Gophers
March 18, 2018
Denver Pioneers forward Jake Durflinger (16) is congratulated by teammates after scoring late in the first period of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff champions

Denver wins NCHC title, UND takes third but season ends

North Dakota's victory over Minnesota Duluth shuffled the PairWise rankings.
Colleges
March 17, 2018

Notre Dame beats Ohio State in overtime for Big Ten hockey title

Gophers
March 17, 2018
Colgate Raiders forward Bailey Larson (61) and forward Breanne Wilson-Bennett (11) celebrated a second period goal by forward Megan Sullivan (7) again

Colgate hopes to be like rival Clarkson — an NCAA women's hockey champion

Two-time NCAA champion Clarkson will play a first-time Frozen Four team in final
Gophers
March 17, 2018

Frozen Four drama: Clarkson, Colgate win in OT to reach women's title game

Both of Friday's national semifinal games pitted an Eastern team needing extra time to take down a WCHA foe.
Gophers
March 17, 2018
St. Cloud State Huskies forward Patrick Newell celebrates scoring the game's first goal against North Dakota on Friday.

St. Cloud State nips North Dakota, will play Denver for NCHC title

North Dakota hopes dim after OT loss to Huskies.
Colleges
March 16, 2018

Hamline loses to Norwich in Division III women's hockey semifinals

Sports
March 16, 2018
At the law offices of Fafinski Mark & Johnson, former UMD women hockey coach Shannon Miller described a pattern of discrimination, the reason she and

Ex-UMD women's hockey coach wins discrimination case, $3.7M award

Shannon Miller will receive monetary awards for lost wages and emotional distress.
Gophers
March 15, 2018
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College hockey madness returns to downtown St. Paul this weekend

The NCHC holds its Frozen Faceoff at the Xcel Center this weekend for the first time after a four-year run at Target Center.
Gophers
March 15, 2018

Denver's Henrik Borgstrom named NCHC Player of the Year

St. Cloud State's Bob Motzko was named Coach of the Year, while Minnesota Duluth freshman Scott Perunovich earned two honors.
Sports
March 15, 2018
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NCHC Frozen Faceoff preview: a loaded field comes to St. Paul

Four top programs invade downtown St. Paul on Friday and Saturday to battle for the NCHC tournament championship.
Gophers
March 15, 2018

The path to San Antonio: Marcus Fuller's NCAA predictions

From top seeds to top point guards to top match-ups, here are 14 things to watch as the NCAA men's basketball tournament starts with tonight's play-in games.
Gophers
March 14, 2018
Grant Potulny.

Potulny coaches Northern Michigan to WCHA title game looking for more magic

Grant Potulny, a first-year coach at Northern Michigan, has the Wildcats one win away from a berth into the NCAA field. Potulny knows a thing or two about big wins at this time of year.
Gophers
March 14, 2018

Tracking the Frozen Four

The NCAA Frozen Four at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center is set for April 5 and 7. Here's a look hot and cold teams.
Gophers
March 14, 2018

St. Cloud's Schuldt, MSU Mankato's Suess among 10 Hobey Baker finalists

The winner will be announced April 6 during the NCAA Frozen Four in St. Paul.
March 14, 2018
Tubby Smith (right)

Tubby Smith out as Memphis men's hoops coach after 2 seasons

The former Gophers coach has been fired as Memphis men's basketball coach after two seasons amid dropping attendance and donations to the athletic department.
Sports
March 14, 2018

Northern State tops Mankato for Division II regional men's basketball title

Gophers
March 14, 2018
Gonzaga's Zach Norvell Jr. (23) drives covered by BYU's Dalton Nixon during the second half of the West Coast Conference tournament championship NCAA

Jumping in? Picking Gonzaga could spark your NCAA pool picks

North Score: Don't pay attention to Gonzaga's No. 4 seed. Instead, look at how the experts rate the Zags (and other teams) compared to other teams who are part of March Madness.
Gophers
March 13, 2018

Scouting report: the Green Bay Phoenix

The Gophers ranked third in the NCAA in scoring offense at 85.2 points per game, Green Bay ranked 171st at 65.2 points per game.
Gophers
March 13, 2018

Minnesotans in the NCAA women's basketball tournament

Several Minnesotans are playing prominent roles for teams in the tournament.
Gophers
March 12, 2018
Can Ohio State, Michigan State, Purdue or Michigan end the Big Ten's drought in winning the NCAA men's basketball tournament?

Can Big Ten teams shed conference's tarnished image in NCAA tourney?

Four teams this season argue they have as good a chance as any of their Big Ten predecessors to win the title.