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The Gopher men's hockey team lost 6-1 to Boston College Thursday night in the Frozen Four National Semifinals in Tampa, Florida. Minnesota trailed 1-0 after the first period and were down 4-0 after 2. The Gophers got as close as 4-1 before Boston College scored 2 more goals to put the game out of reach.

The Minnesota Wild won 2-1 in an overtime shootout Thursday night. Devin Setoguchi scored the lone goal in the shootout and Cal Clutterbuck scored the lone Minnesota goal in regulation. Josh Harding had 22 saves for Minnesota. Shots were even at 23.

The Minnesota National Guard has announced the return of nearly 3,000 soldiers to Minnesota over the next three weeks. They have been serving in Afghanistan and Kuwait during the past year.

The Twins placed righthanded starting pitcher Scott Baker on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27 with right elbow tendinitis. He will miss at least 1 start. The Twins also optioned righthanded starting pitcher Jason Marquis to AA-New Britain to get a couple starts before rejoining the team. He's been away from the team for the past 2 weeks attending to his injured 7-year daughter.

The Vikings signed free agent cornerback Chris Carr Wednesday. Terms of his deal were not disclosed. Carr is a 28-year old 5'10 182 pound veteran who played 9 games in Baltimore in 2011. He had 19 tackles and 1 sack with no interceptions. Carr will compete for playing time with Chris Cook, Antoine Winfield, newly signed Zack Bowman and Asher Allen.

The Timberwolves lost 97-94 at home against Golden State Wednesday night. Minnesota led by 20 in the 3rd quarter and coughed up the lead. Head Coach Rick Adelman said after the game the Wolves allowed the Warriors back in the game. Kevin Love led the Wolves with 29 points and 12 rebounds, Wayne Ellington added 17 points and J.J. Barea chipped in 15 points and 8 assists in 37 minutes. Barea had been out with a bruised quadriceps.

The St. Cloud State hockey team got some good news Wednesday. Senior forward Drew LeBlanc has been approved for a medical redshirt and will get another season with the Huskies. He played just 10 games in 2011-2012 with 2 goals and 10 assists. He missed most of the season because of injury.

Meet Willie who loves to play with feathered toys like Hewey, Dewey, Louie, and Donald. Good thing parakeets are smart and can entertain Willie while safely on their perch! These adorable pets are looking for their furever homes!

According to Mike Florio at Profootballtalk.com the Vikings pursued retired NFL head coach Bill Parcells to "run the show" in Minnesota. The New York Post said the Vikings are currently "putting the hard sell" on Parcells while Parcells considers coming out of retirement to coach the New Orleans Saints in 2012 while his friend, Sean Payton serves a 1-year suspension for his role in the bounty system in New Orleans.

The Wild lost 2-1 in an overtime shootout at Nashville Tuesday night. Dany Heatley scored the lone Minnesota goal and Niklas Backstrom had 23 saves. The loss ends a 3-game win streak for the Wild. Minnesota outshot Nashville 26-24. The Wild are 34-35-11 and they have 2 games left.