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U football player kicked off team after being charged with assaulting police officer
Maxwell T. Janes, 19, reportedly punched a Minneapolis police officer in the face while intoxicated.
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Game-changers: Big things expected from major move to young coaches
Five of the people hired to coach high-profile Twin Cities sports teams in the last few years are still in their 30s, part of an unprecedented move toward hiring leaders with different skills than were once expected from leaders.
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Gophers softball team to face Nos. 1 and 6 teams in country
Minnesota will play four NCAA tournament teams from last year, including defending national champion Florida State.
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Pitts outscores entire Purdue team in second half as U women keep rolling
Minnesota held Purdue to two free throws in the fourth quarter and Destiny Pitts broke open a close game to give the Gophers their fifth straight victory.
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Dramatic finishes are increasing as March Madness approaches
The casual fan, that impressionable follower of all kinds of basketball — he or she should gravitate toward college hoops this season.
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Ohio St. dominates Big Ten men's hockey; U and others scramble
The Gophers, swept last week at Penn State, and the rest of the conference are in danger of missing the NCAA tournament.
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Marcus Fuller's Big Ten power rankings
Michigan State powers to the top.
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Series preview: Gophers hockey at Ohio State
Two teams headed in opposite directions meet this weekend when the Gophers, losers of six of their past eight, face the Buckeyes, who have won seven in a row.
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Big Ten hockey is feast or famine
The PairWise Ratings mimic the formula the NCAA uses to fill its 16-team men's hockey tournament field.
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Jerry Kill becomes full-time Southern Illinois athletic director
The former Gophers football coach had been serving as acting AD since April.
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Watch: Pitino doesn't hold back about ending of U's loss at Nebraska
Here's the postgame video from Star Tribune college basketball writer Marcus Fuller, which includes coach Richard Pitino as well as players Jordan Murphy and Dupree McBrayer.
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Nebraska loss could impact Richard Pitino's job security, which just isn't right
You don't need a hot take to wonder if missing the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in six years would mean the end of Richard Pitino's tenure as head coach.
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Angry Pitino laments 'absolutely unfortunate' final moments in loss to Nebraska
James Palmer Jr.'s two free throws with 1.1 seconds left following a controversial foul call sealed Nebraska's 62-61 victory. "We deserved to win the game," Gophers coach Richard Pitino said.
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Gophers women's basketball looking to split with Purdue
The Gophers have a four-game winning streak after outlasting Northwestern 73-64 in overtime at Williams Arena on Sunday.
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Injuries, losing streak complicate Nebraska's season
The Cornhuskers' seven-game losing streak — one that ended by edging the Gophers 62-61 on Wednesday — put the program in danger of missing the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive year.
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Gophers men's basketball-Nebraska game recap
A look back at Wednesday's game.
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Gophers' Curry out for second consecutive game with calf injury
Gophers redshirt sophomore big man Eric Curry will be sidelined gain with a calf injury Wednesday night at Nebraska
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Challenge for Gophers: Get back on track to be part of March Madness
Gophers basketball seniors want to "get things back on track" toward reaching their goal of making the NCAA tournament. It starts with trying to end a three-game losing streak tonight at Nebraska
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'We have to pull through': Gophers in search of answers away from home
Poor shooting, undisciplined defense and an absence of mental and physical toughness to finish games have all contributed to a 1-6 road record filled with lopsided losses.
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Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conference standings, plus links to league leaders, college basketball scores and more.
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Around the Region
- Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history
- College football portal classes: Ole Miss all in, Ohio State shops high end. Prime restocks again
- Michigan's Edwards, Texas' Ewers, Colorado's Hunter among 6 on college football video game cover
- Stanford names basketball court "Tara VanDerveer Court" for retired Hall of Famer, winningest coach
- NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers
- Ex-major league outfielder Monte Harrison, 28, plans to walk on with Arkansas Razorbacks football
- Marquette athletic director Bill Scholl plans to retire as he ends a decade-long tenure
- After Barstool Sports sponsorship fizzles, Snoop Dogg brand is attached to Arizona Bowl, fo shizzle
- Settlement could cost NCAA nearly $3 billion; plan to pay athletes would need federal protection
- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
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