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Three teams from NSIC, two from MIAC make NCAA football playoffs
Three football teams from the NSIC South Division were selected to the 28-team NCAA Division II field; St. Thomas faces a tough obstacle to the Division III semifinals.
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Running (and passing) it up: St. Thomas clobbers St. Olaf 97-0
The Tommies, ranked No. 4 in the nation in Division III, rushed for 341 yards and passed for 326 yards in dominating St. Olaf, scoring touchdowns on 13 of their 15 possessions.
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Gophers, Croft go on 'tremendous' run in crushing Nebraska
Minnesota returned the opening kickoff 100 yards, then used big plays to roll up 409 rushing yards on the Cornhuskers defense Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
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Gophers notes: Croft, Smith rack up the yards
Rodney Smith piled up a career-best 279 all-purpose yards vs. Nebraska while quarterback Demry Croft added 183 on the ground.
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Reusse: St. John's has a nice, respectable receiver in Evan Clark
Evan Clark is a gentleman, and good receiver St. John's should make an effort to get more involved in the offense.
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Gophers women could have two new contributors to go with Wagner
Five players to watch this Gophers' women's basketball season.
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Stollings, Wagner have clear goal: get U back to NCAA tournament
Gophers senior Carlie Wagner would trade all the points (1,597 so far), all the three-pointers (206) and the all-Big Ten selections (two) for one more trip to the NCAA tournament.
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Croft 'hungry' to show resolve, emerge as Gophers' QB of the future
While fighting for wins, Gophers sophomore Demry Croft could also tighten his grip on the starting quarterback spot going into 2018 with solid play the rest of this season.
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Minnesota vs. Nebraska: The Gophers will win Saturday if ...
The Cornhuskers have ditched high preseason hopes and are just trying to get to six wins to make a bowl game. That won't be easy.
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JD Spielman returns to Minnesota as Nebraska's new dynamic weapon
JD Spielman's first collegiate touch was a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Nebraska's season-opening victory against Arkansas State.
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Gophers women's basketball preview: Minnesota vs. Lehigh
Lehigh was 10-20 last season but routinely started five underclassmen — two juniors and three freshmen.
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Gophers men's basketball season opener preview: Gophers vs. USC Upstate
The No. 15-ranked Gophers begin their fifth season under coach Richard Pitino against USC Upstate looking to win for the 20th time in the past 21 season openers.
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Healed and hungry, Mason wants Gophers to beat high expectations
To understand Nate Mason's mentality is to understand how important he is to the Gophers' success. Not only has he been their top scorer the last two seasons, but he's been their swagger.
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