MEGA-SPORTS IN MINNESOTA

March 1991: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hockey championship. Boston University loses to Northern Michigan, 8-7, in triple overtime.

May: Pittsburgh Penguins clinch Stanley Cup finals against Minnesota North Stars, four games to two.

June: Payne Stewart wins golf's United States Open in an 18-hole playoff at suburban Hazeltine National Golf Club.

October: Twins defeat Atlanta Braves in the World Series in the 10th inning of the seventh and deciding game.

January 1992: Super Bowl XXVI pits Buffalo Bills against Washington Redskins at the Metrodome. (CBS, 5 p.m. Central Time, check local listings.)

April: NCAA Basketball Final Four championship in the Metrodome.