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Reusse: 'Noon ball' legend lights it up until his final days
Tom Otterdahl died last week at age 72 Three days earlier, "Otts" had been playing in St. Paul's notorious Noon Ball basketball games in a grade school gym.
Gophers
Catrina Thompson named Gophers women's tennis coach
Former Notre Dame All-American has risen quickly in coaching ranks.
Sports
State prep star wins NCAA hammer throw; Gophers' Wieland third in decathlon
Ewen set an NCAA record of 240 feet, 7 inches, breaking the previous mark of 239-3, set by Georgia's Jenny Dahlgren in 2007.
High Schools
Souhan: Carleton-bound sprinter starts foundation for Alzheimer's research
Zach Kulstad, a state-caliber runner at Prior Lake, is the proud founder of The Memento Foundation, which he set up to help those with dementia and Alzheimer's.
Sports
Oklahoma advances to NCAA softball title series to face Florida
The defending champion Sooners and Gators have combined for the past four national championships.
Sports
Iowa wins its first Big Ten baseball tournament title
The fifth-seeded Iowa baseball team won the Big Ten tournament title for the first time in program history with a 13-4 victory over seventh-seeded Northwestern in the championship game Sunday.
Gophers
Gophers rally to win Big Ten baseball opener, play Northwestern tonight
Jordan Kozicky's home run began the comeback. The freshman left fielder extended his on-base streak to 36 games with his fourth homer this year.
Gophers
'Still kind of in shock': St. Kate's makes Division III softball nationals
The success of the St. Catherine softball program, including a sweep of neighboring St. Thomas in the super regional, has even the players a bit stunned.
Gophers
Big Ten baseball tournament: Northwestern upsets No. 2 seed Michigan
Northwestern, the No. 7 seed, scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to upset Michigan 6-4 on Thursday.
Gophers
Katies take out Tommies to reach D-III softball nationals; Mankato wins in D-II
St. Catherine (38-12) advanced to the College World Series for the first time in program history by defeating MIAC rival St. Thomas 8-4 in Game 2 of their best-of-three Super Regional series in St. Paul.
Gophers
Live video: Follow Minnesota's D-II, D-III teams in national baseball, softball
Seven teams are scheduled to play in NCAA Division II and III baseball and softball Sunday. Here's the schedule and links to the video.
Gophers
Have mercy: Gophers rout Louisiana Tech 11-3 in NCAA softball opener
The unseeded Gophers made a statement, winning 11-3 in five innings via the mercy rule, and move on in the winner's bracket to face host Alabama on Saturday morning.
Gophers
Motivated Gophers softball ready to move on from seeding snub and play
Following a week of answering questions about not receiving a top 16 seed, the 54-3 Gophers open NCAA tournament play Friday in Alabama.
High Schools
Former DeLaSalle basketball star Reid Travis receives extra year of NCAA eligibility
Travis, who was part of the "Big 3" including Tyus Jones and Rashad Vaughn, missed the final 22 games of Stanford's 2015-2016 season with a leg injury.
Local
MSU Mankato track and field standout killed in highway collision
Jeffrey DeCock, 22, a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champion in the high jump, died in the crash Tuesday morning.
Gophers
USA Today/NFCA coaches poll
The top-ranked Gophers, who did not get a top 16 seed in the NCAA tournament, received 18 of 32 first-place votes.
Sports
Macalester wins MIAC, reaches Division III baseball tournament
Macalester earned its first berth in the NCAA Division III baseball tournament with a 13-5 victory over top-seeded Bethel on Saturday in the MIAC championship game
Gophers
Macalester, Bethel meet for MIAC baseball title; MSU Mankato baseball, softball wins
Macalester jumped to a 7-2 lead and held off St. Thomas 7-6 Friday afternoon and then Bethel rallied to eliminate the Tommies from the MIAC baseball playoffs.
Gophers
Groenewegen's no-hitter powers Gophers past Northwestern
Sara Groenewegen tossed the first ever no-hitter in the history of the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 2 Gophers softball team defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten quarterfinals.
Minneapolis
U president supports regents' query into leak of sex harassment case
The probe seeks to discover who leaked Handel e-mail.
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