up their last road series of the regular season with a win over Omaha, the Gopher men's hockey team earned a shutout win to start their final series of the season, and the Gopher women's hockey team shutout St. Thomas in game one of the WCHA First Round series Friday. The SCSU women's hockey team dropped their WCHA opener to Duluth, the Granite City Lumberjacks and St. Cloud Norsemen both lost divisional matchups, the Timberwolves were bested at home by the Hornets, and the Wild dropped an OT decision in Toronto. On Saturday the St. Johns University and College of St. Benedict hockey teams will both take on Augsburg in the semifinal round of the MIAC Tournament, the SJU baseball team will take the field for the first time this season to face Luther in a double-header, the Gopher men's basketball team will visit Nebraska, and the Minnesota Twins will kick-off spring training with a matchup against the Rays followed by another game against Baltimore.

The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team and the Gopher hockey teams each earned their second win of the weekend to secure sweeps on Saturday, while the St. Cloud Norsemen and St. Ben's hockey teams won to earn splits, and the SCSU, CSB, and SJU basketball teams all came out victorious as well. The St. Cloud State men's hockey team came away with a tie in game two against UND, the Gopher basketball teams both suffered losses, and the Granite City Lumberjacks lost back-to-back games for just the second time this season. On Sunday, the Minnesota Wild will look to put together a winning streak when they host Nashville.

Two central Minnesota high school dance teams made it to the final round of the jazz competition at the state tournament Friday.

The University of Minnesota hockey teams and the St. Cloud State University women's hockey team all opened the weekend with game one wins, and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat Dallas in the shootout Friday. The St. Cloud State men's hockey team fell to UND, the St. Ben's hockey team dropped one in overtime to St. Kate's, and the St. Cloud Norsemen and Granite City Lumberjacks both suffered shutout losses. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State basketball teams will close out the regular season with matchups against Crookston, the Gopher basketball teams will take on Big Ten opponents, and the CSB/SJU basketball teams will button up their regular seasons against Bethel.

The St. Cloud State University basketball teams took down UMary, the St. John's and St. Ben's basketball teams overpowered St. Mary's, the CSB/SJU hockey teams rallied to split their series' against St. Olaf, the St. Cloud Norsemen swept Bismarck, and the Minnesota Wild beat New Jersey in the shootout on Saturday. The SCSU softball team took the field for the first time and earned a doubleheader split, while the SCSU baseball team came up short to open their four-game series, the Gopher women's basketball team dropped their sixth straight, the Gopher hockey teams both fell in the border battle with Wisconsin, and the Granite City Lumberjacks suffered a rare loss at the hands of the Willmar WarHawks. On Sunday, the Gopher men's basketball team will look to snap their seven-game losing streak when the Hawkeyes come to town.

The St. Cloud State University men's basketball team snapped a seven-game losing streak, the Gopher men's hockey team topped the Badgers, and the Granite City Lumberjacks and St. Cloud Norsemen opened up their weekend series' with wins on Friday. The SCSU women's hockey team, Gopher women's hockey team, and SJU hockey team all earned ties, while the SCSU women's basketball team, CSB hockey team, and Minnesota Timberwolves all fell to the losing column. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State baseball team will play a doubleheader against Arkansas Monticello, the SCSU softball team will take the field for their first two games of the season, the SJU and CSB basketball teams will host St. Mary's, the Gopher women's basketball team will host Wisconsin, and the Minnesota Wild will take on New Jersey.

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.

The St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota, and College of St. Benedict women's hockey teams opened the weekend with big conference wins, the Granite City Lumberjacks and St. Cloud Norsemen both notched weekend opening shutout wins, while the St. Cloud State men's hockey team settled for a tie with Miami University, and the SCSU baseball team returned to action with a doubleheader split Friday. Meanwhile, Northern State proved to be too much for both St. Cloud State basketball teams, and the Minnesota Timberwolves dropped a close one at home to the Magic. On Saturday the CSB basketball team and St. John's University basketball and hockey teams will resume MIAC competition and the Gopher men's basketball team will host Maryland.

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!