Gophers
Badgers upset Baylor in volleyball behind defense, timely hitting
The Badgers lost a set for the first time in this tournament but bounced back to win three in a row over the NCAA tournament's top seed.
Duluth
Settlement between UMD, women's hockey coach totals $4.5 million
Shannon Miller, who filed suit against her employer in 2015 after the university declined to renew her contract, will receive $2.1 million, and her attorneys will receive $2.4 million.
High Schools
Minnehaha Academy football star Kaden Johnson commits to Badgers
After months of speculation and conjecture, constant queries and strong opinions, the hardest thing was not telling anyone outside of his family.
Sports
Three MSU Mankato players named Division II first-team All-America
Four Northern Sun Conference players, including three from Minnesota State Mankato, were named to the Division II All-America football team on Wednesday.
Gophers
Gophers' Signing Day Social
P.J. Fleck and his staff hosted a Gophers' Signing Day Social on Wednesday evening.
Gophers
Scoggins: Journey from exile to exhilaration moves Mankato coach to tears
Todd Hoffner was fired after being arrested on child pornography charges that turned out to be unfounded. Now he's back and his Minnesota State Mankato football team is playing for a national title on Saturday.
Sports
Minnesota State Mankato rolls into Division II title game
The unbeaten Mavericks topped 50 points for the sixth time this season.
Sports
NDSU gets past Illinois State 9-3 to reach FCS semifinals
Griffin Crosa kicked three second-quarter field goals and North Dakota State's defense did the rest as the defending national champion Bison beat Illinois State 9-3 in an FCS quarterfinal on Saturday.
Sports
Late field goal sends Wisconsin-Whitewater past St. John's in NCAA Division III semifinals
The Warhawks sacked Jackson Erdmann seven times.
Sports
Erdmann might be best of all in St. John's exclusive 'quarterback club'
Being a Johnnies quarterback is a pretty exclusive club, but Jackson Erdmann has put up some record-setting numbers to lead the pack.
Colleges
Sports
Reusse: Battle for Stearns County football supremacy shows St. John's the victor
The Johnnies remain a college football force while St. Cloud State has decided to pack up the program.
Gophers
Claeys reunited with Kill on Virginia Tech football staff
Tracy Claeys will coach linebackers with the Hokies after resigning as Washington State defensive coordinator in October. He joins fellow former Gophers coach Jerry Kill, who is special assistant to the head coach.
Gophers
Holiday goals: A Christmas wish list for men's college hockey teams
From improved goaltending to bravery on the road, check out what the Beavers, Huskies, Bulldogs, Mavericks and Gophers could use.
Local
Judge again tells St. Cloud State to comply with sports gender equity laws
A federal judge has denied St. Cloud State University's request to delay compliance with Title IX pending an appeal to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Sports
Jim Dimick, legendary St. Olaf baseball coach, dies at 91
Dimick is "one of the icons of the game in our state," according to University of Minnesota baseball coach John Anderson.
Sports
St. Cloud State and Minnesota Crookston drop football programs
Both schools cited budget concerns, with St. Cloud State responding to a Title IX ruling. Crookston has a 2-64 record over its last six seasons. Both were in the Division II Northern Sun Conference.
Wild
Impromptu visit to Mankato shows Mavericks hockey has something going on
With the nation's top-ranked men's team and a fun downtown experience, Minnesota State hockey is a hidden gem.
Sports
Macalester president disputes narrative of St. Thomas' removal from MIAC
Brian Rosenberg disputed that St. Thomas' removal from the conference was "involuntary" even though the MIAC used that language in May when the decision was announced.
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