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St. Cloud State opens season against D-I newcomer St. Thomas
The NCAA men's runner-up Huskies face the Tommies in a home-and-home series on Oct. 2-3 before meeting Minnesota State Mankato, the Gophers and Wisconsin later that month.
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St. Thomas gets 'Hockey Day' slot vs. Mankato next season
The Tommies men will make their Division I debut in 2021-22, while the Mavericks are coming off their first Frozen Four appearance.
Olympics
Augsburg woman wrestler qualifies for two world championships
Emily Shilson of Maple Grove won championships in two divisions — junior and under-23 — at USA Wrestling's women's nationals in Irving, Texas.
Colleges
St. Thomas women's hockey will replace coach for move to Division I
Tom Palkowski coached the Tommies for 14 years and earned the 2019 Division III national women's hockey coach of the year award.
Sports
St. Thomas tight end, who last played in 2018, signed by the Seattle Seahawks
Nick Guggemos, a Benilde-St. Margaret's graduate, appeared in just one collegiate game in 2018, but three years later he has a NFL contract.
Vikings signing former Mankato receiver Zylstra
Shane Zylstra, from Spicer, Minn., led Division II with 1,676 receiving yards for the Mavericks during his senior season in 2019.
Gophers
Gophers DT Schad enters transfer portal
Defensive lineman Keonte Schad played in 17 games over the past two seasons, making 21 tackles.
Colleges
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Live: Follow NDSU, UND, SDSU in today's FCS quarterfinals
State of football? There are 73 Minnesotans on rosters of the three Dakota teams among the final eight in the Football Championship Subdivision games starting at 2 p.m.
Gophers
U's St-Juste picked by Washington; ex-Becker star Radunz goes to Titans
The Gophers' Benjamin St-Juste was selected in the third round with the 74th overall pick. North Dakota State's Dillon Radunz was taken No. 53.
Vikings
49ers take Marshall's Lance, passing over Alabama's star quarterback
The 49ers traded to get the third overall pick and most speculation was they would take Mac Jones. Instead, they went with the 20-year-old from North Dakota State.
Vikings
NFL draft: Complete first-round pick-by-pick selections
Quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance went with the first three selections. The Vikings traded down and took Virginia Tech OT Christian Darrisaw at No. 23; the U's Rashod Bateman went to Baltimore four picks later.
Vikings
Draft should have Minnesota ties up and down the board
Trey Lance and Rashod Bateman are likely to hear their names called in the first round. Other players with Minnesota connections could be mid-round gems.
Vikings
What will the Vikings do? Ten NFL mock drafts make their cases
Keep it? Trade it? Boost the offensive line? Go for an edge rusher? Here's what mock drafts from around the nation think the Vikings will do in the first round.
Lynx
Lynx coach Reeve bashes NCAA transfer portal: 'I don't like it at all'
Cheryl Reeve said the Lynx take a player's transfer history into account when vetting them for the WNBA Draft.
Colleges
Standout softball coach Tschida returns to St. Mary's
John Tschida, the coach with the highest winning percentage of all NCAA Division III softball coaches, coached the Cardinals from 1995 to 2000 and won a national championship his final season before coaching at St. Thomas for 21 years.
Colleges
Reusse: No long-range sweet shooter changed basketball like Curry has
Steph keeps making unearthly shots, off one foot or two, squared up or tilted, against defenders convinced they had him covered or that he was too deep to shoot.
Colleges
Scoggins: St. Thomas coach Tauer's family story is tough to top
Making the big leap from Division III to D-I basketball might be the easy part of life for St. Thomas men's coach Johnny Tauer.
Colleges
Judge dismisses former coaches' discrimination claims against UMD
Women's lawsuit claimed discrimination because of their sexual orientation.
Colleges
NCAA volleyball semifinals are set
The NCAA Division I volleyball semifinals begin Thursday at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. The pairings and the details:
Colleges
Reusse: Long-suffering Augsburg wins game, declares itself 'MIAC champions'
Augsburg's football team won only one conference games in 2018 and 2019. So beating tiny Martin Luther over the weekend called for an outsized celebration.
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