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The Gopher men's basketball team advanced in the NCAA tournament Thursday with a 10-point win over Louisville. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me from Des Moines Saturday where he was covering the Gophers.

The Huskies will take on Colorado College at the NCHC's Frozen Faceoff Friday afternoon. Puck drop is set for 4 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center, and on The River 96.7 FM.

The Huskies are now 16-3 on the season and will play at Sioux Falls on Saturday and Sunday.

The Gophers men's basketball team pulled off a mild upset in the NCAA tournament first round today 86-76 in Des Moines, Iowa over Louisville. Minnesota led by 5 at halftime and by as many as 19 points in the 2nd half. Freshman Gabe Kalscheur led the Gophers with 24 points including 5-11 from …

Finally, forward Robert Covington , who has not played since December 31st due to a bone bruise in his right knee, will not play again this year. Covington was working toward a post-All Star break return before re-aggravating the injury.

The Vikings added free agent Offensive Lineman Josh Kline and Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan expects Kline to start at guard immediately. Tennessee cut Kline earlier this month. Jim joined me on WJON today.

Kline, who has started 64 of his 79 career games, started 46 times for the Titans since 2016.

The Minnesota lost 3-1 at home against Colorado last night but remain just 1 point back of Arizona for the last wildcard spot in the Western Conference with 8 games remaining. Arizona has 9 games left.

The Minnesota Wild missed an opportunity to retake the 2nd wildcard spot in the Western Conference after falling at home to Colorado 3-1 Tuesday night. Zach Parise scored the lone Minnesota goal on a power play in the 2nd period and Devan Dubnyk had 35 saves.

The Timberwolves lost 117-107 at Target Center against the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Wolves with 26 points and 21 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and Josh Okogie added 19.