Jeff Day

Max Exsted, a 16-year-old from Savage, is among the best junior tennis players in the world. Nurturing his talent has meant uprooting his life — without any guarantee of reaching his ambitious goals.

How can student-athletes make money? Who can donate? Do athletes pay taxes? Do universities make money? How is all of this legal? Our Q&A guides you through the latest information on name, image and likeness.

This series of story by Star Tribune reporters explains and measures the impact of the new and still evolving name, image and likeness rules that are bringing unprecedented change to college sports.

After a winter where it felt like the wheels were nearly falling off the program, Keegan Cook showcased a refreshingly balanced team at a spring match vs. Marquette on Saturday.

It continues a productive and hectic stretch of portal activity for the Gophers and P.J. Fleck after the team got a commitment from wide receiver Tyler Williams on Tuesday.

The Gophers football team has added big pieces. The men's basketball team has patched holes. The transfer portal window for those sports closes soon. Here are some things to know about the rules.

There’s a delicate dance of donating to college athletics in 2024. One of the steps is how all parties figure out who gets what and how. That’s part of the new world in the NIL era.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever play Dallas in the first preseason game of the 2024 WNBA calendar tonight. The game is available as a free preview of the WNBA's League Pass app.

Kate Thibault, the former Watertown-Mayer standout, will provide immediate depth in the back row for the Gophers alongside sophomore Zeynep Palabiyik.

A natural, necessary fit in the spring transfer portal window is bringing Kate Thibault back home after she announced on Instagram that she will play for the Gophers volleyball team this season.