Gophers
March 20, 2017

NCAA men's hockey tournament bracket

The Gophers play Notre Dame at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Northeast Region; Minn. Duluth faces Ohio State at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the West Region.
Gophers
March 20, 2017
Justin Kloos (left) and the Gophers received the No. 1 seed in the Northeast Regional and will play Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA hockey t

Gophers get top seed in region, will play Notre Dame in NCAA hockey

The only other in-state team to make the tournament was Minnesota Duluth, the No. 1 seed in the West Regional in Fargo and No. 2 seed overall.
Wolves
March 20, 2017
Wolves aspirations and spirits sink after loss in New Orleans

Wolves aspirations and spirits sink after loss in New Orleans

Not long after they had won seven of 11 games largely by holding opponents to fewer than 100 points, the Wolves are coming home after an 0-3 road trip.
Outdoors
March 20, 2017
Lac qui Parle counts are some of the highest historically in Minnesota, according to the birding group, Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Lac qui Parle

Going to the nth degree: Inside Minnesota's Christmas Bird Count

Volunteer birders are the backbone of the annual survey — the Christmas Bird Count — providing mountains of data.
Outdoors
March 20, 2017
Snares like this one were set in clusters, sometimes only 10 feet off trails, as part of an allegedly illegal fur-gathering operation.

Among the questions in large Minnesota trapping case: Why?

Rodrick Kottom and Douglas Marana both refused to be interviewed by DNR investigators in alleged trapping cases, leaving questions about "why?" unanswered.
Outdoors
March 20, 2017
Lesa Woitas of Ellsworth, Wis., holding a monster walleye she caught on Lake Vermilion during a Women Anglers of Minnesota fall trip.

Anderson: Luring more female anglers

For 40 years, Women Anglers of Minnesota has been offering fishing wisdom for women.
Wolves
March 19, 2017

New Orleans 123, Timberwolves 109

The Timberwolves lost to the Pelicans 123-109 in New Orleans on Sunday.
Wolves
March 19, 2017

Wolves-New Orleans game recap

Journeyman guard Jordan Crawford, who was signed to a 10-day contract and then for the rest of the season, scored 23 points off the bench. That's his sixth double-digit game in seven since being signed by the Pelicans.
Sports
March 19, 2017

Monday's Page 2 tipsheet

Sports
March 19, 2017

RandBall: Former Wolves leader David Kahn is candidate for UNLV athletic director

Sports
March 19, 2017
Players on the Gophers bench reacted to a basket by a teammate in the final minute of the game. Minnesota beat Nebraska by a final score of 88-73. ] C

Repeating success is far from guaranteed

Motorsports
March 19, 2017
Ryan Newman celebrated in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday in Avondale, Ariz.

Newman's gamble pays off with NASCAR victory in Arizona

Forgoing a tire change allowed him to surge from seventh to win at Phoenix.

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