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Gophers don't hesitate to grab NIT spot, look forward to facing Butler
Ben Johnson, in his third season as Gophers coach, can build on his NIT experience as an assistant under Richard Pitino in 2013-14.
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NCAA men's basketball bracket. Fuller's picks, predictions, highlights
The NCAA men's basketball tournament has been set, and Star Tribune college basketball writer Marcus Fuller has his bracket ready for your inspection.
NCAA women's basketball bracket. Youngblood's picks and highlights
Star Tribune women's basketball writer Kent Youngblood takes you through the NCAA women's tournament from first round to the title game.
Minnesota State Mankato women blow out Southern Nazarene for regional title, Elite Eight berth
The Mavericks jumped out to a 17-2 lead and coasted to earn their first regional championship since 2009.
Minnesotans to watch in the NCAA men's basketball tournament
Minnesota natives in this year's tournament include Kerwin Walton, Dain Dainja, Steven Crowl and several others.
U men's hockey is NCAA bound, but others have work to do
St. Cloud State's game against Denver on Friday is must-win for the Huskies, and the Beavers need to defeat Michigan Tech that night to punch their NCAA ticket.
Gophers women's basketball gets first-round WNIT bye
The Gophers will play either Cal Poly or Pacific in the second round.
NCAA women's basketball: What to watch in all four regions
Four must-watch players and four must-watch matchups from the 68-team field which was announced Sunday.
NCAA men's basketball: What to watch in all four regions
Four must-watch players and four must-watch matchups from the 68-team field announced Sunday.
Souhan: Two coaches who struggled at U win spots in March Madness
Richard Pitino and Dan Monson, who struggled before leaving Minnesota for schools in lesser conferences, have teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. How should Gophers fans feel about that?
Minnesota State Mankato routs MSU Moorhead in NCAA regional semifinal
The top-seeded Mavericks improved to 31-2 and play Northwest Missouri State on Tuesday for the championship.
Big Ten tournament at Target Center brought plenty of big performances
Marcus Fuller's five takeaways from five days of competition in downtown Minneapolis.
Wisconsin-River Falls women's hockey stays perfect to win national title
The Falcons, with 22 Minnesotans on their roster, went 31-0, beating Elmira 4-1 to win the program's first national title.
U women accept WNIT bid after missing NCAA and WBIT fields
The Gophers women's basketball team extended its season, with its next opponent and game time TBA as of late Sunday night.
Gophers men's basketball gets NIT bid, first-round matchup with Butler
The Gophers' season has been extended with a first-round matchup against Butler in the 32-team NIT.
Minnesota Duluth wins NCAA Division II opener on buzzer-beating layup
The Minnesota State Mankato men's and women's teams both won in Central Region play.
Gophers men's hockey loses to Michigan, comes up short of Big Ten title game
With Saturday's tournament loss — the third year in a row to Michigan — the Gophers now must wait until March 24 to find out where they'll be playing in the NCAA tournament.
Reusse: Minnesota-bred big men help Wisconsin fell Purdue and its giant, Edey
Ex-Twin Cities high school standouts Steven Crowl, Tyler Wahl and Nolan Winter all fouled out, but Wisconsin still outlasted Purdue in overtime, 76-75.
U women's hockey ousted by Clarkson in 4 OTs in NCAA quarterfinals
Dominique Petrie scored the tying goal at 18:09 of the third to send the game to overtime. She got the winner, too, a power-play goal at 5:44 of the fourth OT.
Hoiberg-led Nebraska runs out of steam in Big Ten semifinals, looks toward NCAAs
Nebraska could not hang on to a second-half lead in losing to Illinois 98-87, but the Cornhuskers are poised to get an NCAA tournament bid Sunday.