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MINNESOTA SCENE During the early national signing period in December, coach P.J. Fleck hinted that his Gophers team could be active in college foot- free-agent market with the possibility of adding trans- fers to the pro- gram. On Sun- day, Fleck and the Gophers did just that. Randal Grimes, a wide receiver for Southern Cali- fornia, announced that he is transferring to Minnesota. in.

wait to get this train rolling. Grimes tweeted. A 6-4, 205-pounder out of Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Grimes had two receptions for 17 yards for USC as a freshman in 2017 before being limited late in the season because of a bro- ken hand suffered in practice. He played in three games in 2018 and did not catch a pass before announcing his inten- tions to transfer in December. Grimes was a three-star recruit and the No.

23-ranked athlete in the recruit- ing Class of 2017, according to the 247Sports.com composite of major national recruiting services. He played quarter- back, receiver and free safety in high school, leading Desert Pines to the Nevada Class 3A state championship in 2016. Grimes had scholarship offers from 10 schools, includ- ing Nebraska, Brigham Young, California, Oregon State, Ten- nessee, Utah and Washington State. Grimes will be eligible to play for the Gophers in 2020 after sitting out a season as a transfer and will have two years of eligibility remaining. Gophers kicker Emmit Carpenter kicked a 50-yard field goal and made his only extra-point attempt for the National team in its 24-16 loss to the American team in the Tropical Bowl on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Car- penter completed his senior season for Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 26. RANDY JOHNSON Whitecaps top Whale Amanda Boulier and Amy Menke each had a goal and two assists to lead the Whitecaps to a 4-1 NWHL victory over the Connecticut Whale on Sun- day in Stamford, Conn. Bou- lier had a goal and two assists, and Menke had two assists in the first period Amanda Leveille had 26 saves for the Whitecaps. Michelle Lowenhielm, who played at Minnesota Duluth, scored for the Whale.

NEWS SERVICES Transfer from USC picks Gophers Grimes COLLEGE BASKETBALL once said, shoot- ers have to keep Pitts said. not too worried about it, because going in and out. To me, still good shots. I think we can get that Another problem is a defense that has been suspect at times, especially on the road. Minnesota ranks 11th out of 14 teams in points allowed in conference play (71.0).

we really been setting the tone and mak- ing our guard Jasmine Brunson said. think been the common theme these last two days. I think self-inflicted. taking plays off. not communicating at a high level, like we were earlier in the sea- son.

We need to get back to Said Pitts: think start- ing to figure out, in the Big Ten, you have to play hard every single possession. Every possession is critical, and we take plays Led by Gustafson, Iowa pres- ents a challenge. Gustafson leads the Big Ten in scoring (24.5) and rebounds (14.0) and is second in shooting percentage (58.8) in conference play. The good news is the Gophers are back home, and there should be a good crowd; Minnesota leads the Big Ten in average atten- dance Monday would be a good time for the Gophers to get their confidence back. is satisfied or happy about Whalen said of her three-game losing streak.

is waiting to get back on the Back at Barn, tries to halt its losing streak WOMEN from C1 GOPHERS WOMEN GAMEDAY 6 p.m. vs. Iowa ESPN2, 96.7-FM in the national TV spotlight Gophers update: The Gophers (12-3, 1-3) have lost three straight at home to Illinois, which ended the 29-game Big Ten losing streak, and at Michigan and Mich- igan State by lopsided margins. The biggest problems have been turnovers, defensive lapses and three-point shooting. Senior Kenisha Bell, who was added to the midseason Top 25 watch list for the John Wooden Award, leads the team in scoring (18.5 ppg) and assists (4.3) and is second in rebounds (6.5).

She is shooting just 40.1 percent. Destiny Pitts is averaging 12.9 points per game but has hit just three of 25 three-pointers in Big Ten play. The Gophers are 10-1 at home. Hawkeyes update: The job of slowing Iowa (11-4, 2-2) starts with controlling 6-3 star Megan Gustafson, who was tied for the Division I lead in scoring heading into the weekend (25.9). She is also fifth in the nation in rebounding (12.9).

Along with 6-2 Hannah Stewart (12.9 points and 5.8 rebounds), Iowa presents a powerful 1-2 punch in the frontcourt that will challenge Gophers Annalese Lamke and Taiye Bello. The Hawkeyes are 0-2 on the road in Big Ten play and are coming off a loss at Purdue. KENT YOUNGBLOOD AL GOLDIS Associated Press The challenge Monday night is to slow Megan Gustafson, a double-double machine and one of the top scorers in the country at 25.9 points per game. BIG TEN NEWS SERVICES No. 2 Michigan improved to 17-0 to set a record for the best start in school history after an 80-60 victory over Northwest- ern on Sunday night at Crisler Center.

