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Gallery: Gophers volleyball vs. Ohio State
Gophers win in five sets over Ohio State in volleyball at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis Min., Wednesday November 25, 2015.
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With comeback win, Gophers clinch share of Big Ten volleyball title
The Gophers rallied for a five-set victory at home over Ohio State.
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Hartman: Kill reflects on accomplishments with Gophers' football program
The Gophers turned around, on the field and off, because of ex-coach Jerry Kill's influence.
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Gophers' receiver Maye went from setbacks to stardom
KJ Maye has put adversity — and defensive backs — behind him during his football career.
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Bush's attitude helps Gophers offensive line
Foster Bush hails from Menasha, Wis. The 6-5, 320-pound senior didn't get any other Big Ten offers coming out of high school, but he's made an impact at Minnesota.
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Chart: KJ Maye climbs in Gophers' record book
KJ Maye is putting up numbers in his senior season.
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Pitino says help defense is the key to not fouling
The Gophers have collected 48 fouls in the last two games, and foul trouble contributed to Minnesota's 81-68 loss to Texas Tech on Sunday.
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Banham leads Gophers' women's basketball to first road win of season
Rachel Banham scored 17 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday at Kent State, and is now 31 away from the Gophers' career record.
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Bold play must match Gophers' bold talk vs. Wisconsin in regular season finale
The Gophers must solve the nation's top scoring defense, as the Badgers have allowed only 12.4 points per game. Gophers offensive lineman Jon Christenson is confident.
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Gameday preview: Gophers volleyball vs. Ohio State
A victory in the regular-season home finale would give the fourth-ranked Gophers (24-4) at least a share of their second Big Ten championship.
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Chart: Badgers 'D' allows less than a point per possession
Wisconsin's defense, strong against both the run and pass, ranks No. 1 in the nation in points allowed.
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Gophers football loses two 2016 recruits to other schools
A linebacker from Florida and a defensive end from Texas have flipped their commitments to South Florida and Oklahoma State, respectively.
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U regents say they were kept in dark about Teague complaints
Regents say they were kept in the dark initially as sexual harassment complaints led to resignation of Norwood Teague.
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Rayno: A look at the next month for Gophers' basketball
The question now is whether Minnesota can move past a bad long weekend and pick up some steam through the rest of this month and next – or whether a not-so-easy slate between now and New Year's will put the Gophers on the path toward the basement.
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Leidner, Stave should be good to go Saturday
Mitch Leidner and Joel Stave were both dinged up after last week's games, but signs point to both playing Saturday, when the Gophers meet the Badgers.
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U to release results of athletic department investigations
The reports include a review into sexual harassment in the athletics department and an internal financial audit under former athletic director Norwood Teague.
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Gophers women's basketball-Kent State game preview
After a 2-0 start at home, the Gophers hit the road to play three games in five days. They have surpassed 90 points in each of their first two games.
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Bowl game with a losing record? NCAA developing a plan
Minnesota is one of those schools that could benefit. The Gophers are 5-6 going into Saturday's game at Wisconsin, a team they haven't beaten since 2003.
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Video: Watch Shannon Brooks' two long touchdown runs
Shannon Brooks gave Minnesota the lead on a long touchdown run and scored the final touchdown on a longer one. Take a look at the video.
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- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
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- 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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