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Gophers win twice to reach title game of Seattle softball regional
Minnesota's bats woke up in a huge inning to defeat Boise State and Sydney Smith, the Maple Grove star who transferred from LSU, shut down Texas to keep the Gophers alive.
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Gophers baseball beats Rutgers 5-3, wins 24th Big Ten conference title
The Gophers baseball team beat Rutgers 5-3 on Friday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J., to lock up first place in the Big Ten. It's the 24th conference title in program history and the 11th for coach John Anderson.
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Hartman: Gophers' athletic success driven by women's teams, coaches
Great coaching hires have led to fine seasons and/or optimism for many women's teams.
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Less buzz means 'no pressure' for Gophers softball team entering NCAA tournament
The Big Ten tournament champions are in a familiar spot: unseeded and traveling cross-country to another tough regional. The Gophers open play Friday night vs. Texas in Seattle.
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Gophers baseball team clinches at least a tie of Big Ten title
No. 12 Minnesota (36-13, 17-4 Big Ten) needs one win in the next two games against the Rutgers (25-24, 7-15) for an outright title.
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Women coaches keep winning in court, but losing careers
It's become a familiar pattern: A female coach wins a court judgment for her firing, while the man responsible for her firing gets rewarded.
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Apple Valley's Steveson to wrestle for World Championship spots on senior, junior teams
Gable Steveson, a reigning world champion at the junior level, will join 12 other Minnesota-based freestyle wrestlers in Rochester. Eight will compete at the senior level, four at the junior level.
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Whalen's juggling act a success so far
The Lynx guard is also focused on recruiting for her Gophers women's basketball program. "I don't know who could turn down the opportunity to play with Lindsay," recruit Sara Scalia of Stillwater said.
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An (early) projected lineup for Gophers men's basketball
Gophers basketball updated scholarship chart and projected 2018-19 lineup, including transfers and 2018 recruits.
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Stull could be the missing piece for the Gophers
Gophers land coveted graduate transfer Brock Stull from Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Tuesday to close a loaded 2018 recruiting class
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Gophers basketball lands graduate transfer from UW-Milwaukee
Brock Stull, a 6-4, 195-pound guard, averaged 13.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Panthers as a junior last season.
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From Shakopee to Slovenia, Gophers create a men's tennis power
The Gophers earned their first spot in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 in 18 years when they beat host Oklahoma on Saturday.
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Kansas junior college guard picks Baylor over Gophers
Hutchinson Community College (Kan.) guard Devonte Bandoo reportedly picks Baylor over Minnesota, South Carolina and Kansas State.
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U softball headed to Washington after 3rd straight Big Ten title
The Gophers will play Texas in the first game of a four-team NCAA regional after beating Northwestern 9-6 in the Big Ten title game.
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Gophers softball: A helicopter delay, dance moves and an eight-hour win
Little did the Gophers softball team know it would take from just after 11 a.m. until after the dinner hour to beat Wisconsin to open the Big Ten softball tournament.
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Scoggins: Coyle's overhaul at the U. 'We need to stop making excuses'
Friday marked the second anniversary of athletic director Mark Coyle's hiring. He has replaced six of the U's 21 head coaches, a turnover rate that he admits is "absolutely nuts."
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Minnesota Scene: Longtime Gophers baseball assistant to retire
Rob Fornasiere, who is in his 33rd season on the Gophers baseball coaching staff, revealed Sunday he will retire at the end of the season.
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Gophers women win Big Ten outdoor track and field title
The Gophers won their third conference title with 134 points, two more than Purdue.
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Reusse: Fleck would likely have more top recruits if Hallman was still ranking
Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck landed his first top 100 recruit last week. But John Gutekunst used to get a handful of those, even if it was only in the St. Paul newspaper.
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Around the Region
- Hunter Dickinson announces his return to KU; UCLA signs Tyler Bilodeau from portal
- Oregon State and Washington State face player exodus amid realignment
- 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
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