The Wolverines, one of just two unbeaten teams left in Division also started 16-0 in 1985-86 and 2012-13. By defeat- ing the Wildcats, they also matched the longest winning streak in school history. They also won 17 in a row in 1984-85. At 6-0 in the conference, Michigan is tied atop the Big Ten with Michigan State. The two teams will not play each other until Feb.

24. Zavier Simpson (no turn- overs in 34 minutes) scored a career-high 24 points for Michigan on Sunday, and 7-footer Jon Teske matched his career high with 17 points to go with 11 rebounds. All of points came in the first half on 7-for-8 shooting. Simpson (five) and Teske (three) also set career highs for three-pointers. Northwestern (10-7, 1-5) was without leading scorer Vic Law (lower-body injury).

No. 6 Michigan State 71, Penn State 56: Freshmen Aaron Henry, Gabe Brown and Fos- ter Loyer got their first taste of extended minutes in Big Ten play to help the visiting Spar- tans (15-2, 6-0) make up for the absence of Joshua Langford and Kyle Ahrens. In the first half, Henry, Brown and Loyer combined for 14 points, five rebounds and three assists against the Nittany Lions (7-10, 0-6). Nick Ward finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Cassius Winston added 11 points and six assists but com- mitted seven turnovers. Langford was out for the fifth straight game with a left ankle injury, and Ahrens did not make the trip to Penn State because of a back sprain.

17-0 start is Michigan record ROUNDUP NEWS SERVICES The Rutgers bas- ketball team tied a season high with nine three-point- ers and extended its winning streak to eight games on Sun- day with a 62-56 victory over Nebraska in Lincoln. The Scarlet Knights (13-3) are 5-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since joining the league in 2014-15. They have a one-game lead in the stand- ings over Maryland, Indiana and Purdue. The Cornhuskers fell to 7-9, 2-3. No.

25 Indiana 75, Wisconsin 68: The visiting Hoosiers (15- 2, 4-1) scored 37 points in the first quarter on 82.4 percent shooting. Jaelynn Penn, Kym Royster and Ali Patberg were a combined 16-for-18 in the first half. The Badgers (10-7) fell to 1-4 in the Big Ten. Purdue 57, Northwestern 54: Tamara Farquhar grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to help lead the visiting Boiler- makers (13-5, 4-1 Big Ten) to their third straight win. The Wildcats fell to 9-7, 2-3.

No. 1 Notre Dame 78, Wake Forest 48: The host Fighting Irish (16-1, 4-0 ACC) led wire- to-wire despite an off game by Arike Ogunbowale. Ogun- bowale, averaging 22.6 points a game coming in, was held to four points on 1-for-11 shoot- ing. She had scored in double digits in 37 straight games. No.

3 UConn 63, South Florida 46: The visiting Bulls (10-7, 1-2) led for most of the first half and trailed by just six points at the half before the Huskies (14-1, 3-0 American) pulled away. The Bulls were leading 6-4 when UConn coach Geno Auriemma sat all the starters at once. Katie Lou Samuelson became the 10th UConn player to score 2,000 points. No. 8 N.C.

State 66, Virginia 38: The visiting Wolfpack (17-0, 4-0 ACC) remained the only unbeaten Division I team. No. 12 Syracuse 90, North Carolina 77: Tiana Man- gakahia had her first career triple-double (34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) for the host Orange (14-2, 3-0 ACC). Syracuse sank 12 three-point- ers in the first two quarters, a program record for a half. Georgia 66, No.

13 Tennessee 62: The Lady Vols (12-4, 1-3) have their first three-game losing streak in 33 years and their first three-game SEC losing streak ever after blowing a 17-point, sec- ond-quarter lead on the road. Mississippi 55, No. 16 Ken- tucky 49: The Rebels (7-11, 1-3 SEC) beat a ranked team on the road for the first time since 2011. The Wildcats (15-3, 2-2) were without top scorer Maci Morris (illness). Clemson 57, No.

22 Florida State 45: The Tigers (12-5, 3-1 ACC) ended an 18-game los- ing streak against the Semi- noles (14-2, 2-1) and won in Tallahassee for the first time in 17 years. Nation men Villanova 90, Creighton 78: Phil Booth scored 19 of his 28 points after halftime as the visiting Wildcats (13-4, 4-0 Big East) rallied to beat the Bluejays (10-7, 1-3). Villa- nova came back from a dou- ble-digit deficit for the third time in four games. Xavier 70, Butler 69: Down by 10 points with 4 minutes left, the host Musketeers (11-7, 3-2 Big East) went on a closing 16-5 spurt. South Carolina 85, Missouri 75: With a home victory, the Gamecocks (8-7) are off to a 3-0 start in the SEC for only the third time in 28 seasons.

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