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Pitino: Lynch still suspended, 2016-17 schedule toughest
The Gophers coach posted some updated thoughts now that most of the 2015-16 team is in town.
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Banham named Big Ten's Female Athlete of the Year
Rachel Banham finished as the Big Ten's career scoring leader in women's basketball with 3,093 points and averaged a record 30.6 points in conference games as a senior.
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U men's gymnastics coach Mike Burns on MS awareness, athletic department issues
Gophers men's gymnastics coach Mike Burns recently completed the MS 150, a 150-mile bike ride raising money and awareness for multiple sclerosis. Burns' wife, Dr. Stephanie Devaney, was found to have MS in 2013.
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Woodbury tight end Nathan Bursch commits to Gophers
The Gophers landed their fifth in-state commitment for the Class of 2017 on Monday, when Woodbury tight end Nathan Bursch announced he was staying home for college.
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Gophers, UND renew regular-season rivalry in November
College hockey's major realignment in 2014 broke up the longtime WCHA rivals, who will meet this season in Minneapolis and next year in Grand Forks.
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Hartman: Stoudermire aims to show Vikings his versatility
Troy Stoudermire has had a unique pro football journey since graduating from the University of Minnesota in May 2012, and now he's made it back here as a free-agent signee with the Vikings.
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Hartman: Gophers AD Coyle taking stock of issues in department
Mark Coyle arrives on campus that's familiar turf and to a full plate of challenges to be tackled.
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Star East Ridge running back London commits to Gophers
Dominik London committed to the Gophers after rushing for 2,211 yards last year as a junior.
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100-yard field goal? Bicycle kicks? Gophers kickers showcase 'talents'
Gophers football could be in store for its best kicking season in program history — if you believe what you're about to see. (We suggest you don't, but watch this, for sure.)
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Stanley Cup notes: Kessel family following Phil on Cup journey
Amanda Kessel, her brother Blake, and parents Kathy and Phil Sr. attended Sunday's Game 6 in California and celebrated a Stanley Cup victory.
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Gophers players on the Stanley Cup
Phil Kessel will become the eighth former Gophers men's hockey player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup as a player:
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U regents table coaching contract approval proposal
University of Minnesota Regents don't have the power to veto major coaching contracts just yet.
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U Board of Regents moves to take over approval of major coaching contracts
The anticipated measure, presented to the committee by university President Eric Kaler, wraps up a three-month discussion about whether such approval should be returned to the board.
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East Ridge kicker tweets he's Gophers-bound
The Gophers added a nationally recruited local kicker to their 2017 class Wednesday, when East Ridge's Grant Ryerse committed to Minnesota.
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Lucia happy for AD who 'actually knows where Mariucci is'
Speaking to supporters on the Gopher Road Trip, Don Lucia took a jab at former AD Norwood Teague, who was seldom seen at Mariucci Arena.
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Hartman: Claeys believes this is best Gophers football team he's seen
Tracy Claeys says the Gophers offensive line and secondary health will be the keys to contend for a Big Ten West title.
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For Coyle and Claeys, it all started at Dairy Queen
Gophers coach Tracy Claeys joked that meeting his new boss in public for the first time was all part of a strategy.
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Pitino: New Gophers ready to start proving themselves
Who rises above the pack will be determined this summer in practices. Coach Richard Pitino said everyone will be on campus by this weekend to begin the sorting out.
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Leidner can go full speed as Gophers captains' practice starts
Quarterback Mitch Leidner had surgery to repair ligament damage in his left foot two days after being named the MVP of the Quick Lane Bowl.
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Gophers women, men, setting sights on NCAA track meet
Fourteen Gophers athletes (six men and eight women) will try to add to the noteworthy season at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, which run Wednesday through Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
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Around the Region
- Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venues
- UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
- EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover
- St. Thomas hockey to follow Arizona State into NCHC, as league expands to 10 teams
- Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women's sports is soaring
- Green Bay's Doug Gottlieb believes he can balance his new coaching job with his national radio show
- With CFP snub still stinging, Atlantic Coast Conference ponders how to boost football perceptions
- Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb moves into coaching ranks as he takes over Green Bay's program
- Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31
- Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history
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