Sports Friday, March 20, 2026

03/20/2026

NHL:

CHICAGO 2, MINNESOTA 1

WINNIPEG 1, BOSTON 6

MLB (EXHIBITION)

MINNESOTA 2, BOSTON 4

NCAA W:

#4 MINNESOTA PLAYS #13 GREEN BAY IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

PREP:

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY WILL BE THE FIRST TRACK AND FIELD EVENT OF THE SPRING. THAT WILL BE AN INDOOR EVENT IN GRAND FORKS.

NINE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE HONORED WITH SERVICE AWARDS BY THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE FOR THEIR DECADES OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO OFFICIATING.
THESE DISTINGUISHED OFFICIALS WILL BE HONORED DURING THE BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT DURING THE HALFTIME INTERMISSION OF THE CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON MARCH 28 AT WILLIAMS ARENA IN MINNEAPOLIS.

ONE OF THE NINE IS STEVE PHILION, WHO HAS 50 YEARS AS A REGISTERED OFFICIAL. HE ALSO SERVES AS THE BOYS BASKETBALL COACH FOR RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL, WHO ARE AT THE CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT NEXT WEEK.