The WJON Morning NewsWatch

The Minnesota Wild missed an opportunity to retake the 2nd wildcard spot in the Western Conference after falling at home to Colorado 3-1 Tuesday night. Zach Parise scored the lone Minnesota goal on a power play in the 2nd period and Devan Dubnyk had 35 saves.

The Timberwolves lost 117-107 at Target Center against the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Wolves with 26 points and 21 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and Josh Okogie added 19.

Twins' center fielder Byron Buxton is batting .400 and stole 2 bases yesterday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me today on WJON. He suggested that Buxton start the year hitting 9th to take the pressure off and give him a chance to be a 2nd lead-off man.

Stearns County Attorney Janelle Kendall joined me on WJON today. She discussed their county planning efforts, the possibility of scheduling courts differently, where forfeiture and fine dollars go, legalizing marijuana and drones at festivals.

The Gophers received a bid to the NCAA tournament Sunday night when the pairings were announced and will play Louisville in the first round Thursday at 11:15, pregame on AM 1390-Granite City Sports at 10:45 a.m.

The Section 8-3-A and Section 6-2-A title will be decided tonight. Sartell-St. Stephen plays top seeded Bemidji tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Brainerd. Bemidji is seeded first in the section with Sartell as the #2 seed.

The Gopher basketball team defeated Penn State in overtime in the 2nd round of the Big Ten Tournament last night. The win may have cemented their place as an at-large team in the NCAA Tournament. The Star Tribune's Lavelle E Neal III joined me on WJON today.

WJON's Question of the Week is asking listeners to name a song from an Irish Singer or band. Let me know between 9:10-10 today by calling 320-252-5852, email jay@wjon.com

The Gopher men's basketball team has likely done enough to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament after coming from behind to beat Penn State 77-72 in overtime in the 2nd round of the Big Ten Tournament last night in Chicago.

The Minnesota Wild lost at home to the Dallas Stars Thursday night. Dallas scored 3 goals within 2 minutes early in the 2nd period to take a 3-0 lead. Jason Zucker scored on a power play in the 2nd for Minnesota's only goal. Devan Dubnyk had 27 saves.

The Timberwolves lost 120-100 at Utah against the Jazz Thursday night. The Wolves trailed by 9 at the end of the 1st quarter and by 9 at halftime. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 26 points and 12 rebounds and Andrew Wiggins added 14 points.

Twins top starting pitcher Jose Berrios got hit for 2 earned runs in 3 1/3 innings yesterday and his spring training ERA is now 5.19. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan isn't concerned about Berrios' spring ERA and feels he has a chance to be a real ace pitcher not just the best sta…

The Sartell-St. Stephen boys basketball team shared the Central Lakes Conference title with Apollo this season after winning just 4 games last season. The Sabres are 20-8 and will play for the Section 8-3-A Friday night in Brainerd against top-seeded Bemidji at 7 p.m.

The Twins are in the middle of spring training in Fort Myers, Florida and position battle wage on. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He suggested that the Twins probably know who is making the team but to build interest discussion of position battles continue.

The Twins continue with spring training games this week in preparation for the 2019 season. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me from Twins spring training in Fort Myers, Florida today.

Cathedral is headed to the State A State Championship game after posting a 5-2 win over East Grand Forks at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul today. Jack Smith scored twice for the Crusaders.

The Minnesota Wild blanked the Lightning in Tampa Bay 3-0 Thursday night behind a hat trick from Jason Zucker and a shutout from Devan Dubnyk. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me.

WJON's Question of the Week is asking listeners to name a song about "beauty" or has "beauty" in the title. Answer this question between 9:10-10 today by calling 320-252-5852, email jay@wjon.com

Cathedral hockey has advanced to the Class A State Semifinals after posting a dominating 6-0 win over North Branch at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Cathedral led 2-0 after 1 period and scored 4 times in the 2nd period.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated #11 Purdue last night and may have done enough to earn a NCAA tournament berth. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.