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Hartman: Former Gophers star Thompson is proud, nervous father
NBA star Klay Thompson is one of three sons of ex-Gophers great Mychal Thompson in pro sports.
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Gophers baseball team back in NCAA tournament for first time since 2010
Four days after their longtime pitching coach's death from leukemia, the Gophers arrived at their clubhouse Monday, unsure they'd get another chance to don the maroon and gold.
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NCAA baseball tournament information
Here's the key information to know about the NCAA baseball tournament:
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New Gophers AD Coyle arrives to a full agenda when he starts this week
Allegations of drug abuse by wrestlers add to the new Gophers AD's long to-do list.
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Gophers finish 2015-16, a remarkable year for many reasons in athletics
A look at some of the good - and the bad - of Gophers athletics this season.
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Reusse: Gophers' Robinson should resign; Twins' Allen battles familiar demon
Columnist Patrick Reusse writes: "News of the wrestling Xanax ring made me wince. News on Thursday that Neil Allen had been arrested early that morning on DWI suspicion made me ill."
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U of M police investigation on Lynch continues, attorney says
The Gophers' center was arrested on suspicion of rape earlier this month.
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St. Thomas eliminated in Division III softball
The Tommies, who lost 3-2 to Emory on Thursday, finished their season at 43-8 after losing 2-0 to St. John Fisher.
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St. Olaf hires former Wisconsin hockey coach Mike Eaves
Eaves was fired at Wisconsin on March after the Badgers won only 12 games in the previous two seasons.
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Robinson's Gophers wrestling coaching career could be in jeopardy
J Robinson, the longtime, title-winning Gophers wrestling coach, is under investigation in a drug case involving members of his team.
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Gophers pitching coach Oakes remembered for values, leadership
Todd Oakes, who spent 18 years as Gophers pitching coach, mentoring Twins closer Glen Perkins and others, died Thursday after a four-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia, his family confirmed. He was 55.
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Xanax case involving U wrestlers comes with abuse, deaths on the rise
Xanax, or alprazolam, is the 10th-most prescribed drug in Minnesota and the second-most prescribed drug seized in stings, according to an April report for the Twin Cities.
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Souhan: Making, breaking rules is Robinson's charm — and downfall
The story that might bring down one of Minnesota's best coaches is uglier than anyone would have guessed, but J Robinson's handling of it is utterly predictable.
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Gophers eliminated from Big Ten baseball tournament
Minnesota's NCAA tournament hopes are uncertain now.
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St. Thomas rally falls short in first round of Division III softball
St. Thomas will play St. John Fisher of New York at 10 a.m. Friday on the losers' bracket of the double-elimination tournament.
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Gophers coach tried to handle Xanax abuse internally, source says
Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson offered "amnesty" to any athlete who cooperated and declined to provide information to police, a wrestler says.
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1 p.m.: Gophers vs. Michigan in Big Ten tournament. Get updates here
The Gophers face an elimination game against Michigan at 1 p.m. on Thursday.
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No. 8-seed Iowa pummels Gophers in Big Ten baseball tournament opener
Conference MVP Matt Fiedler was knocked out by the Hawkeyes in the third inning after he gave up five runs as the Gophers were surprised in their first game of the double-elimination tournament.
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Allegations surface of drug abuse by U wrestlers, police probe
Four athletes are under investigation for dealing the prescription drug, Xanax, and 10 others are suspected of using the anti-anxiety medication recreationally.
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After fastball to the face, Gophers star Motl revels in first place
Thirteen months after taking an 86-miles-per-hour fastball to the face, Dan Motl is among the leaders of a team that enters the Big Ten baseball tournament Wednesday as the No. 1 seed.
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- 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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