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Football Bowl Subdivision newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with five-win Minnesota are bound for bowls because of a shortage of eligible teams. James Madison (11-1) and Jacksonville State (8-4) are still transitioning to full FBS status and would not be eligible if there were enough six-win teams. James Madison, after having two appeals of bowl eligibility rules rejected by the NCAA, had threatened legal action to be allowed to play in a bowl.

Wisconsin hopes to secure Paul Bunyan's Axe for the first time since 2020 and deny Minnesota a bowl berth. Here's what to know about Saturday's game.

Wednesday night at Williams Arena, everything went pretty much as expected. The Gophers women's basketball team was playing host to Cal State Northridge. After a loss Sunday to then-eighth-ranked Connecticut, it was safe to assume the Gophers would come out strong. Yup. The final: 84-31. "We did a lot of work trying to get our offense flowing," said center Sophie Hart, one of four Gophers in ...

You could make a case that third-year coach Ben Johnson has nine players who could start for the Gophers men's basketball team this season. Nine players are getting double-figure minutes. Johnson can throw different rotations at opponents. Big or small. Fast or slow. Juggling lineups made it tough for the Gophers to find rhythm at times Tuesday night, but strength in numbers eventually wore ...

Paige Bueckers has played in packed arenas across the country for Connecticut and big games all over the globe with USA Basketball. Coming home to Minnesota was an experience of its own. Bueckers had 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists for eighth-ranked UConn in her hometown, and the Huskies stifled Minnesota's outside shooters on the way to a 62-44 victory over the Gophers on Sunday.