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Minnesotans stock rosters at NCAA gymnastics championships
While Gopher Lexy Ramler will compete as an individual, five other Minnesotans — all former members of Champlin's Twin City Twisters — are on teams that advanced to the NCAA championships
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Gophers learn Big Ten opponents for men's and women's 2019-2020 basketball seasons
Iowa and Wisconsin show up on both teams' home-and-away schedule.
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Paul Bunyan's Axe has been busy since Gophers reclaimed it from Badgers
Beating Wisconsin in football for the first time since 2004 gave the Gophers possession of the game trophy, and the university has big plans for taking it around the state over the next few months.
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New contract in hand, Pitino gears up for another recruiting push
The Gophers have up to four scholarships still available for the Class of 2019 with the spring recruiting period starting Wednesday.
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UMD coach Sandelin named coach of U.S. World Juniors
The U.S. team will take part in the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in the Czech Republic.
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U loses recruiting battle for top point guard; German prospect to visit
The Gophers lost out to Wichita State for four-star point guard Grant Sherfield; A prospect from Germany and a graduate transfer from Drexel are set for visits.
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Three big questions for U football now that spring practice is done
There are some significant choices for coach P.J. Fleck to make for the upcoming football season. But they appear to be based on depth more than uncertainty.
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UMD to hold hockey celebration tonight; Gophers baseball beats Illinois
The 2011, '18 and '19 national championship trophies will also be on display for photo opportunities.
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Pitino still looking to add players as late signing period begins
The Gophers still have scholarships to offer for next season, and coach Richard Pitino is looking to add experience to the roster, especially in the frontcourt.
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'Nothing you could do': 400-pound Faalele scores during spring game
The 6-9, 400-pound offensive lineman, the Gophers' biggest player, scored the Maroon team's second touchdown in the spring game Saturday.
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What did the Gophers learn from spring football?
The first of a two-part blog series. Wide receivers should give everyone reason to feel good about 2019 and there are more defensive options than last season.
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'Haul of talent.' Lynx start draft with UConn star Collier, end with U's Bell
Napheesa Collier's versatile defensive skills made her one of the top picks in the draft. The Lynx also took Gophers guard Kenisha Bell in the third round.
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Partain dominates as Gophers softball sweeps doubleheader with Michigan State
MaKenna Partain went 6-for-7 in 7-1 and 9-5 victories over the Spartans on Sunday, with three doubles, a triple and a home run.
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Gophers' quarterback battle will last into training camp
Neither Zack Annexstad nor Tanner Morgan gained an advantage during Saturday's spring game. "We're going to need both guys at some point," coach P.J. Fleck said.
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Hartman: Fleck says Gophers need to carry over momentum
The only Big Ten team that was more dominant down the stretch than the Gophers last season was Iowa.
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Gophers football spring game recap
A look back at Saturday's exhibition.
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Gophers basketball will play Oklahoma next season in Sioux Falls
This will be the third game for the Gophers at the Sanford Pentagon, which included playing Oklahoma State in 2015 and Vanderbilt in 2016.
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UMass defenseman Makar wins Hobey Baker Award
The sophomore beat out two other defensemen, St. Cloud State senior Jimmy Schuldt of Minnetonka and Harvard junior Adam Fox
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Fleck hopes Gophers' framework continues to sprout during spring game
This spring game will have a slightly different feel, with this week's snow forcing the Gophers to move it from TCF Bank Stadium to their indoor practice facility.
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Gophers spring game info
Weather forced the Gophers to move the game from TCF Bank Stadium to their indoor practice field. Because of limited space, the team closed the game to the public
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- 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
- Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason
- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
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- Say hello (again) to EA Sports College Football. The beloved video-game behemoth is back
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