West Metro
Two athletes at west metro college charged with sex assault of student
One of the suspects described the incident on the Crown College campus as a prank that went awry, the Sheriff's Office said.
Wild
1 day, 2 miracles: How our 'Miracle on Ice' photos were made in a shuttered hospital's bathroom
Photographer Tom Sweeney developed and transmitted his photos from the U.S. hockey team's stunning 1980 victory over the Soviet Union from a 1920s-era building that once house tuberculosis patients. Here's his story.
Gophers
Michigan State investigating alleged NCAA violations involving Dantonio
The former Spartans football coach's testimony in a former staffer's lawsuit might reveal broken rules.
Gophers
Second-half surges have Gophers, Bemidji in NCAA hockey tournament talk
The Beavers are on a 10-1-1 roll, while Minnesota, 9-2-1 in is past 12, is tied for the Big Ten lead. Both could join Minnesota State and UMD as NCAA men's tournament qualifiers.
Sports
Ford's career-high 19 points paces Wisconsin over Purdue
The Badgers hit eight consecutive free throws with less than 30 seconds left to hold off a late charge from the Boilermakers and win 69-65.
Gophers
Minnesota's Olympic hopefuls wrestle with best way to chase dream
Gymnast Shane Wiskus, wrestler Gable Steveson and two more University of Minnesota athletes are juggling college meets, coursework and Olympic qualifying. Others have chosen a different path.
Gophers
College hockey teams leaving WCHA pick old name for their new league
Minnesota will be represented by Bemidji State and Minnesota State Mankato in a revived Central Collegiate Hockey Association, which will begin play in the 2021-22 season.
Sports
St. Thomas ends St. John's 22-game winning streak in men's basketball
The Tommies prevented the Johnnies from clinching the MIAC regular-season title.
Gophers
Return road to the Final Four can be a bumpy ride
Virginia is in danger of being the first defending NCAA men's basketball champion to miss the tournament since Connecticut in 2015. The team is on the bubble, according to most NCAA tournament bracketologists.
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Marcus Fuller's college basketball spotlight games, trends and player to watch
What to watch this weekend.
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St. John's and St. Thomas move rivalry finale to U.S. Bank Stadium
The 119-year-old Johnnies-Tommies football rivalry is heading for U.S. Bank Stadium this fall, and that likely will be the end of it.
Local
Target says its 'Minnesota Badgers' onesie is donesie, apologizes
The Minneapolis shopper who made the find says that as a Gophers alum and former U employee, "this was hilarious."
Gophers
Scoggins: Let's change how all NCAA athletes change schools
The Big Ten reportedly submitted a proposal to the NCAA supporting a one-time transfer exemption that would allow athletes in every sport to change schools without sitting out a year.
Gophers
Reusse: With Fiser in the circle, expectations high for Gophers despite changes
Amber Fiser keeps working to improve even after a first team All-America season.
Gophers
First-year phenoms mostly absent in college basketball this season
With only two freshmen among the 20 finalists for the Wooden Award, that says something about the lack of high-profile first-year stars dominating college basketball this season.
Gophers
Marcus Fuller's Big Ten power rankings
Maryland has taken over the top spot in this week's list.
Colleges
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Hartman: New commissioner Warren great for Big Ten, Coyle says
Kevin Warren, the former chief financial officer of the Vikings, took over as Big Ten commissioner for the retiring Jim Delany last month.
Sports
Garza scores 25 points as No. 18 Iowa beats No. 19 Illinois
Luka Garza bounced back from a slow start to score 25 points and the No. 18 Hawkeyes clamped down in the final four minutes to beat the No. 19 Illini.
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- Ex-major league outfielder Monte Harrison, 28, plans to walk on with Arkansas Razorbacks football
- Marquette athletic director Bill Scholl plans to retire as he ends a decade-long tenure
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- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
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