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Sunday Q&A: Jessica Plant, U swimmer/NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
Recent University of Minnesota graduate Jessica Plant, like many of those around her, embodies the true meaning of "student-athlete."
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President may overrule committee on UND 'no nickname' option
After the outcry over a University of North Dakota committee voting to eliminate continuing to play without a nickname, the school's president said he'll reconsider adding that option when a vote is taken.
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Hartman: Kill, Gophers football prepare for TCU's big challenge
The speedy Horned Frogs will be one of the top teams in the country for the 2014 season opener.
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Amir Coffey learns from, grows past his father
Amir Coffey gets his drive from his father, a former Gophers forward, but has honed a style all his own as he continues his development into one of the nation's top high school basketball players.
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More on the Coffeys: Amir, his basketball playing sisters, his parents
Extra notes on each family member -- read the full story in today's paper.
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Gophers' DuToit shoots 68 to win MGA Amateur
An eagle on the second hole gave Jon DuToit of Chaska Town Course the boost he needed to fire a 3-under-par 68 and overcome a five-stroke deficit to win the MGA Amateur Championship.
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Junior college defensive end Tralund Webber commits to Gophers
Webber also had reported offers from Arizona State and Iowa State, among others.
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Jerry Kill, Harbaugh and more: Our Big Ten media days Live Blog
Get the latest from Gophers coach Jerry Kill and the rest of the head coaches in the Big Ten during the annual media days in Chicago. Joe Christensen and others are on the scene and providing updates.
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Live Blog replay: Gophers coach Tracy Claeys at Big Ten media day
Tracy Claeys talked about the upcoming Gophers football season as part of the Big Ten's media day for college football. See what he had to say here.
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University's driving range ruled out for new Gophers track and field site
The search for a piece of land to house the University of Minnesota's future track and field venue narrowed Tuesday.
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Wednesday: UND committee eliminates 'no nickname' option
Some people felt that going without a nickname was seen as a way to show support for the school's abandoned Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, and even hope that they would someday return.
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Lingering concussion effects force Kessel to end Gophers' career
Amanda Kessel's electrifying career with the Gophers women's hockey team officially has ended because of lingering concussion effects from her time playing for the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team.
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Leidner enjoys schooling at Manning Passing Academy
Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner said he learned a lot to help himself and the rest of the team at the four-day camp in Louisiana.
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Gophers announce football practice schedule, including August 15 public scrimmage
The Gophers announced their preseason practice schedule Tuesday.
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Life's a beach for bonding Gophers football recruits
Eden Prairie's star linebacker, Carter Coughlin, told his dad he needed to use the family's cabin. "I thought that having the guys up to the cabin would just be killer," he said.
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Amanda Kessel won't return to Gophers women's hockey team
Kessel will not return to the University of Minnesota because of concussion-related issues. "She's easily one of the top three players in our program's history," coach Brad Frost said.
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Report: Zach Lofton will transfer from U to Texas Southern
The rising junior and St. Paul native heads to his fourth college after failing to play in a single game for the Gophers after coach Richard Pitino kicked him off the team.
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Gophers' A.J. Michaelson trades hockey stick for golf clubs this week
He is one of 156 amateurs to qualify for the 112th running of the three-day Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championship at Northland Country Club in Duluth, which was won last year by former college hockey player Jesse Bull.
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Gophers women's basketball signs players from Wisconsin, Australia
The University of Minnesota has received commitments from two 6-foot-3 centers, one of whom originally committed to Northern Illinois.
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Report: Minnesota to face Temple in first round of Puerto Rico Shootout
CBS Sports reported first-round matchups in the Thanksgiving tournament this week. Temple made it to the NIT semifinals last season.
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Around the Region
- 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
- Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms
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