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Rayno: A few wings on Minnesota's radar for '16
The Gophers' future is stocked at that position but the coaching staff is still looking at several players, including Amir Coffey of Hopkins.
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Pitino draws big recruiting class by 'showing his face'
Richard Pitino was intent on looking ahead, rather than reviewing the past, when he talked to several hundred people at a gathering in central Minnesota.
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Gophers' grades in annual NCAA report continue to improve
In the latest report, released Wednesday, all 25 Gophers teams cleared the score required to avoid penalties, and 19 teams showed improvement.
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Gophers women to play Duke in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Duke advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in March, the fifth time in six seasons that the Blue Devils advanced that far in the tournament.
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Chart: The Gophers' seven-member class
A look at the Gophers basketball recruits hitting campus this summer:
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Ex-Gophers standout on mend after brother donates kidney
"That's unconditional love right there. He saved my dad's life," said Alex Micheletti, Pat's grateful 24-year-old son.
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Claeys says he won't relax 'until that Axe comes back'
Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys told an audience in Spicer, Minn., that reclaiming Paul Bunyan's Axe and winning a bowl game are two main goals.
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Pitino talks about the road ahead on Gophers 'road trip'
The basketball coach didn't want to talk about last year and he didn't -- mostly focusing on the road ahead.
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Gophers lineman fills a hole in the classroom, too
Jonah Pirsig spends fall Saturdays using his 320-pound body to shield the Gophers' backfield from danger. But on a recent morning, that same huge force of nature came strolling into Edina Highlands Elementary, wearing a sweater, jeans and boat shoes..
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Rayno: Davonte Fitzgerald to transfer to Minnesota from Texas A&M
The sophomore forward will bring the Gophers' frontcourt more depth after he sits out a season.
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Big Ten baseball: Michigan defeats Maryland for title
Gallery: Michigan defeated Maryland to win the Big Ten baseball tournament at Target Field on Sunday.
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Michigan wins Big Ten baseball tournament championship
The Wolverines reached the NCAA tournament the only way they could: by winning the Big Ten.
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Big Ten making strides in improving its baseball programs
Up to six Big Ten teams could make the NCAA tournament field.
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Is Twitter's hype just as dangerous as rage?
Twitter's influence goes the other way, too, when it inflates the egos of young recruits
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Big Ten tournament Semi final game highlights
Maryland reaches Big Ten title game with 4-2 win vs Indiana Maryland scored four times in an error-prone seventh inning and beat Indiana 4-2 Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game.
Cronenworth leads Michigan past Illinois 5-3
Jacob Cronenworth had three hits, drove in three runs and earned his seventh save to help Michigan beat Illinois 5-3 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten championship game.
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Chart: Herauf and Wieland by the numbers
Career bests for Gophers standouts.
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Dominican trip helped mold Illini into baseball power
Big Ten regular-season champions traveled to play in Dominican Republic
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Reusse: Gophers' 'multis' part of achieving track cult
Gophers track program boasts two of Big Ten's rarest breed.
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- Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venues
- UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
- EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover
- St. Thomas hockey to follow Arizona State into NCHC, as league expands to 10 teams
- Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women's sports is soaring
- Green Bay's Doug Gottlieb believes he can balance his new coaching job with his national radio show
- With CFP snub still stinging, Atlantic Coast Conference ponders how to boost football perceptions
- Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb moves into coaching ranks as he takes over Green Bay's program
- Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31
- Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history
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