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After a leukemia diagnosis and bone marrow transplant, Gophers pitching coach Todd Oakes' recovery has inspired others to donate time, money, blood and stem cells.
"I know my coaching career's over, and I understand that," Jerry Kill said. "But I just can't sit around and look at a lake and roll my fingers. That'd be the worst health [decision] I could ever make."
Will the ire of some Gophers fans will be raised with news that the Twins are slated to honor the NCAA champion North Dakota men's hockey team before Sunday's game?
Four women's teams won either regular-season or tournament Big Ten championships. Women's hockey won the national title for the second consecutive year and fourth time in five years. The volleyball team advanced to the Final Four.
MIAC baseball champion St. John's, seeded fifth, and No. 4 seed and Upper Midwest champion St. Scholastica will meet Wednesday in Game 1 of the opening round of the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional at Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Ryan Santoso will replace Peter Mortell as the Gophers punter this fall, giving up most of the team's placekicking duties, coach Tracy Claeys said Monday.
Passed up as a regional host, the Gophers will open in Seattle on Friday against Summit League champion North Dakota State (38-13). Both teams have won 14 games in a row
Led by event titles from Jess Lehman (heptathlon) and Nicolle Murphy (javelin), Minnesota secured the second outdoor Big Ten title in program history, tying Michigan with 106 points.