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Teague says U plans to break ground on athletics village in mid-August
Gophers AD Norwood Teague said the university is close to finalizing some major fundraising gifts.
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Villanova's Livingston will be named Gophers' director of basketball operations
The hire is expected to be announced later today
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U softball: Crazy finish to a great season
The Gophers came so close to winning a regional in Tucson, which is next to impossible.
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Seven 2014 Gophers end up with NFL teams
From Maxx Williams to Derrick Wells, the Gophers have landed seven players from their 2014 roster on NFL teams.
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Pitino recruit Nwankwo released from letter of intent for academic reasons
The Gophers' 2015 recruit was released because of external academic circumstances.
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Hartman: Bell part of Gophers' best football recruiting era
Bobby Bell was a key player in a three-year era that brought the best recruiting classes from all over the country that ever enrolled at Minnesota.
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Minnesota Scene: Gophers women third in Big Ten track
Highlighted by a runner-up finish and a school-record time in the 1,600-meter relay, the Gophers women's track and field team finished third in the Big Ten outdoor championships on Sunday at East Lansing, Mich.
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Gallery: Gophers softball vs. Arizona
Dramatic homers saved the Gophers softball team twice before falling to Arizona in the Tucson regional.
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Gophers rally twice before being eliminated by Arizona in NCAA softball tournament
Dramatic homers saved the Gophers softball team twice before falling in the Tucson regional.
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Gophers have huge challenge in softball regional
The Gophers know what they have to do Sunday. Beat host Arizona, the No. 12 overall seed in the NCAA softball tournament -- twice
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Reusse: 1960s were a Twin Cities sports gold mine
The coverage of Bobby Bell's graduation last week from the university — 52 years after he left for his Hall of Fame career with the Kansas City Chiefs — got me thinking:
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Gophers sweep two multievent titles in Big Ten track and field meet
Luca Wieland and Jess Herauf of the Gophers both finished first in the two multievent competitions on Saturday in the Big Ten track and field meet in East Lansing, Mich.
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Former Gophers star Reilly will test NHL free-agent market
Gophers' two-time All-America defenseman Mike Reilly told the Columbus Blue Jackets that he will field offers from other interested teams.
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Gophers' baseball postseason hopes gone
Michigan State, after falling behind 4-0 after five innings, rallied to beat Minnesota 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader at Siebert Field.
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Jordan Murphy commits to Gophers basketball
The Gophers have now capped their 2015 recruiting class at seven.
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Another Reilly, Caitlin, joins Gophers hockey family
Caitlin Reilly, sister of Gophers men's hockey's Reilly brothers trio, among six added to women's hockey roster for 2015-2016 season.
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Bobby Bell a Gophers grad, 56 years later
By earning his degree, Gophers football legend Bobby Bell is fulfilling a promise to his father.
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Seniors have lifted Gophers softball to lofty heights
The freshman-heavy lineup in 2012 finished ninth in the Big Ten, jumped to third the next year, and once they matured into upperclassmen they've been excellent — as they predicted.
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Around the Region
- Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season
- UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school's second one-and-done player
- FedEx pledges $25 million over 5 years in NIL program for University of Memphis athletes
- PWHL Minnesota allows late comeback to Montreal, fails to clinch playoff berth
- NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
- Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
- Virginia law allows the state's colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals
- Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark
- Hanna and Haley Cavinder say they're returning for 1 last season at Miami
- NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools
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- Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers
- Former Hopkins basketball star transferring from Michigan to U
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- Four-star linebacker gives commitment to Gophers football
- U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal
