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The additions of Zion Steptoe and Xion Chapman give Minnesota 17 players from the portal.

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U men’s basketball falls 70-69 in overtime to USC

The Trojans’ Chad Baker-Mazara made two free throws with 10 seconds left after another big three-pointer by Jaylen Crocker-Johnson gave the Gophers a lead.
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The Gophers scored at least 10 goals in back-to-back games for the first time since October 1999.
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No. 9 Penn State blanks Gophers 3-0 in U’s return to action

The Gophers hadn’t played a regular-season game since Dec. 5 because of the World Junior Championship.
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Ex-Cincinnati receiver Jennings commits to U out of transfer portal

Jennings has caught 95 passes for 1,208 yards and four touchdowns in his career.
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U women’s basketball routs Northwestern 79-47

Tori McKinney scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half as the Gophers built a 30-point halftime lead at Williams Arena.
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Minnesota will try to follow the lead of Penn State, which went from the Big Ten basement to the Frozen Four last year in men’s hockey.
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Scoggins: Koi Perich is headed elsewhere, and, hey, that’s just how college football works

The Gophers standout safety from Esko gave fans a belief in the program, but big money is out there and you can’t blame players for chasing it.
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Ex-Gopher Koi Perich has official visits scheduled for Texas Tech and Oregon

The Esko native has a pair of well-funded 2025 College Football Playoff teams as possible destinations.
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Gophers land former California defensive end TJ Bush Jr. out of transfer portal

Bush has 13 career sacks in one season at Cal and two at Liberty.
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Jerry Thomas, MVP of 1956 College World Series with Gophers, dies at 90

Thomas has a handful of single-season and career pitching records at the ‘U.’
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Neal: Mara Braun trying to rediscover her form for the Gophers women’s basketball team

After two seasons interrupted by foot fractures, the Gophers guard is leaning on her resiliency and those closest to her.
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