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Jake Paulson, a tight end from Kentucky, commits to Gophers
Jake Paulson, ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit out of Kentucky, gave the Gophers a verbal commitment on Wednesday.
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Armstrong star Race Thompson talks about Amir Coffey, getting stronger
Armstrong junior standout Race Thompson is one of the Gophers' top recruiting targets in the Class of 2018
P.J. Fleck's Gophers could be 7-0 after 2017 Homecoming victory
Have you looked at the 2017 Gophers football schedule? If you thought 2016 was front-loaded with winnable games, you're going to love next year.
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Can the Gophers stop Michigan State's talented freshmen?
The Gophers will face a Michigan State team Wednesday with four freshman starters: Nick Ward, Miles Bridges, Cassius Winston and Joshua Langford
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Souhan: 'Old timer' Pitino rides ebb, flow of Gophers basketball job
Minnesota could have fired Richard Pitino last spring. Instead, he is getting a chance to show off coaching chops with his first impressive recruiting class.
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No place like home: Gophers hope local stars attract more in-state talent
Gophers fans — and recruits — have watched Richard Pitino's team go from eight victories last season to a top-25 ranking this week, and three Minnesotans are at the forefront of the transformation.
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Fleck hires W. Michigan's Ciarrocca as Gophers offensive coordinator
The Broncos ranked ninth in the nation in scoring offense this past season, averaging 41.6 points per game.
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Coffey, Lynch lead way in homegrown production for Gophers
Six Minnesota-born players, led by Amir Coffey and Reggie Lynch, have played for the Gophers this season. That's double the number who played last season.
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Homegrown: Minnesotans who have played Gophers basketball in the past 25 years
A look back - and ahead - to Minnesotans to wear the maroon and gold.
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Gameday preview: Gophers at Michigan State
The 24th-ranked Gophers are playing their first game as a ranked team since the 2012-13 season.
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Fleck tabs Ohio State's Warinner as Gophers O-line coach
New Gophers coach P.J. Fleck is assembling his coaching staff and has picked Ohio State's Ed Warinner to coach the offensive line
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Source: Jay Sawvel looking at three coaching jobs after Gophers
Former Gophers defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel met with new coach P.J. Fleck on Saturday but both appear to have moved in different directions.
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Gophers looking for revenge in the rematch against Michigan State
The Gophers men's basketball team plays Wednesday in East Lansing hoping to avenge its loss to the Spartans in the Big Ten opener
Who said it: P.J. Fleck or Tim Brewster?
When Tim Brewster was introduced as U football coach 10 years ago, his first press conference was filled with colorful quotes. How many of these 10 quotes can you correctly identify as coming from Brewster or P.J. Fleck?
Northwestern women's basketball player found dead; U game postponed
Northwestern women's basketball player Jordan Hankins has been found dead in her room at the university.
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Royce White playing pro basketball again -- in Canada
White is a starting forward for the London Lightning of Ontario. His last action was in the 2015 NBA Summer League after playing in only three games with the Sacramento Kings in 2014.
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Pitino watching more than just Gophers poll rankings
In addition to being ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years, Richard Pitino is looking at other ratings -- in which the Gophers are currently doing very well.
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Scoggins: Philosophical shift is evident all over with Gophers
Big-ticket decisions by the University of Minnesota demonstrate an understanding that college sports have become cutthroat, competitive and expensive, and that failure to jump in will only widen the gap.
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- 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
- Hunter Dickinson announces his return to KU; UCLA signs Tyler Bilodeau from portal
- Oregon State and Washington State face player exodus amid realignment
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- U gets Macalester star, N. Mexico St. wing who has been at 3 other schools
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