The University of Minnesota women's volleyball team is playing in the National Semifinals. Their final four match-up with Stanford is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. central time Thursday in Pittsburgh.
Minneapolis - Virginia Defeated Auburn 63-62 in the NCAA National Semifinals at U.S. Bank Stadium. Kyle Guy was fouled with 0.6 remaining shooting a 3 with Virginia down 2.
Several St. Cloud police officers helped with security at last year's Super Bowl events in Minneapolis, and they could be called on again for the upcoming NCAA Final Four.
A trifecta of major sporting events are headed to Minnesota in coming years, all of them certain to shower the state with global attention and pull in tens of thousands of visitors.
The nets could be cut down in Minnesota again. Minneapolis has made the list of finalists for the next round of Final Four bids. The NCAA announced Monday eight cities it's considering as hosts for the semifinals and championship of the men's basketball tournaments from 2017-2020.