Weekends with Jay Caldwell

The top ranked St. Cloud State men's hockey team topped Minnesota-Duluth 4-2 Saturday night to earn a split in the weekend series.

The Vikings saw their season end Sunday with a 24-10 loss at home against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings loss plus Philadelphia's win over Washington eliminates Minnesota.

The NFL announced their pro bowl selections Tuesday. The Vikings had 4 players chosen. They include 3 on defense and 1 on offense. The 3 defensive players are Defensive End Danielle Hunter, Safety Harrison Smith, and Linebacker Anthony Barr. The lone offensive player chosen is receiver Adam Thie…

The Twins announced today they plan to retire Joe Mauer's number #7 at a ceremony during the 2019 season.

The St. John's/St. Thomas football game in 2019 will be played at the new Minnesota Loons Stadium. The game will be a St. Thomas home game and will be played October 19, 2019 at Allianz Field.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-1 at Chicago Sunday.

Memphis beat the Wolves 100-87 at Target Center Sunday.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 at home to Buffalo Saturday. Minnesota led 2-0 in the first period but Buffalo scored 3 unanswered goals to steal a win.

St. John's pounded Martin Luther 84-6 Saturday in the 1st round of the NCAA Division III tournament in Collegeville.

The St. Cloud Rox and the Northwoods League announced their 2019 schedule today. The Rox will begin the season with 2 games at Rochester May 28-29 before playing at Waterloo May 30-31. The Rox home opener will be June 1 against the Bismarck Larks.

The St. John's football team will put their undefeated 10-0 record on the line Saturday at noon when they host Martin Luther College. The Johnnies have been nearly untouchable this year having blown out most of their opponents.

The Vikings signed defensive tackle Tom Johnson and kicker Dan Bailey today. Johnson was released by Seattle last week.

The Vikings defeated the Seahawks 21-20 Friday night in their 3rd preseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The Twins defeated the White Sox 5-2 in Chicago Tuesday night.

The Vikings defeated the Broncos in Denver 42-28 Saturday night.

The Rox outslugged the Border Cats 13-11 Sunday behind Jack Barrie's 3 home runs and 7 RBIs.

The Twins lost their 3rd game in a row in Boston 3-0 Sunday.

Rochester downed the St. Cloud Rox 2-1 Thursday night at Joe Faber Field with former Professor Wrestler Hacksaw Jim Duggan in attendance. Rochester broke the 1-all tie with a run in the 6th inning.

Former Viking head coach Dennis Green will be inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor at halftime of the Vikings/Bills game September 23 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Green has the 2nd most wins in Viking franchise history with 101 behind only Bud Grant's 178.

The Rox lost 9-6 at Waterloo against the Bucks Sunday.