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North Carolina is currently the only other state in the country offering American Legion-backed fastpitch softball. A few other states had proposals to begin softball programs but saw their efforts stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team has been picked to win the Penrose Cup this season. The Penrose Cup is the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Championship which the Huskies have won 3 times but have never been picked to win in a preseason poll.

The Associated Press state high school football polls for the week of September 15, first-place votes in parentheses, record and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sportswriters:

The Vikings could move on from Kirk Cousins following this season. Options to replace Cousins could include free agency, this year's 2nd round pick Kellen Mond or the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

The Vikings lost 27-24 in overtime at Cincinnati Sunday to open the season. Kirk Cousins had another impressive stat line with 351 yards passing and 2 touchdowns without an interception. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan says both Head Coach Mike Zimmer and General Manager Rick Spielman don&…

The Minnesota Twins blew out Kansas City to even the series, while high school soccer and volleyball teams were busy traveling the state and competing on Saturday.

The Minnesota Lynx earned a much-needed win against the visiting Indiana Fever and the Twins fell to Kansas City in extra innings on Friday night.

Sauk Rapids-Rice improved to 2-0 with a 42-21 rout at home against Tech Friday night. The Storm led 22-0 after the 1st quarter and 36-0 at halftime. Tech drops to 0-3.

Week 3 of the high school football season will take place tonight throughout Central Minnesota. Rocori will play at Sartell-St. Stephen at 7 p.m. with coverage starting at 6:40 on AM 1390/93.9 FM Granite City Sports. Dave Overlund will call the action. Both teams are 1-1 entering tonight's a…

The Vikings are playing the Saints once again on this Wild Card weekend down in Louisiana. We are going to need all the luck we can get, so everyone start whipping up this lucky hotdish.