The No. 6 Gophers volleyball team will host Ohio State at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Maturi Pavilion. Minnesota (15-3, 9-1 Big Ten) is tied for second in the conference with Penn State. The Buckeyes (11-11, 4-6) lost to Illinois 3-0 on the road Saturday. A moment of silence for former Gophers volleyball coach Mike Hebert, who died last week, will occur before Wednesday’s match, and there will be a tribute to him during the intermission. Etc. •?The Gophers baseball team released its 2020 schedule. It includes 31 home games, beginning with 14 contests at U.S. Bank Stadium from Feb. 22-March 11. Minnesota will open the season with the Angels College Classic in Tempe, Ariz., from Feb. 14-17. San Diego, Pepperdine, Illinois and Oregon are the other teams in the field. •?Gophers senior Stefan Milicevic lost 6-3, 6-1 to Tulsa’s Kody Pearson in the ITA Central Region single championship match Monday…
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