This is Sports in :60 for Friday, Nov. 21, 2014.
Sports in :60 – Nov. 21, 2014
Men’s basketball wins season opener against Blugolds
Behind guard Grant Shaeffer’s team-high 22 points, the St. Thomas men’s basketball team rallied to defeat Wisconsin-Eau Claire 78-74 in Sunday’s season opener.
Strong returners fuel men’s basketball
The No. 13-ranked St. Thomas men’s basketball team tips off the regular season Nov. 16 against Wisconsin-Eau Claire with six players who have starting experience and 13 total letter winners.
Weekend sports roundup: Volleyball beats Hamline
The St. Thomas volleyball and women’s soccer teams were victorious this weekend, while the men’s basketball team was ranked in the D-III Hoops preseason poll.
Cavs, Wolves set for Love-Wiggins deal
Love will soon be on his way from Minnesota to Cleveland after the teams reached an agreement in principle to a trade that will send the All-Star forward to the Cavaliers for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a first-round draft pick.
Balanced athletic excellence defines Tommies
St. Thomas finished in the top 10 nationally in the Learfield Division-III Director’s Cup standings for the third year in a row.
Burke’s 32 lift Jazz over Wolves in the finale
Trey Burke scored a career-high 32 points to push the Jazz to a 136-130 double overtime victory over the Timberwolves on Wednesday.
Six St. Thomas athletes receive Elite 22 honors
Elite 22 is a new MIAC honor modeled after the NCAA Elite 89 award, which recognizes the player in each sport who has the highest GPA and whose team played in the conference championship.
Lots of favorites in Sweet 16
While bracket sheets are loaded with red X’s, there is plenty of March Madness ahead of us in the NCAA tournament’s round of 16.
10 things to know about the NCAA tournament
The field has been chosen, the bracket has been set and the madness of March has finally arrived in college basketball.
Marcus Smart’s suspension: what went wrong
Opinions Editor Alex Goering likes getting hyped up about sports, but as fans, when does it go too far?
Men’s basketball hits last-second floater to top Oles
Forward Zach Riedeman rallied to hit a game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds remaining and help St. Thomas men’s basketball edge St. Olaf College 62-61 Wednesday.
Sports in :60 – Dec. 12, 2013
This is Sports in :60 for Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013.
Basketball teams split weekend road series
Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams opened their seasons with a win and a loss against teams in California and Washington.
Sports in :60 – Nov. 13, 2013
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013.