Vikings
"Backflip kid" Bednarski made a memory trying out to be Bears kicker
Though he was cut, ex-MSU Mankato kicker Casey Bednarski put on a show during the Bears' three-day rookie minicamp tryout four months ago.
Gophers
State's top junior football recruit Mahlman commits to Wisconsin
Riley Mahlman, a 6-foot-8 1/2, 275-pound tackle at Lakeville South, chose Wisconsin in part because of its history of devoloping offensive linemen who are taken in the first round of the NFL draft.
Gophers
Colleges
Winona State-Mankato matchup highlights Minnesota college football schedule
A look around Minnesota Division II and III games this weekend.
Duluth
Clay for a day: UMD tennis gets rare shot at Glensheen's natural clay court
The Duluth mansion's natural clay court is one of two left in the state.
Gophers
Puck Drop Tour fourth stop: Minnesota State
Coach Mike Hastings' Mavericks are favored to win the WCHA and return a load of talent, including top scorers Marc Michaelis and Parker Tuomie. They'll again try to get over the NCAA tournament hump.
Gophers
Puck Drop Tour third stop: St. Cloud State
It'll be a season of transition for the Huskies. The men's team aims to remain a power despite offseason losses, while the women's team returns plenty of talent under a new coach.
Gophers
Feel-good story of 'beer money' sign turns sour when racist tweets surface
What was in the running for feel-good story of the year has turned into a complicated, layered mess that will make you evaluate everything about how we live right now.
Gophers
Puck Drop Tour second stop: Bemidji State
Both the Beavers men's and women's teams have a strong core of returning players, so upward mobility in the WCHA is their aim.
Duluth
Puck Drop Tour first stop: Minnesota Duluth
Optimism is off the charts in the Twin Ports, where the Bulldogs men are primed for a run at a third consecutive NCAA championship and the women are aiming to return to the national tournament.
Sports
No. 4 St. John's overcomes Gusties; Tommies win by 60
Jackson Erdmann passed for 335 yards and four touchdowns for the Johnnies.
Sports
Minnesota State Mankato runs regular-season football winning streak to 27 games
The Mavericks used a strong defensive effort to defeat Concordia (St. Paul) 29-3.
Gophers
Reusse: They grow college hockey players on the prairie now?
The results — namely, Jaxon Nelson and Chaz Smedsrud — of hockey fever hitting far southwestern Minnesota two decades ago are now appearing on college rosters.
Gophers
Debate over paying college athletes intensifying on both coasts
California's Fair Pay to Play Act is a signature away from being law. It would allow athletes in that state to make money from such things as endorsements and public appearances.
Colleges
Minnesota college football: DII power MSU Mankato takes on upstart Concordia (St. Paul)
The Mavericks have won 26 consecutive regular-season games dating to 2016. The host Golden Bears have started a season 2-0 for the first time since 2016.
Duluth
NCAA three-peat? Sandelin, Bulldogs embrace opportunity
"You can't get to three without getting two, right?" the coach said during NCHC Media Day on Thursday.
Duluth
Minnesota Duluth picked to win NCHC title
The Bulldogs, who've won the past two national championships, are seeking their first Penrose Cup as league regular-season titlists.
Wild
Minnesota State is unanimous pick to win WCHA
The Mavericks are No. 1 in both the WCHA preseason coaches and media polls, and senior forward Marc Michaelis is the preseason player of the year.
Gophers
Goalie Shepard leads four UMD players on preseason All-NCHC team
Bulldogs joining the All-America goalie are defenseman Scott Perunovich and forwards Justin Richards and Nick Swaney. St. Cloud State defenseman Jack Ahcan also made the team.
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