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Rob Gronkowski who was championships with both the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been spotted in Minnesota.

The St. Cloud State University baseball team swept Minot in a doubleheader, the Twins topped the A's, and the Wild routed St. Louis in game three Friday. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud State softball team dropped two in the NSIC tournament, the St. Cloud Norsemen came up short in game one of the division finals, and the Minnesota Lynx were blown out by the Storm in their season opener. On Saturday, the St. John's University baseball team will host Augsburg for a doubleheader, and the St. Ben's softball team will look to continue their run in the MIAC tournament.

The St. Cloud State University baseball team earned their 17th straight win, the Minnesota Wild closed out the season with a win to secure home ice in the first round of the playoffs, and the SCTCC baseball and softball teams each earned splits on Friday. The post-season run continued for the St. Cloud Norsemen who fell in game three to Bismarck, the Minnesota Twins were shut down by Tampa Bay, and the Wolves were eliminated from the playoffs in game six against Memphis. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State softball team will play a doubleheader on the road against Wayne State College.

The SCSU baseball and softball teams, SJU baseball team swept their Saturday matchups, while the Minnesota Timberwolves topped Memphis to tie the series, the Twins earned a big win in game two against the White Sox, and the St. Cloud Norsemen fell in a close game against Bismarck in the NAHL playoffs. On Sunday the Wild will travel to Nashville, and the CSB softball and SCTCC baseball teams will re-take the field after postponing their Saturday games.

I was scrolling through Facebook over the weekend when a link to a Change.org petition showed up in my newsfeed. This one hit close to home for me.

The Gopher men's hockey team kept their postseason run alive with an OT win, the St. Cloud Norsemen opened the weekend series with a win in game one, and the Minnesota Timberwolves put the hurt on the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team came up short against Quinnipiac and saw their NCAA Tournament run come to an end, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Pirates in a Spring Training matchup. On Saturday, the SCSU baseball team will face Wayne State in a doubleheader, the Granite City Lumberjacks will take on the Northeast Generals in the semifinal round of the Fraser Cup Championship Tournament, and the Minnesota Wild will host the Blue Jackets.

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The NDSU football team advances to the NCAA semifinals with their win over East Tennessee Saturday. The St. Cloud State University men's and women's basketball teams, the Granite City Lumberjacks, and the St. Cloud Norsemen all posted dominant wins as well, but the Minnesota Wild and Gopher volleyball team were not as successful. On Sunday the Gopher women's basketball team, Minnesota Timberwolves, and St. John's University rugby team will be back in action.

The Minnesota Twins found their way back to the win column in a strong performance against the Toronto Blue Jays, while the Lynx knocked off the Indiana Fever for the third straight time to lock up a first-round bye in the playoffs.

And the picture the team shared is amazing.