Of course Gophers will play

TEN Minnesota football players have been suspended from Dec. 27’s Holiday Bowl on ESPN, as per the investigation of an alleged sexual assault in September. Minnesota is scheduled to play Washington State, the nation’s most arrested college football program with 31 between 2011-15.

Minnesota players, however and predictably, withdrew their boycott threat, perhaps with eyes refocused on the warmth of San Diego in late December and bowl committees’ swag bags — which typically contain video games, $300 gift cards, expensive headphones and watches.

So much good stuff to chose from — Islander

Jason Chimera’s pass between his legs leading to Andrew Ladd’s goal Thursday night vs. Chicago — yet NBC chooses to promote its NHL telecasts with the video promise of brutality.

CBSSN’s crawl Thursday reported the suspensions of UFC heavyweight and WWE star Brock Le

snar for failing a drug test, while the show that was airing — the “World’s Strongest Man competition — was revealed by Sports Illustrated to be so loaded with juicers that few bother to deny it.

Make America Grate Again: Ray Lewis meets with Donald Trump? Never too early or late to work on a presidential pardon! Friday, Mike Francesa, addressing the passing of Turner TV’s Craig Sager, admitted he didn’t know him well, but would watch him work NBA games “from my courtside seats.”