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Even diehard Minnesota soccer fans were shocked when Minnesota United Football Club announced in late November that Allianz Field would play host to an outdoor World Cup Qualifier match in February.

The NFL claims it gets better ratings on a Sunday night, but how would they know, if it's never been played on a Saturday.

The Minnesota Wild, SCSU men's hockey team, St. Cloud Norsemen, and Granite City Lumberjacks completed weekend sweeps, while the SCSU women's basketball team and Gopher men's basketball team also notched wins on Saturday. The Gopher men's hockey team and SCSU men's basketball team each came up short. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Gopher women's basketball team are getting ready for their Sunday matchups as well.

A Becker native will be on the field this weekend when his team the Tennesse Titans play its first game in this year's National Football League postseason.

Two area college dance teams competed in UDA College National Cheer and Dance Championships in Orlando this weekend.

The Minnesota Wild, Gopher men's hockey team, and Granite City Lumberjacks all notched Friday wins. Upper Iowa proved to be too much for both the St. Cloud State University basketball teams and the St. Cloud Norsemen were outscored in Austin. Meanwhile, the Gopher women's basketball team is returning to the barn for a Big 10 matchup against Ohio State.

Hockey Day Minnesota is coming to Mankato this week with events beginning midweek.

The Big Ten Conference has unveiled the 2022 football schedule for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

The Vikings fired General Manager Rick Spielman and Head Coach Mike Zimmer Monday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says fans typically feel the team needs to move quickly to hire a General Manager and a head coach so they don't miss out on a hot candidate.

Jeff's guns have earned him the nicknames "Popeye" and "Anaconda."

Not even sub-zero temps stopped over 38,600 die-hard hockey fans from coming out to Saturday's match. Check out these photos from the day that just make us say, "BRRRRR!"

Here's the Minnesota Twins 2022 schedule, opening the season on the road against the White Sox in Chicago.