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Sunday special: Gophers-Badgers season finale set for 5 p.m. on March 5
The Big Ten announced Tuesday the Gophers men's basketball game time for the March 5 finale against Wisconsin in Madison
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Not 'on the bubble': Gophers looking forward to the madness of March
The Gophers are trying to break into the top four teams in the Big Ten which would give them a bye through the first two rounds of the conference tournament.
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Scoggins: As Pitino and Fletcher show, patience can be underrated
This time a year ago, a healthy percentage of the Twin Cities sporting public rooted for two outcomes: Richard Pitino to be fired and Chuck Fletcher to overhaul the Wild roster.
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Gophers playing for NCAA seeding, double-bye in Big Ten tournament
If the Gophers finish the season among the top four men's teams in the Big Ten, they would earn byes for the first two rounds of the conference tournament.
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Bracketology: Your guide to following the Gophers' NCAA tournament hopes
These rankings typically get updated every Monday, which means there are only two more sets until the NCAA tournament field is announced March 12.
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Flashy freshman: Coffey has helped transform Gophers basketball
Amir Coffey is learning to be consistently aggressive and growing into a player who can thrive in go-to moments.
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Taking it outdoors: Carleton sweeps Morris in baseball doubleheader
Sunday's doubleheader in Hopkins eclipsed the previous record for Minnesota's earliest outdoor NCAA game.
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Bench plays huge role as Gophers win another overtime thriller
Minnesota gave up an eight-point lead at the end of regulation play, but recovered to extend its Big Ten winning streak to five games. Eric Curry and Dupree McBrayer combined for 27 points.
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Souhan: Freshman Curry becomes newest big man on campus
During the Gophers' 83-78 overtime victory over Michigan, Curry, the freshman from Memphis, borrowed Reggie Lynch's job and ran with it.
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Gophers women, Wisconsin tie; U takes shootout
Sidney Peters made 38 saves, and Lee Stecklein got the shootout goal.
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Gophers 83, Michigan 78 (OT)
The Gophers defeated Michigan 83-78 in overtime in Big Ten men's basketball at Williams Arena on Sunday.
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Gophers-Michigan game recap
Gophers sophomore Jordan Murphy had his fourth consecutive double-double and ninth overall this season, finishing with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Murphy also shot 7-for-13 from the field.
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Postgame: Gophers sophomores Murphy and McBrayer lead in OT win
Richard Pitino had separate meetings with Jordan Murphy and Dupree McBrayer at different points this season to figure out how to get them out of slumps.
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Gophers have to learn to hold on to big leads
The Gophers men's basketball has to break a bad habit of losing big leads Sunday night against Michigan.
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Ohio standout QB Armstrong commits to Gophers for 2018
Brennan Armstrong of Shelby, Ohio, s a consensus three-star recruit who also had reported offers from North Carolina, Rutgers, Virginia, Cincinnati and Iowa State
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Pitlick leads Gophers to sweep of Penn State with OT goal
The Gophers rallied twice in the last three minutes to tie the score.
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Gophers women's hockey ties No. 1 Wisconsin, but loses shootout
The Badgers won the five-round shootout 2-1 on goals by forward Sarah Nurse and defenseman Jenny Ryan, their team's fourth and fifth shooters.
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Scoggins: Fleck, Gophers banking on Sapp to regain form after ACL surgeries
Benny Sapp III committed to P.J. Fleck as the first member of the Gophers' 2018 recruiting class even though Sapp has not played football for two seasons after tearing the ACL in his knee twice.
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Gophers' women's hockey wraps regular season at home vs. No. 1 Badgers
"Wisconsin brings out the best in us, we bring out the best in them," Gophers coach Brad Frost said.
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Hartman: Fleck aims to maintain close ties to state coaches
The Gophers held an open house for any high school coach last weekend, and coach P.J. Fleck talked about their importance and his familiarity with them.
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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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- Gophers men's basketball roster gets another major makeover
- 'Failure to accept responsibility' leads to Robinson's firing by U
- Fixing up the Barn. University considers plans for Williams Arena.
- Last play of season's last football game sending Gophers to bowl game
- From pros to preps, pay equity fight cuts across Minnesota women's sports