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Gophers hire Jim Panagos as defensive line coach
Panagos joined Georgia Tech's staff on Jan. 3 after two years at Temple but will be reunited with Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, with whom he coached at Rutgers. Panagos also spent four years as a Vikings assistant.
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Gophers can get to line, but the shooting has been foul
The Gophers' misses came back to bite them Tuesday.
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Reusse: Augsburg, the hometown team, having a strong winter in athletics
Augsburg is rated No. 1 in wrestling, No. 4 in men's hockey, and there's more good news after a rough fall on the gridiron.
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Pregame: Top Big Ten rebounding teams face off with Rutgers at Gophers
Minnesota and Rutgers are two of the top rebounding teams in the Big Ten this season heading into Saturday's game at Williams Arena.
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Reusse: Auggies' Riverso knows all about Tommies' MIAC success
Ted Riverso has been on both sides of the MIAC rivalry, first at St. Thomas and now at Augsburg.
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Gophers guard Kenisha Bell named to midseason Wooden Award list
She is one of three players on the midseason list not named to the preseason top 30.
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Gophers women's hockey team wins 40th in row over MSU Mankato
The Gophers lead the all-time series with the Mavericks 85-3-3.
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Gophers men-Rutgers gameday preview
The Scarlet Knights come to town coming off a significant upset.
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Jordan Murphy looking to get more into the flow for Gophers
Gophers senior forward Jordan Murphy, who was named to the top 25 list for the Wooden Award, is trying to end a recent slump Saturday against Rutgers
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Top college basketball players back on campus, and boosting Big Ten
College basketball insider: The Big Ten greatly benefited from a majority of the league's top non-seniors deciding to stick around for one more season.
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Maryland jumps up in Marcus Fuller's Big Ten rankings
Michigan and Michigan State remain at the top but don't dismiss the Terps.
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Winger Gates keeps even keel amid Gophers' hockey struggles
Brent Gates Jr., whose father played major league baseball, is candid about his struggling team early in the year while doing his best to lead by example.
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College Basketball Insider: Spotlight games, teams to watch, player to watch
What to watch this week.
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Gophers hockey heads to Notre Dame going for elusive sweep
The Gophers have only eight series left this season, and they still haven't got a weekend sweep.
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Still sliding: 18-point loss is third in a row for U women's basketball
Another shaky performance led to the Gophers' third straight defeat, an 86-68 pounding by No. 23 Michigan State
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Reusse: Having famous father only goes so far before reality settles in
Ryan Saunders and Richard Pitino are both worthy coaches, but they were young, popular hires largely because of their famous fathers.
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New U football assistant wins Coach of the Year honor from previous job
Joe Harasymiak led Maine to a 10-4 record, a conference title and an appearance in the Football College Subdivision semifinals.
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U vs. Michigan St. women: Top 25 teams look to end losing streaks
Both top-25-ranked teams are looking for their first victory of the new year. The Gophers defeated the Spartans 83-77 last season in Minneapolis.
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Souhan: Murphy, Gophers disappoint in home loss to Terrapins
Minnesota and Jordan Murphy came up short at home, against one of the many good Big Ten teams with which they will be competing for an NCAA tournament berth.
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Around the Region
- 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
- 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
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- Former Cooper football star Howard transfers from LSU to Gophers
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