Gophers
St. Olaf hires former Wisconsin hockey coach Mike Eaves
Eaves was fired at Wisconsin on March after the Badgers won only 12 games in the previous two seasons.
Gophers
Xanax case involving U wrestlers comes with abuse, deaths on the rise
Xanax, or alprazolam, is the 10th-most prescribed drug in Minnesota and the second-most prescribed drug seized in stings, according to an April report for the Twin Cities.
Gophers
St. Thomas rally falls short in first round of Division III softball
St. Thomas will play St. John Fisher of New York at 10 a.m. Friday on the losers' bracket of the double-elimination tournament.
Gophers
Is St. Thomas too good for its MIAC rivals? Yes, but ...
MIAC power St. Thomas once researched a potential move to NCAA Division I, but instead decided that fielding winning Division III athletic programs better fit the school's philosophy.
Sports
Gophers
Gophers baseball wins Big Ten MVP, coach of the year honors
John Anderson won the Big Ten coach of the year award for the sixth time. Matt Fielder was named MVP.
Gophers
St. John's names new athletic director
St. John's University has shuffled its athletic department leadership, with Bob Alpers, the current assistant athletic director, replacing Tom Stock on July 1.
Gophers
With travel ban to North Carolina lifted, Century College headed to NJCAA World Series
The junior college located in White Bear Lake was one of several baseball programs around the state that briefly had its dream of winning a national championship stripped from them earlier this season.
Sports
Top seed St. Cloud State eliminated in Central Regional baseball
Host St. Cloud State, the top seed, lost 6-4 to Emporia (Kan.) State in 12 innings.
Twins, UND alum St. Peter, to honor NCAA champion North Dakota hockey at Target Field
Will the ire of some Gophers fans will be raised with news that the Twins are slated to honor the NCAA champion North Dakota men's hockey team before Sunday's game?
Gophers
Bye-bye Final Five: WCHA moving to on-campus playoff format
The WCHA men's league will host its conference tournament on the campuses of the highest seeds beginning next season.
Sports
Tommies advance to D-III softball Super Regional; 3 NSIC teams in D-II baseball regions
Kierstin Anderson-Glass pitched six scoreless innings and drove in a run as 12th-ranked St. Thomas blanked host Lake Forest (Ill.) 2-0 for an NCAA Division III softball regional championship.
Gophers
Another fine mess: Coyle takes on tough job at the U
New Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle said that he hasn't purposely gone seeking difficult jobs. "That's just how it's played out," he said.
Wolves
NBA draft prospect Henry Ellenson a family-forged forward
The Marquette big man can thank his siblings for forcing him to learn small-man skills.
Local
St. Peter man gets 5 months in jail for near-fatal Kolstad attack
Trevor Shelley of St. Peter, Minn., was sentenced to five months in jail Friday for his role in a nearly-fatal street attack two years ago on Isaac Kolstad, the Mankato husband and father who was left with a severe brain injury.
Gophers
Gophers' Lynch released from jail; investigation continues
Gophers center still could be charged at a later date in alleged rape case.
Sports
Reusse: NCAA's hypocrisy becomes ever clearer in UNC investigation
The NCAA's initial findings mysteriously put the focus on women's basketball rather than men's basketball and football.
Sports
Prom date: College hockey star from Burnsville and his biggest fan
UND hockey star Brock Boeser is taking Baylee Bjorge to prom , tracking her down even after Grand Forks Central's student mother shut down the social media account on which she asked him.
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