Gophers' Samedy earns Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Year award
The senior from Florida is the seventh Gophers player to win the award, and two other teammates joined her on the Big Ten's first team.
St. Cloud State edges Minnesota State on last-minute goal at Frozen Four
Nolan Walker redirected a shot from the point with 53 seconds remaining, sending the Huskies to their first NCAA title game.
Minnesota Duluth loses in overtime, ending run for Frozen Four three-peat
The Bulldogs gave up a one-goal lead in the third period, and lost late in overtime when former Gophers player Garrett Wait scored for UMass.
Colleges
Frozen Four: Minnesota Duluth-UMass game recap
A look back at Thursday night's game.
Colleges
Mavericks captain Zmolek take loss hard, sees better days ahead
Minnesota State Mankato won its first two NCAA Division I tournament games this season and a fourth WCHA regular-season title in a row.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Gophers
Johnson expected to name his high school coach to U coaching staff
Dave Thorson, the longtime DeLaSalle coach, spent the last three seasons on Colorado State's staff. He was a Gophers assistant under Clem Haskins.
Sports
Gophers soccer to open postseason against Nebraska
The Gophers women's soccer team (5-3-3) will play Nebraska (2-5-3) at 4 p.m. Thursday in Champaign, Ill., in a regional qualifying game for the Big…
Gophers
Richard Pitino's Gophers buyout, once $7.1 million, drops to zero
The university owes no buyout money to former Gophers men's basketball coach Richard Pitino under terms of their separation agreement, obtained Wednesday by the Star Tribune.
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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.
Gophers
Robbins eighth U player in transfer portal; Johnson battles 'uncharted waters'
If Liam Robbins doesn't return to play for the Gophers, new coach Ben Johnson would need to find another post player capable of filling a tough role in the Big Ten.
Colleges
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.
Gophers
Wiskus named national co-gymnast of the week
Shane Wiskus was the conference co-champion in the all-around — along with Michigan's Cameron Bock, the other co-gymnast of the week — and won three individual event titles at the Big Ten Championships.
Colleges
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.
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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.
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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
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.
Randball
Jalen Suggs' bright future has a link to Gophers, Timberwolves
The Gonzaga star from Minnehaha Academy came up one game short of a perfect season and national title. But he's just at the beginning of a career that could influence the future of the Gophers and Wolves as well.
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