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Rem Pitlick's hat trick helps Gophers stop Nittany Lions
Justin Kloos' third-period power-play goal was the winner for the Gophers.
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Gophers up for challenge against Michigan's 3-point shooting big men
The Gophers men's basketball team faces Michigan posts Moritz Wagner and D.J. Wilson, who have made 57 combined threes this season
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College Basketball Insider: Promising teams see season torpedoed by top players' injuries
Florida, Indiana, Creighton and Xavier all have lost a key player this season.
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Wisconsin sliding, Gophers steady at No. 4 in Marcus Fuller's Big Ten power poll
Purdue sits at the top.
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Fleck is quick with scholarship offers – outside of Minnesota
The tally so far: 134 offers to join Gophers football, but none to players who wore a high school uniform in Minnesota last fall. However, P.J. Fleck notes this weekend that could change.
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Gophers women's basketball falls at Michigan State
Branndais Agee scored 30 points — eight more than her previous high — and Tori Jankoska 24 to lead the Spartans over the Gophers.
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Gophers' Sheehy works at preventing goals - and scoring them
Defense will be paramount this weekend, as the Gophers face the nation's most potent offense in a critical Big Ten series against Penn State.
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Highlights of Fleck's first few weeks on the Gophers' recruiting trail
A by-the-numbers look.
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Hartman: Gophers hockey faces test in rising Penn State
Coach Don Lucia knows the high-scoring Gophers can't rely on barrage of goals vs. the Nittany Lions.
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Series preview: Gophers hockey at Penn State
The No. 5 Gophers, in first place in the Big Ten standings, open a crucial four-game stretch in league play with a series at third-place Penn State.
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P.J. Fleck surprises Gophers, swaps football for whiffle ball
The Gophers football team arrived at the Gibson-Nagurski football complex Tuesday morning to a surprise.
Gophers, like Wild, have chance to avoid taking postseason bid down to the wire
Minnesota men's teams aren't often in the position of qualifying for postseason play without battling right to the end of their regular seasons.
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After boot from new stadium, Bethel moves next week's baseball game outdoors
After the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority backed out of a deal with Bethel to play the first baseball game at U.S. Bank Stadium, the team decided to take advantage of next week's sweet weather forecast.
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Scoggins: Gophers' winning play fitting for game and team
Good teams scratch and claw and survive in games like the one the Gophers had with Indiana on Wednesday night. Aesthetics don't matter at this juncture, only results.
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Wake-up call: Fleck wants to move Gophers practices to mornings
One potential drawback to morning practices would be trimming the list of available undergraduate classes, but Fleck sees academic benefits, too.
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Springs' rebound basket in final seconds lifts Gophers over Indiana
Akeem Springs grabbed a rebound of his own missed shot and scored with 3.2 seconds left to lift the Gophers over Indiana. Nate Mason finished with 30 to lead all scorers.
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Fleck commits $50K of own money to secure 'Row the Boat' for Gophers
The new Gophers coach P.J. Fleck bought the rights to his motivational phrase.
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University of Minnesota rowing coach recognized for helping with river rescue
Coach Aaron Schnell said it 'felt good to be helping' in the rescue.
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Gophers-Indiana game recap
A look back at Wednesday's game.
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Gophers women's basketball preview vs. Michigan State
The Gophers are coming off two home victories, but they have not won in East Lansing since 2009.
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- Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb moves into coaching ranks as he takes over Green Bay's program
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