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The Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Saturday afternoon in the first game of the Grapefruit League season. The Twins will host the Toronto Blue Jays at noon on Sunday (WJON).

Dynamo FC St. Cloud wrapped up a very successful third season with a promotion to Division I of the MASL, where they will compete in 2020. Current Dynamo player and former Apollo Eagle Logan Lommel joined WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" to talk about the club and the team's upcoming …

The College of St. Benedict and St. John's University soccer teams both defeated Carleton College on Saturday to earn the no. 4 seed and a home playoff game in the MIAC tournament.

The Tigers struck first when Ethan Miller lobbed a ball over the head of Holy Angels goalkeeper Peter Forseth in the 35th minute of the first half. The goal was assisted by senior Mohamad Yussef, and Tech took a 1-0 lead into the half after out-shooting the Stars 4-3.

The Tigers talked about the section playoffs, key wins/losses during the regular season, which teammate has the best taste in music and more.

Tech coach Nantha Viswanathan joined Dave Overlund on WJON's "Hang Up and Listen" Friday to recap the season and the section final win over Bemidji.

The state tournament begins Tuesday, with the site and Tech's opponent to be determined.

The Sartell girls soccer team will look to win its fourth straight match Thursday night when they travel across town to take on the Tech Tigers.

The fall sports season is in full swing, with soccer and volleyball team well into their schedules. Thursday also sees the dawn of the 2019 football season, with Rocori hosting Fergus Falls in Cold Spring and Cathedral playing host to Spectrum at St. Cloud State University.

Hot off their second consecutive and fourth overall FIFA Women’s World Cup win at the beginning of July, the U.S. women’s soccer team is hitting the road for a tour that includes a stop right here in Minnesota.