Minnesota agreed to a six-year contract with the Twin Cities-area native and former student manager for the Gophers who had the Rams within one basket of the Sweet 16.

Colorado State Rams men's basketball fell to the Maryland Terrapins in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday. Maryland claimed victory in the dying seconds of the second half 72-71. Rams guard Jalen Lake put CSU in winning position during the dwindling seconds of the game with a 3-point shot that gave the Rams a 71-70 lead over Maryland.

For the first time in 12 years, Colorado State men's basketball is heading to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. No. 12 seed CSU bounced back from a halftime deficit behind Kyan Evans' career day (23 points, six 3-pointers) to beat No. 5 Memphis 78-70 in Friday's first round.