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Guards rally Gophers over Xavier in women's basketball
Carlie Wagner scored 24 points and Kenisha Bell 20 as Minnesota won at home.
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Fleck will hit recruiting trail with new contract extension
Four days before hitting the road during college football's early national signing period, P.J. Fleck inked an extension that keeps him with the Gophers through the 2022 season.
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Badgers RB Taylor among the nation's best
Freshman Jonathan Taylor, who operates behind a massive, mobile line, is the engine behind an offense that has fifth-ranked Wisconsin off to an 11-0 start.
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Numbers: Taylor's freshman season for Wisconsin has been tremendous
The Badgers' freshman leads the Big Ten in rushing yards and yards from scrimmage.
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Davonte Fitzgerald healthy and ready to fill Gophers backup PF role
Gophers junior forward Davonte Fitzgerald, who missed the 2016-17 season with a knee injury, had a season-high 13 points and eight rebounds Tuesday against Alabama A&M
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Gophers easily dismantle Alabama A&M
Gophers don't get much of a test, but reserves get their chance to show their stuff.
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Injuries could change up Gophers offensive line
Redshirt freshman center Conner Olson (left leg) and senior left guard Garrison Wright (left hand) might not be available for the Gophers' game against Wisconsin on Saturday.
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Gophers-Xavier women's basketball preview
Both teams bring unbeaten records into their second meeting ever.
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Wisconsin has eyes on biggest prize, but it wants to get hands on Axe first
Wisconsin comes to town with the goal of not only keeping Paul Bunyan's Axe for the 14th consecutive year but also to keep alive its College Football Playoff hopes.
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Fleck might shuffle U receivers: 'I don't enjoy them dropping the ball'
Changes made to the depth chart reflect his frustration with drops.
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Gophers 100, Alabama A&M 57
The Gophers thumped Alabama A&M 100-57 at Williams Arena on Tuesday night.
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Gophers might use a smaller lineup more often this season
Gophers coach Richard Pitino might have to play with a smaller lineup this season, because his team lacks size on the bench
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Glitch amid Gophers' great start: guarding threes
Despite their 4-0 record, the Gophers rank 12th in the Big Ten and 333rd out of 351 Division I teams in three-point percentage defense.
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Gophers' chance of going to bowl with five wins takes big hit
Odds are good there will be enough teams finishing with six victories that Minnesota won't be able to sneak into a bowl game the way it did two years ago.
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Gophers men's basketball-Alabama A&M game preview
The No. 14 Gophers (4-0) finish their three-game homestand Tuesday before going to the Barclays Center Classic in New York at the end of the week.
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Minnesota Scene: Gophers' Bell, Pitts win Big Ten weekly honors
Gophers junior Kenisha Bell was chosen Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (with Purdue sophomore Ae'Rianna Harris) in women's basketball, and Destiny Pitts was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
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Last name of Minnesotan in NHL is punchline in 'Saturday Night Live' skit
Brady Skjei's last name spells trouble for Chance the Rapper.
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Murphy is first Gopher with consecutive Big Ten weekly honors
Gophers junior forward Jordan Murphy is the first player in team history to earn Big Ten player of the week honors in consecutive weeks
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Gophers' unselfish play gives McBrayer a chance to regroup
Gophers junior guard Dupree McBrayer gets on track offensively in the last two games, but he's not forcing shots like last season.
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Former Gophers quarterback recruit chooses Virginia
Brennan Armstrong of Shelby, Ohio, had reopened his recruiting in October after giving Minnesota a verbal commitment in February.
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- 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
- South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
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- Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers
- Former Hopkins basketball star transferring from Michigan to U
- Mitchell, a 6-8 rebounding machine, likes the fit with U men's basketball
- Four-star linebacker gives commitment to Gophers football
- Is Christie gone, too? Gophers freshman guard declares for draft.
