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Chart: Mitch Leidner's Gophers passing stats
A look at redshirt junior QB Mitch Leidner's first two seasons, as the Gophers seek a more potent passing game.
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The Gophers' five most indispensable players
This week, as an added feature, Chip Scoggins and I are rolling out a series of Top Five lists each day, looking at the Gophers and the national college landscape.
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North Star College Cup shifts dates
Minnesota's annual college hockey tournament will change schedule format.
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Fascinating football schedule awaits Gophers
Three coaches new to their teams will visit TCF Bank Stadium. The Gophers face No. 1 Ohio State in Columbus, and none of Minnesota's other road games is a gimme — at Colorado State, at Northwestern, at Purdue and at Iowa.
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Chart: Gophers 2015 football schedule
The Gophers open their 2015 football season against No. 2-ranked TCU at TCF Bank Stadium on Sept. 3.
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Search firm disputes U criticism of Teague vetting
It disputes Kaler's contention that the search process was incomplete.
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Five keys to the Gophers' season, which kicks off vs. TCU in 10 days
This week, as an added feature, Chip Scoggins and I are rolling out a series of Top Five lists each day, looking at the Gophers and the national college landscape.
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Gophers, Kansas play to scoreless draw in soccer
The Gophers soccer team played to a scoreless draw with No. 23 Kansas after an aggressive match resulted in two overtimes on Sunday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium.
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After Norwood Teague scandal, U is left with some explaining to do
Teague's troubles — including two past gender discrimination complaints — are roiling a university that has faced persistent concerns about shortchanging women's athletes for decades.
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All-senior secondary strength of Gophers football
All are NFL prospects after arriving at U unheralded.
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Hartman: Versatile Campion is linchpin of Gophers offensive line
Gophers offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover believes senior offensive lineman Josh Campion has real NFL potential.
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Scoggins: An argument for the defense in college football
Gophers' defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys is bucking the Xbox offense trend.
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Gophers notes: Jones returns to practice, Gentry close, etc.
Gophers coach Jerry Kill gave an update after Saturday's practice.
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Soccer insider: Gophers in need of an offensive kick
Stefanie Golan said her team must be more aggressive to finish better than sixth place.
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Gophers' favorite son O'Brien readies for varsity debut at Cretin-Derham Hall
Casey O'Brien has overcome a rare form of bone cancer and now lung cancer to hit the field Saturday for Cretin-Derham Hall.
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Leidner's thoughts on Gophers' WRs, RBs, O-line
Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner gave his thoughts on the offense after Thursday's scrimmage.
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Backup QB Streveler showing he can play well at other spots
The Gophers football team continued to experiment with Chris Streveler at positions other than quarterback during Thursday night's scrimmage, and coach Jerry Kill came away impressed.
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Former Gopher Mead hoping to run in 10,000m in Rio Olympics
Hassan Mead enters the world championships with a personal-best time of 27 minutes, 33.04 seconds, the 14th-fastest time this season among the 29 athletes entered in Saturday's race.
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U names four to oversee outside investigation of athletics department
Regents Laura Brod and Abdul Omari will serve on the panel, along with Jean Quam, dean of the College of Education and Human Development, and the university's chief lawyer, William Donohue.
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Around the Region
- After Barstool Sports sponsorship fizzles, Snoop Dogg brand is attached to Arizona Bowl, fo shizzle
- 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
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