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Watch: UND's Gornall applies glass-shattering hit on BU's Bellows
Friday's NCAA hockey tournament game between North Dakota and Boston University was delayed several minutes after a pane of glass shattered.
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Momentum vital going into NCAA tournament? Ask a Gopher ... or a Badger
Teams riding momentum -- a winning streak or getting hot -- are positioning themselves well for an NCAA tournament run, right? Let's see if this year's numbers back up that assumption.
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Fleck committed to 4-3 defense, even with thinner defensive end corps
The Gophers need to replace Hendrick Ekpe and now Gaelin Elmore at defensive end and may look to pass-rushing linebackers, such as Carter Coughlin, to fill the role.
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Another hole to fill as Gophers defensive end Elmore leaves team
Gaelin Elmore, who will graduate this summer, said he agreed not to transfer to a team that will play the Gophers in 2017l. He is the third starter from last year who has decided to leave.
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Gophers goalie trying to ignore his stats, even when they're stunning
Sophomore goalie Eric Schierhorn enters his first NCAA tournament looking for letters — Ws, to be exact — not numbers.
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Hartman: Fleck starts the task of Gophers team-building
Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck sees progress and reason for optimism at the start of spring practice.
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Gophers softball team opens Big Ten play as favorite
The Gophers are first in the Big Ten in multiple statistical categories and this season they have some pitching depth.
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Spring practice full speed ahead for Fleck, Gophers football
It was the Gophers' third spring practice under P.J. Fleck, the first that was open to the media, and the new coach's everyday exuberance was on full display.
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Gophers quarterback battle: Fleck gives kudos to Rhoda, Croft, Morgan
It's very early in the process, but one thing about coach P.J. Fleck's quarterback analysis: He didn't mention redshirt freshman Seth Green.
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Pitino and Nate Mason receive All-District basketball honors
Gophers coach Richard Pitino and junior guard Nate Mason receive All-District 7 honors Wednesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches
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'Mr. Hockey' Mittelstadt moves on from state tournament heartache
Tthe Gophers recruit and projected first-round NHL draft pick returned to his USHL team in Green Bay and tallied six points in his first three games.
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Minnesota Scene: Five relays lead Gophers into NCAA men's swimming and diving meet
Three-time All-America Matt Barnard will compete in all three diving events for the Gophers.
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Five reinstated Gophers football players join team for spring practice
The players, who won their appeals overturning university sanctions, are safety Antoine Winfield Jr., cornerback Antonio Shenault, running back Kobe McCrary and quarterbacks Seth Green and Mark Williams.
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January, Johnson, other Minnesotans shine in NCAA women's tournament
Though none of their teams advanced to the Sweet 16, there were several standout performances from the group.
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Three Gophers football players cleared in alleged sexual assault case
Antoine Winfield Jr., Kobe McCrary and Mark Williams have been cleared; cornerback KiAnte Hardin is still facing expulsion, their attorneys confirmed Monday.
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Want to add Gophers recuit Isaiah Washington to NBA 2k17? Here's how
If you can't wait to see future Gophers star Isaiah Washington on your TV screen or monitor, here's how to create him for the NBA 2k17 video game.
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Future Gophers guard Washington is New York's Mr. Basketball
The honor puts the four-star recruit among a group of players that includes New York City point guard legends Kenny Anderson, Stephon Marbury and Sebastian Telfair.
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Minnesotans represent state well in first weekend of March Madness
Lakeville North grad J.P. Macura helped lead Xavier to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Other Minnesotans put in impressive performances for teams that have been eliminated.
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Frozen Four predictions: A Gophers-UMD game for the title?
The Gophers earned the NCAA tournament's fourth overall seed and are the Northeast Region's top team. Yet, the early sentiment is the Gophers will be ousted sometime in the first weekend of action.
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Minnesota Scene: St. Thomas center Langer named Division III's top women player
Kaitlin Langer led the Tommies to a 31-1 record and an appearance in the national semifinals, where they fell 60-57 to Tufts. Langer averaged 19.3 points and 8.8 rebounds
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Around the Region
- G Javian McCollum transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma hoops in scoring
- QB Jaden Rashada transfers to Georgia after leaving Arizona State
- Reggie Bush plans to continue his fight against the NCAA after the return of his Heisman Trophy
- Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
- Former Green Bay player Kayla Karius leaves South Dakota to return to her alma mater as coach
- Longtime Hawkeyes football broadcaster Ed Podolak steps down from his radio analyst role
- Hailey Van Lith trying to make US Olympic 3x3 team; next college choice to come soon
- 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
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