Wisconsin Wins Inaugural Big Ten Hockey Tournament

Mark Zengerle's rebound goal in overtime lifted Wisconsin to a 5-4 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night in the inaugural Big Ten hockey championship game, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Zengerle and Nic Kerdiles each had two assists, and the Badgers (24-10-2) won for the 10th time in 12 games. This one required a serious rally as Wisconsin trailed 4-2 with 6:52 remaining in regulation after Tanner Fritz scored for the Buckeyes.

• Mar 22, 2014

Penn State Wins 4th Straight Wrestling Title

Penn State won its fourth consecutive NCAA wrestling title, holding off Minnesota 109.5-104 on Saturday night. Oklahoma State placed third with 96.5 points, Iowa was fourth with 78.5 and Edinboro (Pa.) fifth with 62.

• Mar 22, 2014

Park Center Wins Class 3A Girls Crown In 3OT

Ann Simonet scored 26 points as Park Center beat Marshall 73-71 in triple overtime to win the Class 3A state girls basketball championship Saturday night. It is the first title for the Pirates (26-5), who also got 21 points from Cayla McMorris.

• Mar 22, 2014

Win-E-Mac Beats Minneota, 61-53, In Class 1A

Madison McKeever scored 27 points and Korbyn Ross added 17 to lead Win-E-Mac past defending-champion Minneota, 61-53, in the Class 1A championship. The Patriots (31-2) were up 47-32 with 12:21 left in the game when the Vikings (32-2) pulled within 52-50 with three minutes left.

• Mar 22, 2014

New Richland-H-E-G Beats Kenyon-Wanamingo In 2A

Carlie Wagner scored 36 points as top-ranked New Richland-H-E-G defeated Kenyon-Wanamingo 71-61 on Saturday in the Class 2A girls' basketball championship game at Williams Arena. After the game, the senior guard shed tears of happiness because of her accomplishments, but she wasn't focused on her state-tournament record 130 points through three games or her state-record 53 points in this year's quarterfinal.

• Mar 22, 2014

Nyquist's Goal Gives Red Wings 3-2 Win Over Wild

Depleted by injuries, and maybe just due for a drop-off, the Detroit Red Wings have found their remarkable 22-season streak of reaching the playoffs in jeopardy. Well, with 12 games to go, they are still in line for a spot. Gustav Nyquist's third-period goal gave the Red Wings a 3-2 victory Saturday over the Minnesota Wild, their fourth win in five games.

• Mar 22, 2014

Tanaka Not At His Best In Yankees' Win Over Twins

Masahiro Tanaka struggled a bit in one of his final tuneups for the regular season, allowing three runs while pitching into the sixth inning, but the New York Yankees still beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 victory Saturday.

• Mar 22, 2014

Penn State leads In NCAA Wrestling Championships

Three-time defending champion Penn State holds the slimmest of leads heading into the final day of the NCAA national wrestling championships.

• Mar 22, 2014

Good Question 'Reply All': March Madness Edition

David from Eagan asked: Who picks the 68 teams in the tournament?

• Mar 21, 2014

Former Viking Gets 90 Days For Domestic Assault

A former Minnesota Vikings defensive player was sentenced Friday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to domestic assault, officials say.

• Mar 21, 2014

Agent Of Change: Cayla McMorris Led Park Center To State Title Match

Park Center's girls basketball team had never been to a state tournament before, but now they're on the brink of a state title.

• Mar 21, 2014

ASPIRE Athlete Of The Week For March 21, 2014: Reid Travis

He has enjoyed a high school career rivaled by few, winning state titles in all three of his varsity seasons, and he has Stanford set in his future.

• Mar 21, 2014

Eastview Heads To Title Game With Mother-Daughter Power

On Saturday night, Eastview meets Bloomington Kennedy for the class 4A title. Eastview is ranked number one in the state, and they have an interesting combination: head coach Melissa Geubert and point guard Madison Geubert are mother and daughter. Melissa tries not to focus on it at the expense of the team.

• Mar 21, 2014

Panthers Sign Free Agent Quarterback Joe Webb

The Panthers have announced they've signed free agent quarterback Joe Webb to a one-year contract.

• Mar 21, 2014

Minnesota Women Advance To NCAA Title Game Again

Kelly Terry had a goal and an assist and Minnesota scored three times in the third period to beat Wisconsin 5-3 Friday in an NCAA women's hockey semifinals.

• Mar 21, 2014

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