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Gophers

March 9, 2017

Michigan State forward Nick Ward (44) taps the ball away from Penn State guard Tony Carr (10) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball gam

Gophers to play Michigan State on Friday after Spartans steamroll Penn State

Tom Izzo's team defeated the Gophers both times they played this season, a 75-74 OT win to open Big Ten play on Dec. 27 and a 65-47 home win on Jan. 11.

Sports

March 6, 2017

Sydney McKibbon(11) ties up the game for Wisconsin.] UMD women's hockey in WCHA Final against Wisconsin in championship game at Ridder Arena. RICHARD

Wisconsin wins third consecutive WCHA women's title

Wisconsin broke a 1-1 deadlock with three third-period goals, including two by Annie Pankowski, en route to a 4-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth in the championship game of the WCHA women's tournament on Sunday at Ridder Arena.

Gophers

March 6, 2017

Four Northern Sun teams men's teams make Division II tourney

The Dragons went 24-4 this season and won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference regular season, but they lost in their second NSIC playoff game to Sioux Falls.

Gophers

March 5, 2017

March: Black coaches vanish from Big Ten men's basketball

Once a national leader in the hiring of black men's basketball coaches, the Big Ten is now the only major conference without one. The last black coach hired in the conference was Tubby Smith at Minnesota - 10 years ago.

Colleges

March 5, 2017

Saturday's college hockey roundup

Colleges

March 5, 2017

Free throws lift St. Thomas women's basketball back to another Sweet 16

Colleges

March 4, 2017

St. Thomas women edge Augsburg in OT

Gophers

March 4, 2017

St. Thomas men lose after giving up eight-point lead in last 41 seconds

The Tommies can commiserate with Bethel and Northwestern. All three Twin Cities schools in the D-III men's tournament lost first-round heartbreakers in Wisconsin. In women's play, St. Thomas won and Gustavus lost.

Colleges

March 3, 2017

Friday's college hockey roundup: Badgers win, tie Gophers atop Big Ten

Grant Besse's goal early in the third period was the eventual winner as Wisconsin beat host Penn State 7-4

Gophers

March 3, 2017

Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan (50) defends against Michigan guard Derrick Walton Jr. (10) under the basket, in the first half of an NCAA college baske

College basketball insider: Big Ten long on quality, short on national respect

"The gap between the best and the least is the smallest gap I've seen," longtime Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said. "It's close."

Gophers

March 3, 2017

Big Ten power rankings

Purdue remains at the top - and a familiar team creeps into the No. 2 spot.

Gophers

March 3, 2017

College basketball three-pointers

A weekly look around college basketball.

March 2, 2017

Catch him if you can: Parker Hanson, the one-handed ace pitcher

Parker Hanson has lived his whole life without a left hand, so he's used to the questions. They're far better than the stares.

Gophers

March 2, 2017

Laurie Trow Kelly once starred in women’s basketball at St. Thomas. Now she’s dying to beat them as the Gustavus coach.

Reusse: She loves the Tommies, but now she'd love to beat them

Laurie Trow Kelly still holds the MIAC women's basketball record with 2,607 points and 1,204 rebounds with St. Thomas. But since 2012, she's been the head coach at Gustavus.

Gophers

March 2, 2017