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Zach Edey overcame a slow start with 24 points and 15 rebounds as No. 2 Purdue rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat Minnesota 84-76 on Thursday night. The Boilermakers (23-2, 12-2 Big Ten), who trailed by 10 after the opening possession of the second half, turned to their 7-foot-4 senior All-American center to help lead the comeback. The reigning national player of the year shook off 3-of-9 shooting in the first half by moving closer to the basket with three dunks, the last slam pushing P...

FRANKFORT, Ind.— Clinton Prairie’s Jake McGraw is averaging 26 points per game this season. The junior guard has over 1,200 career points and has led the Gophers to a 16-2

PWHL Minnesota and former Gophers forward Abby Boreen has played her way onto the team by scoring twice in five games, including a goal and an assist in Wednesday night's 2-1 comeback victory over PWHL Ottawa at Xcel Energy Center. But is there a place for her? Undrafted last fall, Boreen signed the first of two 10-day contracts she's allowed under league rules as a full-time student who is ...

GOPHERS MEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY7:30 p.m. at Purdue's Mackey Arena TV; radio: BTN; 100.3 FM . . . Marcus Fuller's preview: Opening bell: The Gophers (15-8, 6-6 Big Ten) could have been close to the NCAA tournament bubble with a big road win Sunday, but instead they're picking up the pieces after blowing a 20-point lead at Iowa. Leading scorer Dawson Garcia missed most of the second half ...

Saying the Gophers men's hockey team had an emotional hangover at the start of this season after last year's overtime loss in the NCAA title game doesn't quite seem accurate. This is closer to reality: The Gophers were going to need to recalibrate regardless of how last year ended, given that many of their top players for a loaded team headed to the NHL (and are in fact excelling right now at ...

Penn State entered this weekend's Big Ten hockey series against the Gophers averaging a robust 39.6 shots on goal, which had helped the Nittany Lions score 3.6 goals per game. On Saturday afternoon, Gophers goalie Justen Close and his teammates made sure Penn State's volume shooters left 3M Arena at Mariucci with nothing. Close made 30 saves for his second consecutive shutout as the Gophers ...

While Mara Braun's right foot is on the mend, the Gophers women's basketball team continues to struggle to find its way on offense. The latest example: a 71-47 loss to No. 5-ranked Ohio State at Williams Arena Thursday. Thanks to some tenacious Gophers defense, it was a five-point game at the half. But Ohio State (20-3 overall, 11-1 in the Big Ten) took advantage of Gophers turnovers while ...

Cotie McMahon had 13 points and nine rebounds, Jacy Sheldon shrugged off a tough shooting night with 12 points and six assists, and fifth-ranked Ohio State beat Minnesota 71-47 on Thursday for its 10th consecutive victory. Celeste Taylor added 14 points and two blocks and Rebeka Mikulasikova scored 11 points to help the Buckeyes (20-3, 11-1) keep pace with Iowa and stay tied for first place in the Big Ten. Janay Sanders scored 16 points for the Gophers (14-9, 4-8), who lost their fifth game in...

There was a lot more on the line for the Gophers men's basketball team Tuesday night than one player having something personal against Michigan State. Still, it was clearly the Cam Christie revenge game. After not being able to help his team late in an earlier loss to his brother's former program in East Lansing, the freshman standout led the Gophers with 19 points in the rematch in a 59-56 ...

Wisconsin head men's hockey coach says the Kohl Center is intimidating when sold out.