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The St. Cloud Norsemen took the lead in the Division Finals series with a win in Austin, the Minnesota Twins opened the series in Cleveland with a win, and all four Lynx rookies shined in the team's first preseason game of the year on Friday. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud State University men's baseball team got swept in a doubleheader by Wayne State College at home. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State softball team will resume action in the NSIC Tournament, after weather delayed Friday's game.

The St. Cloud State University baseball and softball teams split their doubleheaders on Saturday, while the Minnesota Twins fizzled out at the end of game three to give Kansas City their first win of the series. On Sunday, the St. John's baseball team will host Gustavus in a doubleheader.

The Minnesota Twins held on to beat Kansas City in game two of the series, the St. Cloud Norsemen swept Aberdeen to move on to the next round, and the St. Ben's softball team shut out Concordia College twice in a doubleheader on Friday, while the Wild saw their playoff run come to an end at their home arena. On Saturday the St. Cloud State University baseball team will face UMD on the road and the SCSU softball team will host Augustana.

The St. Cloud Norsemen blanked the Wings in game two to get one step closer to advancing in the NAHL postseason, while the Minnesota Twins dropped game two of the weekend series to Washington Saturday. On Sunday, the St. Cloud State University and College of St. Benedict baseball and softball teams will all return to the field for doubleheaders, the Minnesota Wild will look to extend their round one series lead over Dallas, and the Timberwolves will have one more opportunity to stay alive in the postseason when they host Denver.

The St. Cloud Norsemen won their first post-season contest against Aberdeen and the Minnesota Wild routed Dallas to win game three Friday night, while the Twins let a close one slip away to the Nationals and the Timberwolves lost game three to Denver.

The Minnesota Twins held on for a close win over the Yankees while the Timberwolves punched their ticket to the playoffs with a big play-in-tournament win over OKC on Friday. The St. Cloud Norsemen did not get their weekend off to a good start, falling 9-1 to Aberdeen.

The Gopher men's hockey team beat the St. Cloud State University men's hockey team in the NCAA Fargo Regional finale, the St. John's baseball team soared to a win in their home opener, the Granite City Lumberjacks beat the Bighorns to advance to the NA3HL Fraser Cup championship game, the Minnesota Wild hopped up in the standings after beating Chicago, and the St. Cloud State baseball team earned a doubleheader split against Augustana on Saturday. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud Norsemen dropped their only contest of the weekend in the shootout to the Bruins, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Braves in Spring Training. On Sunday, the St. Ben's softball team will look to continue their winning streak in a road doubleheader against Wartburg, and the Minnesota Timberwolves will try to make it three in a row when they visit San Francisco.

The St. Cloud State University baseball team opened up the weekend series with a close win over Augustana in extra innings, the Granite City Lumberjacks punched their ticket to the Fraser Cup semifinals, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees in a spring training matchup Friday. On Saturday, the Gopher and Husky men's hockey teams will face off in the NCAA Tournament, the St. John's baseball team will host Crown College in their home opener, the St. Cloud Norsemen will face the Bruins in their lone matchup of the weekend, and the Minnesota Wild will look to return to the win column when they host Chicago.

The Gopher men's hockey team topped Michigan State to advance in the Big Ten Tournament, the Gopher women's hockey team shutout Duluth and punched their ticket to the NCAA Frozen Four, the St. Ben's softball team closed out the Spring Break Games with their seventh straight win, the Granite City Lumberjacks swept Willmar to move on to the NA3HL Division Finals, the St. Cloud Norsemen blanked Bismarck, the Minnesota Wild held on to beat San Jose, and the Minnesota Twins squeezed out a win against Boston Saturday.

The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team opened up their run in the NCHC tournament with a win over UMD, the St. Ben's softball team swept their doubleheader to kick off the weekend, the Granite City Lumberjacks dominated in game one of the NA3HL Division Semifinals, the St. Cloud Norsemen toppled the Bobcats in their fight to get into the playoffs, and the Minnesota Twins tied the Orioles in a Spring Training matchup Friday. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud State and St. John's baseball teams came up short, and the Minnesota Timberwolves dropped a heartbreaker in OT to Brooklyn. On Saturday, the Gopher men's hockey team will take on Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament, the Gopher women's hockey team will host UMD in the NCAA Tournament, and the Minnesota Wild will visit San Jose.