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The University of Minnesota men's hockey team opened their first weekend series of 2020 with a loss on the road to Michigan State University on Friday.

The Vikings play in the NFC Wildcard playoffs Sunday at 12:05, pregame on WJON at 11 a.m. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He thinks this isn't a good match up and isn't sure how the Vikings can contain Michael Thomas or Alvin Kamara.

Penn State has hired Kirk Ciarrocca as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

The University of Minnesota volleyball team lost to the defending national champion Stanford 3 - 0 on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.

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.

The University of Minnesota football team lost their first game of the season on the road in Iowa on Saturday.

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team came up short against Utah on Friday night.

The University of Minnesota football team rolled over the Penn State Nittany Lions at home on Saturday. Both teams came into the game 8-0 on the season.

The University of Minnesota men's hockey team closed out the weekend 0-1-1 against Notre Dame.

The University of Minnesota men's hockey team tied Notre Dame but earned the bonus point after double overtime Friday night.