Sports
January 14, 2019
Rhonda Faehn

Michigan ends relationship with former USA gymnastics executive Rhonda Faehn

The University of Michigan ended its relationship with former USA gymnastics executive Rhonda Faehn on Sunday, three days after she agreed to work as a coaching consultant for the women's team.
Sports
January 12, 2019

Filling the seats: A look at powerhouse attendances

Gophers
January 12, 2019
Reusse: Augsburg, the hometown team, having a strong winter in athletics

Reusse: Augsburg, the hometown team, having a strong winter in athletics

Augsburg is rated No. 1 in wrestling, No. 4 in men's hockey, and there's more good news after a rough fall on the gridiron.
Gophers
January 12, 2019
Augsburg coach Ted Riverso built an MIAC women's basketball contender around, from left, Arianna Jones, Tamira McLemore, Abby Jordan, Camryn Speese, A

Reusse: Auggies' Riverso knows all about Tommies' MIAC success

Ted Riverso has been on both sides of the MIAC rivalry, first at St. Thomas and now at Augsburg.
Gophers
January 11, 2019
Wisconsin's Ethan Happ (22) goes to the basket over Penn State's Mike Watkins (24) during first half action of an NCAA college basketball game in Stat

Top college basketball players back on campus, and boosting Big Ten

College basketball insider: The Big Ten greatly benefited from a majority of the league's top non-seniors deciding to stick around for one more season.
Gophers
January 11, 2019

Maryland jumps up in Marcus Fuller's Big Ten rankings

Michigan and Michigan State remain at the top but don't dismiss the Terps.
Gophers
January 10, 2019

College Basketball Insider: Spotlight games, teams to watch, player to watch

What to watch this week.
Gophers
January 8, 2019
Kirk Ciarrocca

Gophers offensive coordinator Ciarrocca staying in Minnesota

The offense made big strides from 2017, the first year under coach P.J. Fleck and Kirk Ciarrocca, who is known for his work with quarterbacks.
Gophers
January 7, 2019
Alabama's adulation for football coach Nick Saban, left, is clear every time the school puts a deposit in his bank account. The state's adulation for

Reusse: Saban can surpass Bear in national titles, although not in Alabama legend

Maybe if Nick Saban covered that coiff of hair with a houndstooth hat he could be as lovable as Bear Bryant. A few wrinkles in the face would help, too.
Colleges
January 5, 2019

Saturday's college hockey roundup

Colleges
January 5, 2019

Friday's college hockey roundup

Gophers
January 4, 2019
Nebraska coach Tim Miles calls instructions during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Cal State Fullerton in Lincoln, Neb., Sat

Quality aplenty this time around in Big Ten men's basketball

College basketball insider: The Big Ten needn't worry about getting teams into the Big Dance in 2019. Only four teams made it a year ago, and Nebraska was left out despite 13 Big Ten wins.
Gophers
January 4, 2019

Wolverines, Spartans top Big Ten rankings

Marcus Fuller ranks the Big Ten.
Gophers
January 3, 2019
Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach Bob Motzko looked on in the second period against the Ferris State Bulldogs. ] Aaron Lavinsky ¥ aaron.lavinsk

Reusse: Motzko working to steady Gophers hockey team's bumpy ride

The Gophers head into Penn State series coming off another lapse against Ferris State.
Gophers
January 3, 2019

Spotlight games, teams to watch, player to watch this week in college basketball

A weekly look around college basketball.
Sports
January 1, 2019
Kentucky's Benny Snell Jr. (26) ran for a 12-yard touchdown past linebacker Koa Farmer (7) and the Penn State defense during the second half of the Ci

Snell runs wild, No. 16 Kentucky holds off No. 13 Penn State in Citrus Bowl

Benny Snell Jr. ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns to become Kentucky's career rushing leader and help the 16th-ranked Wildcats wrap up their best season in more than four decades with a 27-24 victory over No. 13 Penn State in the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday.
Colleges
December 31, 2018

Greatest Gophers: Introducing your maroon-and-gold dream team

The Star Tribune reader votes are in! During this run-up to the men’s basketball Final Four, we asked our readers to choose 10 players and coach to form the all-time Gophers Dream Team. Here are the results:
Colleges
December 31, 2018

Made in Minnesota: our greatest basketball team

The Star Tribune picked 50 of the best basketball players and six of the greatest coaches the state has ever known, and then we asked you, our readers, to do the hard work: Choose five starters, a top bench player and a coach. In this run-up to the Final Four, you were asked to form the all-time, all-levels Minnesota Dream Team. And here’s what that team looks like.
High Schools
December 30, 2018
Jalen Suggs' father, Larry, said a number of schools have offered to let his son play both sports. It's one of the first questions recruiters ask him.

Scoggins: Suggs can pick his college and one of two sports — or both

Minnehaha Academy's Jalen Suggs says he's seriously considering college basketball and football, knowing that kind of a double-double is rare at the highest collegiate level.
Colleges
December 30, 2018

Saturday's college hockey roundup