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Big Ten power rankings in football
Michigan moves up to No. 2 just behind the Buckeyes.
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Murphy, McBrayer named Gophers men's basketball captains
Jordan Murphy and Dupree McBrayer both started their U career on an eight-win team in 2015-16.
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Stumbling, winless Huskers face Gophers stuck in agonizing slump
Nebraska is off to an 0-6 start with several close losses under new coach Scott Frost, the quarterback on Nebraska's last national championship team in 1997.
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Reusse: Hart grew from athlete to player hitting for Gophers volleyball
A mighty presence when she delivers a kill with full force, Gophers junior Alexis Hart has learned that sometimes a calculated drop shot over the net is just as impressive to those in the know.
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Bright spots overshadowed by blown leads for Nebraska
The Huskers (0-4 Big Ten) have lost in gut-wrenching ways.
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Brooks back with Gophers, but Fleck says player's status 'evolving'
Senior running back Shannon Brooks was on track to play his first game Saturday in Nebraska, but his weekend arrest could change that.
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Big Ten office admits measurement needed before Ohio State awarded key first down
With the Gophers up 7-3 early Saturday, Ohio State faced fourth-and-2 from the Minnesota 44. Mike Weber was given credit for a 3-yard gain, though the ball was spotted ahead of where Weber was down
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Lindsay Whalen likes what she sees from Gophers so far
New coach gives her team a rest before the grind really begins.
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Ohio State benefited from extra yard on early fourth-down play vs. U
Rather than dwell on one call, coach P.J. Fleck took away some positives from a game in which the Gophers twice had the lead on a College Football Playoff contender.
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Ibrahim named Big Ten's top freshman for big game against Buckeyes
Helping Mohamed Ibrahim have a big day against Ohio State was a Gophers offensive line that P.J. Fleck believed had its best game of the season.
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Investigation continues into alleged assault by U football player Brooks
Shannon Brooks was released from the Hennepin County jail because 'further investigation is needed' in connection with an incident between Brooks and his roommate early Sunday.
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'Season Two.' Can Gophers win race to six wins and a bowl?
After dropping from 3-0 to 3-3, the Gophers begin the second half of their season on Saturday against shockingly winless Nebraska.
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U running back Brooks arrested, suspected of assaulting roommate
Brooks, who has been sidelined all season because of a knee injury, was booked into the Hennepin County jail about 2:40 a.m. Sunday, according to the jail log.
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Reusse: With Gagliardi on their minds, Johnnies turn back rival Tommies
Max Jackson's 99-yard fumble return iced an emotional, memorable victory for St. John's.
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Gophers replay: No. 3 Ohio State 30, Gophers 14
Entering the game as underdogs by more than four touchdowns, the Gophers flirted with a major upset over the No. 3-ranked Buckeyes.
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Gophers spook Ohio State before Buckeyes pull away 30-14
Too many mistakes, not enough breaks for the U allow the third-ranked Buckeyes to remain unbeaten.
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Scoggins: Gophers leave Ohio State frustrated, and that's a good sign
Forget moral victories, but it was a spirit fight for the Gophers, who aren't good enough to overcome their big mistakes.
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No. 1 MSU-Mankato routs Minot State; UMD stays undefeated
The Mavericks earned their 20th consecutive NSIC victory.
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Around the Region
- 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
- 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
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- After saying he'd stay, U point guard Hawkins entering transfer portal
- McCauley makes golf history for Gophers with comeback for the ages
- Gophers get transfer commitment from 6-foot-8 Clemson defensive end
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- Former Gophers forward Payne commits to Texas A&M after entering portal
