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MIAC power St. Thomas once researched a potential move to NCAA Division I, but instead decided that fielding winning Division III athletic programs better fit the school's philosophy.
Former Gophers defenseman Paul Martin and Phil Kessel are among a handful of NHL players with ties to Minnesota still competing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The University of Minnesota men's basketball team will play Florida State in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge this winter for the third time in five seasons.
St. John's University has shuffled its athletic department leadership, with Bob Alpers, the current assistant athletic director, replacing Tom Stock on July 1.
The junior college located in White Bear Lake was one of several baseball programs around the state that briefly had its dream of winning a national championship stripped from them earlier this season.
Standout Gophers pitcher Sara Groenewegen was knocked out after only one inning as the Huskies beat Minnesota 15-7 and became one of five Pac-12 teams to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals.
The second-seeded Gophers (43-13) staved off elimination Saturday night by beating North Dakota State for the second time in as many days. They need to beat Washington twice today.
The Gophers baseball team has heavy hearts as they try to win a Big Ten championship this weekend. Pitching coach Todd Oakes this week was placed in home hospice care.
The Big Ten is in the process of approving a new format for its hockey tournament that would move games to on-campus sites beginning in 2018, a source confirmed to the Star Tribune.
Taylor LeMay has started all but three games at catcher for the Gophers the past three years and is a key part of their success heading into Friday's NCAA tournament opener against North Dakota State.
Sara Groenewegen's two-day Big Ten tournament totals: 24 innings pitched, six earned runs, 29 strikeouts — and 395 pitches. Oh, and a three-run home run.
Despite the loss, first-place Minnesota (33-17, 15-6 Big Ten) remained one-half game ahead of Indiana (31-20, 15-7) in the conference race because the Hoosiers lost 4-1 at Nebraska.