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The Gopher football team battles the 18th ranked Wisconsin Badgers today at 3:10, pregame on WJON at 1:00. Minnesota is 7-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten while Wisconsin is 8-3 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten.

The St. Cloud Norsemen, Granite City Lumberjacks, and SCSU Huskies all notched wins on Friday night, but the Gophers and the Timberwolves came up short in their matchups. Meanwhile, the Bison, Johnnies, and Gophers are gearing up for Saturday football games, and the Minnesota Wild prepare to take the ice in Pittsburgh.

The Granite City Lumberjacks, St. John's, NDSU, and U of M football teams, and Minnesota Wild and Timberwolves all earned wins on Saturday, while the St. Cloud Norsemen and Gopher men's hockey teams fell in close contests.

A video of a young Minnesota Golden Gophers fan jumping onto and breaking a plastic table Bills Mafia-style was posted to Twitter.

The Minnesota Wild skated to a win in their season opener against Anaheim, and the Granite City Lumberjacks routed the Loons on Friday night. The Johnnies, Bison, and Gopher football teams are gearing up for Saturday games, and the Husky men's hockey team is preparing to go up against the Gophers in a homecoming matchup.

The Minnesota Twin topped Toronto at Target Field, the Granite City Lumberjacks earned their third straight win, and the St. Cloud Norsemen came from behind to beat the Bismarck Bobcats at the MAC. Meanwhile, the Gophers and Wild are gearing up for Saturday matchups. Here's a look at your Saturday sports blast:

A video of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team's head coach P.J. Fleck sharing why he takes his team to Fort Snelling National Cemetery each year is earning plaudits from online.

They moved down nine spots with a familiar draft-night trade to stockpile more picks.

The University of Minnesota has hired Ben Johnson to be its next men's basketball head coach. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says with Johnson's background as a Minneapolis native, former Gopher player and assistant coach and his connection with the local AAU scene he's well equipped to recruit and land top Minnesota talent.

Minnesota has picked former player and assistant Ben Johnson to be the new head men's basketball coach, according to a person with knowledge of the hire.