The St. John’s University football team opened up MIAC play with a win over Bethel, and the Granite City Lumberjacks and St. Cloud Norsemen both notched their second wins of the weekend on Saturday. The Twins dropped game three to the Blue Jays, the Wild came up short in their exhibition opener, and the Gophers fell to Bowling Green in Minneapolis on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Lynx are prepping for a single-elimination playoff game against Chicago, and the Vikings look to earn their first win of the season when the Seattle Seahawks come to town on Sunday.
According to the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild which helped put on the event, the final cup snake came in at 102 feet -- two feet longer than the snake at the Chicago Cubs game and long enough to set a new record in North America.
The Minnesota Twins are offering fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take batting practice with Twins legends, and in the process raise money for their charity.
The Minnesota Twins and Target Field have created a plan to have fans safely in the stands for Opening Day. Now it is up to Governor Walz to approve it.