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Twenty years ago, Gophers women's hockey emerged as a powerhouse
The 1999-2000 national championship team will be celebrated Sunday at Ridder Arena. Its path to the title wasn't smooth, but the team grew and finally slayed its rival to the north.
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Gophers-Niagara hockey series preview
The Gophers split two one-goal games at Colorado College last weekend.
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Gophers volleyball preview: Northwestern and Illinois come to the Pav
Last Sunday's 3-0 loss at Wisconsin ended a 10-match winning streak for the Gophers.
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Megan Ryan's Big Ten football power rankings
Ohio State remains at the top.
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Without Murphy and Curry, what does power forward look like for U?
The Gophers men's basketball team lost star Jordan Murphy to graduation and backup Eric Curry to injury, so where do they go at power forward this season? Looking ahead at 2019-20 at the key frontcourt position.
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Beyond the stars: 6-0 Gophers getting big help throughout roster
Unheralded blockers and special teams performers might not get much credit from the average fan, but coaches and their teammates know and appreciate their efforts.
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Out again: Gophers' Curry will miss season because of knee injury
Gophers junior forward Eric Curry, who was coming back from two injury-plagued basketball seasons, suffered his latest knee injury last week and will need surgery.
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Gophers athletes set another program-record graduation rate
The NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) numbers showed the Gophers graduating at a 94 percent clip.
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Gophers football scouting report: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
After a 48-7 loss vs. Maryland, Rutgers was shut out for the third time in Big Ten play in a 35-0 loss last Saturday at Indiana.
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Star Tribune revives Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame
The Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame, dormant for a dozen years, will once again honor the state's rich sports history.
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Motzko sees growth, lessons in Gophers' opening-weekend split
Minnesota, which split a pair of one-goal games at Colorado College last weekend, faces Niagara in its home-opening series on Friday and Saturday.
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Souhan: Combining substance with style, you can't deny Fleck can coach
If you hate overt marketing and sloganeering, you may still not like Gophers coach P.J. Fleck. But Fleck knows his target audience, and has passed an eye test that speaks to his coaching skills.
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Undersized Renner is 'unsung hero' of Gophers defensive line
Sam Renner has risen from wait-listed walk-on to a starter on the defensive line who can handle a variety of tasks as needed by the Gophers.
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Gophers tight ends are dinged up
That unit endured some problems last Saturday against Nebraska, when Jake Paulson and Ko Kieft left early because of injuries.
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Reusse: 'Fleckian style' has taken over top levels of Minnesota's sports scene
The skeptics have been pushed aside and coach P.J. Fleck's change-your-best campaign has become the rage in Minnesota sports well beyond Gophers football.
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Fathers and sons: Young Mashburn also chooses to play for a Pitino
Nearly 30 years after their fathers teamed up at Kentucky to reach a Final Four, Richard Pitino and Jamal Mashburn Jr. will form a second-generation connection at the U.
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Position of strength: Fleck has nice problem on Gophers offensive line
The offensive line, which struggled early in the season, is coming off its two strongest games in which the Gophers scored 40 points against Purdue and 34 more vs. Nebraska.
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Hubbard stands out in Gophers women's basketball scrimmage
Returning after an injury, Gadiva Hubbard caught coach Lindsay Whalen's eye during Sunday's session.
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Is it worth it? No. 20-ranked Gophers answer Fleck with 6-0 start
The Gophers are 6-0 and ranked 20th, their first AP ranking since 2014, and that makes the coach's question an easy one.
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Sign of the times: Unbeaten Gophers 28.5-point favorites vs. Rutgers
The Gophers are 3-0 in the Big Ten with their first national ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll since 2014. Rutgers, meanwhile, is 1-5 and winless in the conference.
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Around the Region
- Steve Sloan, former coach and national title-winning QB at Alabama, has died at 79
- Denver beats Boston College 2-0 to win record 10th NCAA hockey national title
- Kalen DeBoer makes unofficial Alabama coaching debut before big crowd at spring game
- Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship
- Tennessee Vols wrap up spring practice with Nico Iamaleava finally under center
- Dan Monson hired by Eastern Washington after leading Long Beach State to NCAA Tournament
- Kentucky hires BYU's Mark Pope as men's basketball coach to replace John Calipari
- Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn for the NBA after two seasons, two national titles
- Wisconsin football will host Marshall during 2028 season, the 20th anniversary of last meeting
- USC remains silent on O.J. Simpson's death, underscoring complicated connections to football star
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