Sports
March Madness change: Top seed will get to choose its regional site
As if NCAA tournaments in recent years haven't shown enough advantage for No. 1 teams, life just got a little sweeter for teams at the top.
Wild
Wild prospect, Notre Dame grad Mario Lucia shifting focus to pro career
Lucia completed his degree at Notre Dame in May and is now fully committed to his professional career in the Wild organization.
Gophers
Minnesota State men's hockey applies to NCHC, mulls WCHA departure
A timetable for a potential departure from the WCHA is unclear, though school president Richard Davenport said this is the "beginning of the process, while we explore possibilities with the NCHC."
College football might make obvious move, shift semifinals from New Year's Eve
They were played on Dec. 31 this past year, and viewership dropped roughly 40 percent from the previous year, when they were played on Jan. 1.
Sports
Jim McElwain talks at SEC Media Days
Florida head coach Jim McElwain took the mic at SEC Media Days on Monday. McElwain is entering his second season with the Gators where they went 10-4 last season including 7-1 in the conference.
Gophers
Scoggins: Summitt was a treasure to Tennessee and beyond
All Tennesseans — men and women, young and old, basketball fans and non-basketball fans — adored Pat Summitt.
Sports
Appreciation: Pat Summitt used the sport to empower women
Needing yet another men's basketball coach, Tennessee officials turned to the one person they thought would be perfect to take over the Volunteers program. Pat Summitt said no.
Lynx
Lynx players. Stollings react to Pat Summitt's death
Minnesota women's basketball figures mourned Summitt's death on Tuesday and remembered the impact she left on their lives and the sport.
Sports
Pat Summitt, winningest coach in D1 history, has died at 64
Pat Summitt put women's basketball on her back, breaking down barriers with her indomitable spirit and demanding respect for female athletes on her way to becoming the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history.
Sports
Reusse: Tennessee thought 'old Pat' was greatest as far back as 1995
The Star Tribune did several national stories on women's basketball leading to the 1995 Women's Final Four at Target Center. For me, the one on Pat Summitt was the most-memorable.
Sports
Scoggins: Former Gophers assistant coach remembers Summitt's influence
Jody Adams played point guard for Pat Summitt on the 1991 national championship team and was a Gophers assistant from 1997-2000. She's now the women's coach at Wichita State and wrote a tribute to her mentor.
Lynx
Amid reports Pat Summitt's failing health, family asks for prayers
The legendary Tennessee women's basketball coach has been battling Alzheimer's disease.
Sports
UND unveils new logo for its Fighting Hawks nickname
The image is a white hawk's head with green ND in block letters as the backdrop.
Sports
Reusse: O.J. Simpson the athlete was a sight to behold
O.J. Simpson's former college track and field teammate - who became a professor in the psychiatry department at the University of Minnesota - recalls Simpson's prowess.
Sports
Former Coon Rapids star pitcher exits to standing ovation at Florida Super Regional
Another standout effort by Logan Shore kept the Gators' season alive and has them one win from the College World Series.
Gophers
U Board of Regents moves to take over approval of major coaching contracts
The anticipated measure, presented to the committee by university President Eric Kaler, wraps up a three-month discussion about whether such approval should be returned to the board.
Sports
Oklahoma boots former Minnesota prep basketball star off team after arrests
Oklahoma has dismissed Akolda Manyang from its basketball team after the 7-foot junior center was accused of aggravated robbery in Rochester, Minn..
Gophers
Gophers beat Binghamton 8-5 to advance in regional
They blew an early 5-0 lead, but the bats came back to life late, setting up a rematch with Wake Forest, which lost 22-2 to Texas A&M on Saturday.
Gophers
St. Thomas eliminated in Division III softball
The Tommies, who lost 3-2 to Emory on Thursday, finished their season at 43-8 after losing 2-0 to St. John Fisher.
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