And just like that, it's Galaxy 1, Loons 0 in first 30 seconds in LA.

And it's 1-1 in LA with less than 6 minutes gone.

It's all over in LA in Western Conference semifinal: Galaxy 6, MNUFC 2.

ICYMI: Gopher men's hockey comes home tonight for first of six games at Mariucci, starting with Alaska, before winter break, after top goal scorer Brody Lamb avoids long-term injury from knee-to-knee collision last weekend at Notre Dame. startribune.com/gophers-mens-h…

Helped our guy Chris Hine out w/ Wolves last night at TC, where they win 93-92 after wild final minute. With quotes & video highlight wrap up. Timberwolves claw back against Clippers, end losing streak at four games startribune.com/minnesota-timb…

NBA fines Ant $75,000 for postgame comments on officiating Saturday: Timberwolves make it a game, until Stephen Curry makes it a loss startribune.com/minnesota-timb…

Fargo's own Tom Hoge is tied for 4th and 8 shots behind leader Hideki Matsuyama in PGA Tour's season opening champions The Sentry tournament on final day in Maui.

Helping out colleague ⁦Chris Hine⁩ by covering Wolves-Clippers. Final game story on starting lineup change with quotes here up now: Starting lineup changes, and Timberwolves beat Clippers by two startribune.com/minnesota-timb…

St Thomas comes home tonight to play Omaha for first place in the Summit League with time ticking out on regular season. A look at the arc the program has taken from Division III through the program’s first D-I scholarship recruit in 2021

Helped out our beat guy ⁦Chris Hine⁩ w/ late game last night at TC: Quirk in schedule gives Wolves a chance to “right wrongs” tonight in 24 hour rematch at OKC: Wolves fall 130-123 to West-leading Thunder, who get hot in fourth qtr from deep startribune.com/minnesota-timb…

And…catching up with one of our own at Target Center, Thunder’s Chet Holmgren’s recent home away from home back home in Minnesota. He has spent plenty of time in his hometown lately startribune.com/chet-holmgren-…

Some news from the puck beat: Gophers women’s hockey team to face Colgate in NCAA quarterfinals Saturday at home in Ridder Arena startribune.com/gophers-hockey…

From last night: Tommies’ fourth men’s basketball Div. I season ends with Summit League final loss to Omaha, a 24-10 record and a future that will bring probationary end to Div. I promotion and chance to make NCAA tournament next season. startribune.com/st-thomas-fall…

It’s Frozen Four weekend for Gophers women at home at Ridder Arena with once-beaten Wisconsin up next in an NCAA semifinal Friday night. They’re hoping six times is the charm after losing all five vs. Badgers so far startribune.com/womens-frozen-…

All-time Gophers leading goal scorer Nadine Muzerall is back at Ridder, this time coaching an Ohio State team that’s also back to where it always seems to be: in the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four final facing Wisconsin tomorrow afternoon startribune.com/nadine-muzeral…

From Ridder Arena, a wild finish to NCAA women’s Frozen Four: Late penalty shot, overtime goal lift Wisconsin over Ohio State for women’s hockey national title startribune.com/late-penalty-s…

It’s Game Day at Allianz, where Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is in the 11 in his Minnesota debut

that’s defending 3M Open champ Jhonattan Vegas with a 2 shot lead at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow near Charlotte

It's the final day at 3M Open and my last at Star Tribune Sports after accepting a buyout. I've covered it all in 41 years on the job. Blessed that it never was work for me. Lucky, too, to work with so many funny, talented people. Thanks for reading and engaging. It was a good run. JZ

I’ll be joining an old friend, Dan Barreiro, today at 430 pm on his KFAN afternoon show to, I imagine, do a little reminiscing on my last day at Star Tribune Sports after nearly 41 years there. Join us, won’t you?