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Three Gopher men's basketball players have been suspended for the season. The 3 are guards Nate Mason, Dupree McBrayer and Kevin Dorsey. The 3 were suspended for the Illinois game Sunday night for a violation of a team rule.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have won their first bowl game in over a decade with a 21-14 victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas in the Quick Lane Bowl on Monday.

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team was topped 84-70 Tuesday night by South Dakota State at Williams Arena. The Gophers fall to 5-4 with the loss.

The 5-7 Gopher football team has accepted a bid to play in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit at Ford Field Monday December 28 at 4pm (Central Time) against Central Michigan. Central Michigan is 7-5.

Freshman Jordan Murphy led Minnesota with 24 points and ten rebounds, while Joey King and Nate Mason each contributing 17 points for Minnesota in the win.

St. John's (10-1) takes on St. Thomas (11-0) this afternoon in St. Paul in second round action for the NCAA Division III football playoffs -- with the two teams meeting in the postseason for the first time. The Gophers (5-6) host Wisconsin (8-3) at TCF Bank Stadium with Paul Bunyan's ax on the line.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Missouri State Friday morning to advance to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic consolation championship. The final score was 74-69. Minnesota led by double figures for much of the game until Missouri State made a run in the 2nd half.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 75-70 in the quarterfinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-off Classic Thursday. Minnesota trailed by 5 at halftime and led briefly in the 2nd half. The Gophers were led in scoring by sophomore guard Nate Mason with 20 points and Carlos Morris added 16 points.

The Gopher men's basketball team is 2-0 after posting wins over Missouri-Kansas City and UL-Monroe. Minnesota faces Temple at 10:30am (CT) today in Puerto Rico in the Puerto Rico Tip-off Classic quarterfinals.

The Gophers have hired Tracy Claeys as their head football coach. He's agreed to a 3-year contract. The move removes the interim tag off his title of Interim head football coach. Claeys replaced Jerry Kill earlier this season after Kill resigned due to health concerns.

The SCSU Huskies (5-4) are at home this afternoon in St. Cloud against Northern State. St. John's (7-1) is at Bethel this afternoon in Arden Hills. The Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-4) are on the road tonight at Ohio State.

I'll be at TCF Bank Stadium with my dad tonight as the Minnesota Gophers host the Michigan Wolverines in their first game since Jerry Kill's retirement earlier this week. The Johnnies are at home this afternoon against Augsburg -- and the Huskies face Northern State today at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud.