College Sports

• Mellen Native Koosman Earns UMAC Honor

  Ashland, WI (NNCNOW.com) --- Northland senior outfielder and Mellen, Wis. native Angelena Koosman has been named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) softball player of the week, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

• OFFICIAL: UMD's Casto Signs ELC with Boston

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) sophomore defenseman Chris Casto has signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins, that according to several reports on Monday night.

• UMD's Lewis Named NSIC Player of the Week

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) freshman outfielder Ashley Lewis has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) player of the week, it was announced on Monday afternoon.

• 15 UMD Connections to 2013 IIHF Worlds

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Fifteen current, future, and former University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) women's hockey players will skate in the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) women's world championships, which will be played April 2-9 in Ottawa, Canada.

• UMD Names Football Captains for 2013 Season

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- The University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) football team has named five captains ahead of the 2013 season, the school announced via Facebook on Monday morning.

• OFFICIAL: Smith Out as Gophers Coach

  Minneapolis, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Tubby Smith has been fired from his position as head men's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, the school's athletic department confirmed via a news release on Monday afternoon.

• Six WCHA Teams into NCAA Tournament

  Pittsburgh, PA (NNCNOW.com) --- Six teams from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) have qualified for the NCAA Division I tournament, it was announced during the official selection show on Sunday night.

• Gators Bounce Gophers from NCAA Tourney

  Austin, TX (NNCNOW.com) --- The #-3 seeded Florida men's basketball team jumped out to a 21-point halftime lead on Sunday evening, eventually beating #11-seeded Minnesota 78-64 in the third round of the NCAA Division I tournament at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center in Austin, Texas.

• Gophers Repeat as Champs, Finish Unbeaten

  Minneapolis, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Amanda Kessel scored two goals and added two assists on Sunday afternoon to help lead the University of Minnesota women's hockey team to a 6-3 win over Boston University in the NCAA Division I championship game at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

• Badgers Edge Tigers, Win 2013 Broadmoor Trophy

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Wisconsin freshman forward Nic Kerdiles scored late in the second period on Saturday night to give the Badgers a 3-2 win over Colorado College in the 2013 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Final Five tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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