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Tournament bid means $50,000 bonus for Pitino; more bonuses within reach
Wednesday's victory all but guaranteed Richard Pitino a $50,000 bonus. A winning record in the Big Ten will mean another $50,000 -- and there's potential for much more. Hockey coach Don Lucia is closing in on bonuses, too.
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Fleck, Pitino celebrate progress of Gophers athletes village
The view outside of P.J. Fleck's window reveals the significant progress on the $166 million project and a message from the construction crew.
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Mission to March: Gophers make big statement with victory at Maryland
The Gophers likely sealed their first NCAA tournament bid since 2013 with a sixth straight victory and ninth Big Ten win after Wednesday's upset over the Terrapins. .
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Pitino's Gophers: Soon to be hottest power conference team in basketball?
The Gophers men's basketball team's six straight victories is tied for the second longest current winning streak in major conferences
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Pitino in victorious Gophers locker room: 'Let's keep this train moving'
Big Ten Network cameras were in the Gophers locker room Wednesday night to capture the celebratory mood after an NCAA-tournament-worthy victory.
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Gophers-Maryland game recap
A look back at Wednesday night's game.
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Postgame: Gophers guards dominate in sixth straight victory
Guards Dupree McBrayer, Nate Mason, Akeem Springs and Amir Coffey combined for 65 of the team's 89 points Wednesday at Maryland
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Gameday: Gophers women's basketball vs. Purdue
The Gophers began the month winning three of four games and will look to return to their winning ways in their final home game this season
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Pregame: Gophers frontcourt could have a big night vs. Maryland
The Gophers men's basketball team should have a considerable advantage inside Wednesday night with Murphy, Lynch and Curry
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Gophers can't let Maryland freshmen beat them again
Maryland's freshmen trio of Justin Jackson, Kevin Huerter and Anthony Cowan combined for for 55 points in last meeting with Minnesota
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Five reasons why Gophers-Maryland is a must-see showdown
The Gophers have the opportunity to climb into the top four of the Big Ten standings with a victory at No. 24 Maryland. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
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Curry, McBrayer give Gophers hot hands, needed depth
The Gophers are going into Wednesday's game at No. 22 Maryland feeling confident they can rely on their depth to win games.
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Gameday: Trimble, Terps will be tough test for streaking Gophers
The No. 24-ranked Terrapins have lost three of their past five games, including a 71-60 loss Sunday at Wisconsin.
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If Gophers get signature win at Maryland, NCAA projections would jump
Beating Purdue on the road is the best win on the résumé. This would be even bigger.
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Gophers have one of the longest current winning streaks in major-conference basketball
No. 1 Gonzaga in the WCC has the nation's longest streak at 28 in a row.
Jerry Kill brings energy, message to another rebuilding project at Rutgers
Former Gophers coach Jerry Kill believes he has found the proper balance between football and healthy lifestyle as the new offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
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Sunday special: Gophers-Badgers season finale set for 5 p.m. on March 5
The Big Ten announced Tuesday the Gophers men's basketball game time for the March 5 finale against Wisconsin in Madison
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Not 'on the bubble': Gophers looking forward to the madness of March
The Gophers are trying to break into the top four teams in the Big Ten which would give them a bye through the first two rounds of the conference tournament.
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Scoggins: As Pitino and Fletcher show, patience can be underrated
This time a year ago, a healthy percentage of the Twin Cities sporting public rooted for two outcomes: Richard Pitino to be fired and Chuck Fletcher to overhaul the Wild roster.
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Gophers playing for NCAA seeding, double-bye in Big Ten tournament
If the Gophers finish the season among the top four men's teams in the Big Ten, they would earn byes for the first two rounds of the conference tournament.
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Around the Region
- Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
- NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
- 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
- South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
- Marquette hires Cara Consuegra away from Charlotte to replace Megan Duffy
- UCLA scoops up 3 players from transfer portal
- Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
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- Former Hopkins basketball star transferring from Michigan to U
- Mitchell, a 6-8 rebounding machine, likes the fit with U men's basketball
- Gophers men's basketball lands big-man transfer Mitchell from Canisius
- U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal
- Penn State's starting goalie transfers to Gophers men's hockey
