Joel Rippel
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Joel Rippel writes about sports for the Star Tribune.
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Gophers
Gophers men’s hockey capitalizes on power play in 6-3 victory at Notre Dame
Sam Rinzel had two of the Gophers’ three power play goals against the Irish.
November 23, 2024
Gophers
Abbey Murphy has hat trick as Gophers women’s hockey beats St. Cloud State 5-2
The Gophers have won seven in a row and beaten the Huskies nine times over the past 11 meetings.
November 23, 2024
Gophers
Gophers come back to beat South Carolina 2-1 in second round of NCAA women’s soccer tournament
Sophia Boman and Sophia Romine scored second-half goals as the Gophers advanced to the third round for only the third time in program history.
November 23, 2024
Colleges
Friday incident led to Joel Johnson's resignation at St. Thomas
In statement, St. Thomas athletic director Phil Esten says, “I can confirm we immediately started an investigation after concerns were brought to our attention following Friday night’s game.”
November 20, 2024
Colleges
How Bethel avoided a trip to Iowa, and four other things to know about Minnesota college football this week
The Royals were set up to open the NCAA Division III playoffs on the road until the NCAA reconsidered the facts and made a change.
November 20, 2024
Gophers
Five Gophers wrestlers emerge from Daktronics Open without a loss
Charlie Millard, Ethan Riddle, Jed Wester, Gabe Nagel and Gavin Nelson each went 3-0 for Minnesota. Nelson pulled off a pin in 21 seconds, 10th fastest in program history.
November 18, 2024
Colleges
St. John’s lands top overall seed in NCAA Division III football playoffs
Three NSIC teams — Augustana, Minnesota State Mankato and Bemidji State — made the Division II field.
November 18, 2024
Gophers
Bemidji State ends Gophers winning streak in men’s hockey
Minnesota, ranked third in the nation, hadn’t lost to Bemidji State since 2016.
November 17, 2024
Colleges
How Bethel avoided a trip to Iowa, and four other things to know about Minnesota college football this week
The Royals were set up to open the NCAA Division III playoffs on the road until the NCAA reconsidered the facts and made a change.
November 20, 2024
Gophers
Five Gophers wrestlers emerge from Daktronics Open without a loss
Charlie Millard, Ethan Riddle, Jed Wester, Gabe Nagel and Gavin Nelson each went 3-0 for Minnesota. Nelson pulled off a pin in 21 seconds, 10th fastest in program history.
November 18, 2024
Colleges
St. John’s lands top overall seed in NCAA Division III football playoffs
Three NSIC teams — Augustana, Minnesota State Mankato and Bemidji State — made the Division II field.
November 18, 2024
Gophers
Bemidji State ends Gophers winning streak in men’s hockey
Minnesota, ranked third in the nation, hadn’t lost to Bemidji State since 2016.
November 17, 2024