Sports Friday, March 27, 2026

PREP:
RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL WAS A WINNER OF THEIR STATE QUARTERFINAL, 85-63 OVER LIBERTY CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
THEY WILL PLAY A STATE SEMIFINAL TODAY AT 2:00 AGAINST JANESVILLE-WALDORF-PEMBERTON.

SOME AREA TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS, INCLUDING ROSEAU, ARE IN GRAND FORKS TODAY FOR AN INDOOR MEET, THEIR FIRST OF THE SEASON.

MLB:
THE TWINS OFFENSE NEVER GOT GOING IN A 2-1 SEASON OPENING LOSS AT BALTIMORE. LUKE KEASHALL DROVE IN THE ONLY RUN. JOE RYAN THREW 5 1/3 SHUTOUT INNINGS, STRIKING OUT SEVEN.

NHL:
AFTER ALLOWING THE GAME TYING GOAL WITH UNDER TWO MINUTES TO GO, JOEL ERICKSON EK SAVED THE DAY, SCORING THE GAME-WINNING GOAL WITH THREE SECONDS REMAINING TO GIVE THE WILD A 3-2 WIN OVER THE FLORIDA PANTHERS.

DALLAS FELL 2-1 TO THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS; COLORADO WON 6-2 WIN WINNIPEG.

NCAA M HOCKEY:
NORTH DAKOTA WON 3-O OVER MERRIMACK, AND WILL NEXT SEE QUINNIPIAC WHO BEAT PROVIDENCE 5-2.
WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN STATE WERE WINNERS AT THE OTHER REGIONAL.
TWO MORE REGIONALS COMPLETE THEIR GAMES TODAY.

NCAA W BASKETBALL:
THE GOPHERS PLAY UCLA THIS EVENING IN THE SWEET 16.

Last modified: 03/27/2026