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Dallas, TX (Learfield)  --  The Minnesota Wild blew a four-goal lead, then used a Jason Zucker goal to edge the Dallas Stars Saturday 5-4. The Elias Sports Bureau reports that's the first time in franchise history the Wild won a game after giving up a four-goal lead...

MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) – Five Gophers tallied multi-point games including a three-point night from leading scorer Tyler Sheehy as the No. 9 Gopher Hockey program picked up a 5-2 conference win over Michigan on Friday night.   The Gophers (12-5-2 overall, 4-1-0-0 Big Ten) have now won five-straight games and seven of the last eight after multi-point games from Sheehy, Ryan Collins, Rem Pitl

Minneapolis (Gophersports.com) - For the first time since 2013, the Minnesota men's basketball team was voted among the nation's top 25 teams.

Minneapolis, MN (Gophersports.com) - University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced today that P.J. (Philip John) Fleck has been named head football coach at the University of Minnesota.

Philadelphia, PA (Learfield)  --  Philadelphia's Robert Covington finished a tough alley-oop while falling to the ground with 0.2 seconds left to give the 76ers a 93-91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night in Philly. Philadelphia let Minnesota back in it during the second half after leading by as many as 26...

Minneapolis (KROC AM News) - The University of Minnesota released a formal statement dealing with Tuesday’s firing of football coach Tracy Claeys.

(Chicago, IL)  --  Minnesota Golden Gopher point guard Nate Mason has been named the Big Ten Conference Co-Player of the Week after his career high 31-point performance in Sunday's win at 15th ranked Purdue.

A bizarre season filled with ups and downs ended with...well more of the same!  The team won it's 8th game to finish at .500 (UP) and protestors hung from the ceiling of US Bank Stadium (DOWN).

MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) – Brent Gates Jr. tallied his first career hat trick and the fourth hat trick in Mariucci Classic history as the No. 11 Gopher Hockey program opened the 26th annual tournament with a 5-1 win over Mercyhurst on Friday night.

St Paul (KROC AM News) - The Department of Natural Resources has announced a third deer infected with chronic wasting disease has been discovered in southeastern Minnesota.