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Minnesota upsets No. 15 Iowa on Luke Drzewiecki's field goalLuke Drzewiecki drilled a 46-yard field goal as time expired to lift Minnesota to a 13-10 win over No. 15 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Minneapolis.,Minnesota (5-2, 3-1) shined on defense with three interceptions and a fumble recovery to beat a ranked opponent for the...

'Connected' Minnesota opens P.J. Fleck's 10th season vs. EIUP.J. Fleck enters his 10th season as coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, giving him seniority over every Big Ten coach except Iowa's Kirk Ferentz.,So far, Fleck likes what he has seen from his players in his milestone year. He will aim for another successful season starting Thursday night when Mi...

Baylor, Minnesota excited to ramp up for College Basketball CrownBaylor and Minnesota will play for pride, experience and exposure when they meet in a College Basketball Crown quarterfinal on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,Oh, and for their share of the $500,000 NIL prize pool available to the eight teams in this postseason tournament.,Each quarterfinal winner collects ...

Midgame surge sends No. 1 UCLA past Minnesota, into Elite Eight

Kiki Rice put up 21 points to lead four scorers in double figures for top-seeded UCLA, and the Bruins overwhelmed Big Ten Conference counterpart Minnesota in the second half en route to an 80-56 win on Friday in an Women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at Sacramento.,UCLA (34-1) moved one victory aw...

Tariq Francis pours in 29 as Rutgers muscles past Minnesota

Tariq Francis scored 29 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range as No. 14 seed Rutgers finished strong for a 72-67 win over No. 11 seed Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament's second round on Wednesday in Chicago.,Jamichael Davis finished with 13 points and six assists for Rutgers (14-18), which ad...

Bobby Durkin has career night as Minnesota tops UCLA

Bobby Durkin scored a season-high 23 points with seven made 3-pointers and Langston Reynolds added 21 points with six assists as Minnesota claimed another victim at home with a 78-73 victory over UCLA at Minneapolis.,Cade Tyson also scored 21 points for the Golden Gophers (14-15, 7-11 Big Ten), who ...

No. 3 Michigan tops Minnesota to clinch share of Big Ten title

Elliot Cadeau scored 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting, and No. 3 Michigan pulled away for a 77-67 win over Minnesota on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,L.J. Cason added 14 points for Michigan (26-2, 16-1), which clinched a share of the Big Ten Conference regular-season title. It marked the program's...

Minnesota, Washington chase reset as skids collide

Minnesota will look to break out of a slump when it travels to Seattle on Saturday for a Big Ten tilt against Washington.,At this point, watching game film has left Minnesota coach Niko Medved feeling stuck in a loop.,Kind of like Bill Murray's character, TV weatherman Phil Connors, in the 1993 clas...