Wild
April 8, 2021
Pregame before the first NCAA Frozen Four semifinal at PPG Paints Arena.

Live from the Frozen Four: Thursday updates

St. Cloud State and Minnesota State Mankato start things off with the first semifinal at 4 p.m. (Central). In the 8 p.m. semifinal, Minnesota Duluth faces Massachusetts and will be without goalie Ryan Fanti.
Colleges
April 8, 2021
A statue of Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Hall of Fame center Mario Lemieux, left, stands in front of the PPG Paints Arena, site of the Frozen Four.

You Betcha Brigade invades Frozen Four with three Minnesota teams

The semifinals start this afternoon with St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State at 4 p.m., followed by UMD playing UMass.
Wild
April 8, 2021
A statue of Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Hall of Fame center Mario Lemieux, left, stands in front of the PPG Paints Arena, the site of the 2021 NCAA Men

Frozen Four: Four top players to watch

When Minnesota State Mankato meets St. Cloud State, and Minnesota Duluth takes on Massachusetts in the Frozen Four semifinals, there will be no shortage of star power.
Wild
April 8, 2021
Minnesota State players surround goaltender Dryden McKay, back left, as time runs out in the third period of an NCAA College Hockey Regional Final aga

Frozen Four preview: St. Cloud State vs. Minnesota State Mankato

The Huskies are playing in their second Frozen Four, making their debut in 2013 with a 4-1 semifinal loss to Quinnipiac. The Mavericks are playing in their first Frozen Four.
Wild
April 8, 2021
Massachusetts players celebrate a 4-3 overtime victory over Denver in the semifinals of the Frozen Four NCAA men's college hockey tournament Thursday,

UMass coach calls having top scorer, goalie out only slight disadvantage

Coach Greg Carvel isn't about to concede anything to Minnesota Duluth in a rematch of the 2019 national championship game.
Wild
April 8, 2021
UMD Bulldogs forward Cole Koepke (17) celebrated after scoring a goal to give UMD a 2-0 lead in the third period. ]

Frozen Four preview: Minnesota Duluth vs. Massachusetts

The Bulldogs are playing in their fourth consecutive Frozen Four and have won the past two, 2-1 over Notre Dame in 2018 and 3-0 over Massachusetts in 2019.
Wild
April 7, 2021
Back view of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, site of the 2021 NCAA men’s Frozen Four.

Live from Pittsburgh: Frozen Four media day

All four teams are practicing Wednesday for the first time since arriving in Pennsylvania on Monday, and virtual news conferences are following the drills. Randy Johnson will be updating throughout the afternoon.
Colleges
April 7, 2021
Local flavor: St. Cloud State will meet Minnesota State, and Minnesota Duluth will face UMass in Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinals in Pittsburgh.

Three in the Frozen Four: Minnesota schools celebrate their success

St. Cloud State, Minnesota State and UMD all qualified for this week's Frozen Four in Pittsburgh. It's a sense of shared accomplishment among the teams and their communities.
Colleges
April 6, 2021
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Blasi brings D-I experience to new job as St. Thomas hockey coach

"It's going to be a process," Rico Blasi says of the Tommies' move up.
Wild
April 6, 2021
Massachusetts players celebrate a 4-3 overtime victory over Denver in the semifinals of the Frozen Four NCAA men's college hockey tournament Thursday,

UMass without leading goal-scorer, top goalie vs UMD in Frozen Four

Carson Gicewicz and Filip Lindberg are among four Minutemen players who are out of Thursday's semifinal because of COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.
Wild
April 6, 2021
Minnesota goaltender Jared Moe (31) made a glove save off a shot by Arizona State forward Benji Eckerle (11) in the second period. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE �

Gophers goalie crossing border, becoming a Badger

Sophomore Jared Moe, who played high school hockey for Holy Family, announced that he's transferring to Wisconsin.
Colleges
April 6, 2021
Don Brose holds Minnesota State’s 1980 NCAA Division II men’s hockey trophy with captain Steve Forliti (left) and Steve Loomis (right).

Reusse: Old, outdoor rivalry between St. Cloud State, Mankato returns at Frozen Four

The Huskies and Mavericks will meet Thursday in Pittsburgh in the NCAA semifinals, continuing a rivalry that dates to outdoor rinks in the 1970s.
Wild
April 6, 2021
Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings, back, directs his team against Minnesota in the second period of an NCAA College Hockey Regional Final, Sund

Minnesota State Mankato's Hastings named national coach of the year

Mike Hastings won the Spencer Penrose Award after leading the Mavericks to their first NCAA Frozen Four berth.
Colleges
April 6, 2021
Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers

Bueckers wins Wooden Award, completes sweep of national honors

The former Hopkins star is the first freshman to win the honor and has now win every award for which she was eligible in her first season playing for UConn.
Colleges
April 6, 2021
Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert (24) hugs Jalen Suggs (1) as Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) looks on at the end of the championship game against Baylor

Baylor foils Gonzaga's bid for perfection, wins NCAA basketball title

There were no Jalen Suggs-produced miracles in the final even though the freshman and former Minnehaha Academy star led the Zags with 22 points.
Colleges
April 6, 2021

From Upper Midwest to the Steel City, three state college hockey teams descend on Frozen Four

But UMass hopes to spoil the Minnesota party.
Colleges
April 6, 2021

National championship game recap

Baylor junior guard Jared Butler scored a team-high 22 points, including 6-for-6 shooting from the foul line, and had seven assists.
Randball
April 5, 2021
Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) celebrates making the game winning basket against UCLA during overtime in a men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tou

How Minnesota's Suggs saved the men's college basketball season

It was a dud of a year and a tournament until former Minnehaha Academy standout Jalen Suggs made some magic on Saturday night to get Gonzaga into the title game.
Colleges
April 5, 2021
Jalen Suggs (1) of the Gonzaga Bulldogs shoots a game-winning three-point basket in overtime to defeat the UCLA Bruins 93-90 during the 2021 NCAA Fina

When Jalen Suggs gets the ball, good things always seem to happen

Suggs has been producing clutch plays and memorable moments — in two sports — since his Minnehaha Academy days, so his overtime buzzer-beater to defeat UCLA was nothing new.
Colleges
April 4, 2021

Recent Final Four history for Stanford women

Before this season Stanford had been 2-10 in Final Four games since its last national title in 1992.