Sports
St. Thomas hires Phil Esten as new athletic director
Esten, a former Tommie baseball player, has been a deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at Penn State since 2014.
Gophers
David vs. the Johnnies: Recently winless Martin Luther makes NCAA playoffs
Two seasons ago, Martin Luther College of New Ulm lost all 10 of its football games. On Saturday, the Knights will play traditional power St. John's in the first round of the NCAA playoffs.
Gophers
Undefeated NSIC powers MSU Mankato, UMD make Division II playoffs
Both schools were 11-0 during the regular season, but the Mankato school was given the No. 1 seed in the region and will get a first-round bye in the 28-team field.
Sports
Bethel knocks off St. Thomas to likely secure D-III playoff berth
Both teams entered Saturday with 8-1 records after each lost to MIAC champion St. John's in October. The Royals put up 217 yards rushing to come away with the win.
Gophers
Fixing defense is Job 1 for Gophers football
College football insider: The offensive strides the Gophers have made won't matter unless something can be done about the porous defense.
Gophers
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RJ's Five Spot: College football teams trying to regain footing
These teams all were in the Associated Press preseason top 25. Now, they're just trying salvage their seasons.
Colleges
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Here are 10 players to watch in college basketball this season
Coast to coast, there are players of all kinds to pay attention to this college basketball season.
Sports
Leaving town: A starting five of college players who left Minnesota
Here's a potential starting five of Minnesota natives who left the state to star around the country.
Gophers
Former DeLaSalle star Travis hopes final year gets him to Final Four
As a graduate transfer, Reid Travis stands out on a Kentucky roster once-again loaded with five-star recruits and future NBA draft picks.
Gophers
Michigan State, other top Big Ten teams out to restore league's lost luster
The Spartans lost 92-87 in Tuesday's opener against No. 1 Kansas in Indianapolis, but that won't be a huge blow to the national perception of the Big Ten.
Gophers
Your 2019 Final Four teams will be ...
College basketball writer Marcus Fuller already knows which four teams will be coming to Minneapolis in April to play for the national championship. Or, at least, he has a guess.
Gophers
Fallout from FBI's NCAA basketball corruption investigation could linger for a while
The federal government reportedly gave the NCAA approval to investigate schools mentioned as possibly committing recruiting, fraud and bribery violations, according to a Yahoo report on Tuesday
Gophers
Reusse: It's not just D-I football with imbalance
In all levels of football below the NFL, the power structure is predictable, and imbalance is often grotesque.
Sports
Reusse: MSU Mankato football perseveres, keeps streak alive
The No. 1-rated Mavericks made a clutch defensive stand, and then drove for a clinching field goal by Casey Bednarski to run their NSIC winning streak to 23 games.
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- NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools
- South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
- Marquette hires Cara Consuegra away from Charlotte to replace Megan Duffy
- UCLA scoops up 3 players from transfer portal
- Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
- BYU hires Suns assistant Kevin Young to replace Mark Pope, who left to coach Kentucky
- Steve Sloan, former coach and national title-winning QB at Alabama, has died at 79
- Denver beats Boston College 2-0 to win record 10th NCAA hockey national title
- Kalen DeBoer makes unofficial Alabama coaching debut before big crowd at spring game
- Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship
