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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Illinois 35, Gophers 32

Follow-up falls flat as Gophers stumble

Falling short

Falling short

The Illini stole a positive vibe, then dashed the Gophers' second-half rally.

The troubled history of the U men's athletic teams dominates discussion today. There's mutual agreement on the outcome of the football game against Illinois.

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Men's hockey: Gophers 5, Wisconsin 2

Offensive flurry backed by Kangas' solid effort

The goalie stopped 45 shots as the Gophers ended a scoring drought.

Jim Souhan, columnist

Brewster can't put a happy face on another dismal U showing

Tim Brewster

Tim Brewster

The coach can say whatever he wants, but there's no way to dress up this performance.

Patrick Reusse, columnist

Winners borrow a few of Bethel's style points

The Tommies employed defense and a punishing ground game as sledgehammers.

Sid Hartman, columnist

Weber shoulders part of blame in loss

Both the quarterback and his teammates came out sluggish in the first half and ran out of time to rally.

Weber finds success comes too late

The Gophers quarterback struggled in the first half, allowing Illinois to take a 28-7 lead before he rallied Minnesota.

Photo right: One of seven Illini sacks

Exhibition game against UMD is next up for Gophers women

Exhibition games involving Division I basketball teams are usually ho-hum affairs. The home team, representing the bigger school, almost always wins easily.

Northwestern 17, No. 8 Iowa 10

Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa

Wildcats celebrate

Wildcats celebrate

With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.

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