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Schedule mystery: Will Gophers men's basketball add another game?
The Gophers men's basketball team released its 2019-20 schedule with 29 of the possible 31 regular-season games allowed. They are expected to add at least one more home game.
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Gophers need to be wary or risk becoming another Power Five loser
Nevada, Boise State, Hawaii and Wyoming all knocked off Power Five teams in the opening week of college football, which didn't go unnoticed by U coach P.J. Fleck.
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Scouting report: Fresno State has kept its edge under Tedford
The Bulldogs gave USC a tough game last week, with QB Jorge Reyna racking up 344 yards of total offense.
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Fresno State aims to add Gophers to its list of defeated Power Five opponents
The Bulldogs nearly won at Minnesota last year before defeating UCLA and Arizona State.
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Megan Ryan's Big Ten football power rankings, Week 1 MVP
Michigan starts the season at the top.
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After visit, Kansas guard Berry says U "looks like a place I could be"
High school guard Ty Berry had concerns about the Gophers until he visited campus last week: "It improved my perspective on Minnesota. At first, I was a little skeptical and didn't know how I was going to like it and all that."
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Gophers running back Smith finds old form and a new hairstyle
Rodney Smith started looking like his old self last week in the win over South Dakota State and aims for more against Fresno State.
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Former Gophers and Olympic star Wendell picked for U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Krissy Wendell, one of the most-decorated players in Minnesota history, will be one of five 2019 inductees into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, USA Hockey announced Wednesday.
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Gophers lose marathon volleyball battle to No. 3 Texas
The No. 8-ranked Gophers volleyball team lost its second match in a row, falling to host Texas 25-22, 29-27, 35-33.
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Firm grasp: U.S. championships a game-changer for U gymnast Wiskus
Following a viral moment last month, Gophers gymnast Shane Wiskus is thinking more ambitiously about the next steps in his career. He is competing this weekend at a U.S. selection camp in Colorado Springs.
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Morgan gives Gophers something to build on heading to Fresno State
Gophers sophomore quarterback Tanner Morgan learned from an interception and otherwise made good choices in the season opener.
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Eighth-ranked Gophers volleyball travels to No. 3 Texas
The Gophers (1-1) are coming off a split of two matches in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Gophers realize less is more after shaky opener
P.J. Fleck's film review session tried to show his players how there is a fine line between playing with an edge and being overzealous.
Duluth
Appeals court tosses discrimination lawsuit from three former UMD coaches
A state appeals court shot down a discrimination lawsuit from three former coaches at the University of Minnesota Duluth, though it does not affect the $4.2 million a federal court previously awarded to former women's hockey coach Shannon Miller.
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U loses recruiting battle for Rochester star Madsen. What's next?
Gabe Madsen of Rochester Mayo was scheduled to be the first in-state senior target to make an official visit to Minnesota. But he chose Cincinnati over the weekend, as did his twin brother Mason.
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Whitecaps sign former Gophers standout Sydney Baldwin
The defender spent last season in Austria after earning All-America honors at Minnesota and leading Minnetonka to three state championships.
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Fleck: Gophers can learn some lessons from Batman
The Gophers coach traced a path from the old Batman comic books to the movie character played by Christian Bale, and came up with a comparison that he thinks could apply to his team.
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Photography is more than casual hobby for U's Douglas
Gophers football teammates and their surroundings are all fair game for wide receiver Demetrius Douglas and his penchant for photography.
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State Fair ... through the lens of a Gophers wide receiver
One of Demetrius Douglas' interests outside of football is photography. He took these Polaroid shots at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Around the Region
- 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
- 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
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