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Wolitarsky to return Saturday; Boddy-Calhoun, others are questionable
Gophers coach Jerry Kill provided some injury updates at Tuesday's press conference.
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Gallery: Gophers 27, Ohio 24
Gophers hold off Ohio University in a 27-24 win at the TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN, September 26, 2015
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U men's hockey picked ninth in national poll, second in Big Ten
Big Ten coaches also pick the Gophers to finish second to Michigan.
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3 former Duluth coaches file discrimination lawsuit against U
The three former coaches, all openly gay, filed the joint lawsuit, claiming discrimination by UMD administrators based on gender, sexual orientation, national origin and age.
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Minnesota scene: Gophers rise to 16th in volleyball poll
The U moved up from No. 21.
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Injuries start to mount for 3-1 Gophers football
A knee injury to Briean Boddy-Calhoun tops a long list of ailments entering the Big Ten schedule.
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![Gophers Hudson Fasching scored a goal in third period action. ] Minnesota Gophers vs. Robert Morris Colonials West Regional Hockey Tournament. (MARLIN](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/OX2RF27OLXCBDEVL7Q6AS6TU34.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Gophers men's hockey: Not the Big Ten favorite this season?
The Big Ten coaches have spoken -- and they aren't picking Minnesota as the favorite to win the men's hockey title.
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Gophers update: Boddy-Calhoun having MRI; part of injury list that's 'a mile long'
Gophers coach Jerry Kill updated the team's growing injury list Sunday.
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Gophers' final drive is not denied in win over Ohio
Homecoming was a happy one at TCF Bank Stadium after the Gophers went 78 yards for the decisive score over Ohio.
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Scoggins: Leidner was good when it mattered
Mitch Leidner gives critics reason to back off with the timing of his success.
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Hartman: Gophers QB Leidner never lost confidence
There are some favorable things to say about a Gophers football team that has had many critics despite the fact it is 3-1 with its only loss a close one to TCU
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Game highlights: Gophers 27, Ohio 24
Video highlights from Saturday's Gophers' victory at TCF Bank Stadium.
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Christensen: Freshmen running backs growing up fast
The Star Tribune's Joe Christensen and CineSport's Courtney Fallon discuss Mitch Leidner's late game heroics and freshmen RBs Rodney Smith and Shannon Brooks' contributions in the Gophers' 27-24.
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Gophers notes: Freshman RBs look a bit like Maroney, Barber
Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith did a pretty good imitation of what the Gophers had in 2003 and 2004, when Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber were both putting up 1,000-yard seasons.
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Game recap: Gophers vs. Ohio
A look back at Saturday's game.
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Halftime: Safety Johnson, lineman Pirsig injured
A halftime report from TCF Bank Stadium.
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Gophers stuck with dormant offense to go with dominant defense
In these high-scoring days, the Gophers instead have a stout defense and a groan-inducing offense
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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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- Former Gophers QB Kaliakmanis wins starting job at Rutgers
- Tough question for Gophers donors: Give to the U or to the athletes?
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- U's Christie enters transfer portal after previously declaring for draft
- Seven transfers with big impact potential for U football this fall
