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The Minnesota Twins rallied for a win over Oakland, while the Timberwolves recorded a loss. The St. Cloud State University softball team fell in their NSIC Tournament run, and the St. John's University baseball team dropped game one of the weekend series to Hamline.

The Minnesota Wild rallied for a win against St. Louis in overtime, the Timberwolves fell to New Orleans in OT, and the Twins got blown out by Kansas City. Meanwhile, collegiate baseball and softball teams ended up with three sweeps and a split.

The Timberwolves earned an upset win against the Utah Jazz, the Wild won their seventh straight game and secured a spot in the playoffs, and the Twins failed to get much offense going in a loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday. Local college baseball and softball teams had a mostly successful day as well. Between St. Cloud State, St. John's, and St. Ben's, three teams earned doubleheader sweeps and one was swept.

It was a rough day for state and local sports teams as the Minnesota Twins, Wild, St. Cloud State men's hockey and baseball teams, St. John's University baseball team, and St. Cloud Norsemen all suffered losses on Saturday.

The St. John's University baseball team came out ahead against the Concordia College Cobbers, while the Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves, and St. Cloud Norsemen all recorded losses. Here's a look at your Saturday sports recap:

The St. John's University basketball team came out swinging against St. Mary's University in their long-awaited season opener on Friday.

The no. 2 St. John's University basketball team took down UW-Eau Claire on Saturday to advance to the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2001.

The St. John's University basketball team took down Ripon College in their first matchup of the 2020 NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday.

The no. 3 St. John's University basketball team defeated the no. 2 University of St. Thomas in their third matchup of the year to claim the MIAC title on Saturday.

St. John's will meet St. Thomas for a 3rd time Saturday in the MIAC tournament men's basketball final in Collegeville. The Johnnies and Tommies split their 2 meetings in the regular season with the road team winning each time. Saturday night's game is set to begin at 7 p.m.