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Quick Q&A: Jojo Garcia, East Ridge football and Gophers recruit
Garcia is a 6-3, 268-pound defensive tackle for the Raptors and a four-star recruit.
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Twin brother defensive backs from Florida commit to Gophers
Elijah Daniels and Elisha Daniels became the Gophers' 10th and 11th commitments for the Class of 2016.
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U pushes back start of facilities project
The school said pushing the vote back won't delay the project's completion date.
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Regents vote on U's new athletics facility project delayed three months
The university announced Friday that the proposed $150 million athletics village won't be voted on until September, not next week as many in the department had hoped.
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Gophers' receiver Borchardt has surgery to remove brain tumor
Jeff Borchardt, a walk-on receiver from Wayzata, suffered a concussion this spring, which led doctors to discover a brain tumor. He had surgery Tuesday.
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Zahui's WNBA lesson: 'It's tough not being the strongest'
It didn't take long for former Gophers star Amanda Zahui B. to learn something important about her new job. She makes her WNBA debut with Tulsa on Friday at Target Center.
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Reilly plans to meet with Wild, among others
Mike Reilly is getting a head start on free agency. The former Gophers defenseman arrived at the NHL Combine in Buffalo, N.Y., on Wednesday to meet with a handful of teams through Friday.
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Big Ten men's hockey schedule set; Gophers open with Buckeyes
The Gophers' conference games have been finalized.
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Gophers football on an offseason winning streak
The Gophers have continued to build recruiting momentum since March, when Eden Prairie linebacker Carter Coughlin picked them over offers from Ohio State and Oregon, the teams that played for last season's national title.
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Lynx keep backup guard, cut former Gophers star Kelley
The Lynx waived small forwards Shae Kelley and Asia Taylor on Tuesday, bringing their roster to the league maximum of 12 with Friday's season opener looming.
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Chart: Gophers football commitments for 2016
A closer look at the Class of 2016 players already verbally committed to the Gophers, long before National Signing Day (Feb. 3).
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Kill talks about players landing in NFL, earning their degrees
Coach Jerry Kill praised the football team's academic turnaround in a speech during the annual Gopher Road Trip.
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Minnesota Duluth women's basketball coach resigns, citing unhealthy work environment
University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball coach Annette Wiles resigned Monday, becoming the third female head coach to leave the school in the past six months.
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Q&A: Former Gopher Fruechte tracks down dream with Vikings
Isaac Fruechte caught 50 passes in his career as a Gophers wide receiver, including 18 as a senior in 2014.
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Third UMD women's coach leaving her job in Duluth
Women's basketball coach Annette Wiles resigned Monday after seven seasons, citing the work environment at the school.
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Gary Trent Jr. thriving in the summer basketball scene
Gary Trent Jr.'s recruitment is taking off and Minnesota has stiff competition. Trent has already accumulated eight offers – Minnesota included – as the summer before his junior year heats up.
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Alumni couple gives U $17M, with $12M targeted for athletic village
The two alumni designated $12 million of their gift toward the university's athletics village.
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Laster transferring from Minnesota football to be closer to home
Gophers linebacker De'Niro Laster said Thursday that he's transferring from Minnesota to be closer to his family in Ohio.
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College athletes feel the Twitter love (and hate)
Twitter's 302 million users allow vitriol to hit people in an ugly place that's hard to avoid, especially for this phone-clutching generation of college athletes.
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Around the Region
- Settlement could cost NCAA nearly $3 billion; plan to pay athletes would need federal protection
- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
- Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason
- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
- Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols
- Say hello (again) to EA Sports College Football. The beloved video-game behemoth is back
- New Big 12 out to prove bigger bank accounts don't always mean better football teams in 12-team CFP
- UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in college basketball's portal window
- National 3-point shooting leader Koby Brea becomes the 5th transfer this week to land at Kentucky
- UNC's RJ Davis is returning to school for a 5th season. He was an AP 1st-team All-American last year
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