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Defensive tackle Noah Shannon decommits from Gophers
Noah Shannon, a consensus three-star recruit, announced Sunday he has decommitted from the Gophers.
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Gophers lose to Iowa 7-5 in 13 innings at Big Ten baseball tournament
Get in-game updates and everything you need to follow the Gophers in the Big Ten baseball tournament. The No. 3-seed Gophers play Iowa for a berth in the finals.
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Q&A: Freshman Harris brings shooting, leadership to U basketball
Before joining the Gophers this week, Patrick School (N.J.) guard Jamir Harris talked about his senior year, expectations for his new team and more
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Gophers baseball keeps season alive with frantic rally against Hoosiers
Eddie Estrada Jr.'s three-run homer capped the Gophers' comeback.
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Minnesota Scene: Minnesota State Mankato softball advances; St. Catherine's ousted
The Mavericks softball team beat Armstrong State at the D-II College World Series.
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Gophers lose slugfest with Northwestern, fall into Big Ten Tournament loser's bracket
Minnesota's final rally effort was spoiled after stranding two runners on base in the ninth inning.
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Gophers official to be suspended, demoted for sex harassment
Athletics official and fundraiser Randy Handel acted inappropriately with a co-worker, the University of Minnesota report said.
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Reusse: Ranking Gophers successes this season, from worst to first
Counting down 10 team sports, five for women athletes (basketball, hockey, volleyball, softball and soccer) and five for men (football, basketball, hockey, wrestling and baseball) at the U.
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Gophers rally to win Big Ten baseball opener, play Northwestern tonight
Jordan Kozicky's home run began the comeback. The freshman left fielder extended his on-base streak to 36 games with his fourth homer this year.
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'Still kind of in shock': St. Kate's makes Division III softball nationals
The success of the St. Catherine softball program, including a sweep of neighboring St. Thomas in the super regional, has even the players a bit stunned.
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Big Ten baseball tournament: Northwestern upsets No. 2 seed Michigan
Northwestern, the No. 7 seed, scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to upset Michigan 6-4 on Thursday.
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Gophers hockey recruit from California celebrates USHL title
Brannon McManus is expected to be part of the Gophers' 2017-2018 highly touted freshman class that includes star forwards Casey Mittelstadt and Scott Reedy.
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Gophers baseball likely needs to win Big Ten tourney to make NCAAs
Two losses to Purdue last Saturday cost the Gophers a regular-season Big Ten title and dimmed their postseason hopes.
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Michigan recruit splats Gophers in paintball video announcing his decision
Jalen Mayfield, who decommitted from the Gophers in March, rubbed it in this week in a video announcing he is staying home to play at Michigan.
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Kill: Juggling quarterbacks hurt Gophers while he was coach
Rutgers offensive coordinator Jerry Kill will not make the same mistake he did in 2013 as the Gophers head coach, when he alternated between Mitch Leidner and Philip Nelson.
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U's Fitzgerald gets 6th year of eligibility after knee injury
Gophers forward Davonte Fitzgerald will now have two more years of eligibility after being awarded a sixth year for medical purposes by the NCAA
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After surgeries, resilient Banham making her hometown WNBA debut
"I can hardly wait," former Gopher and Lakeville high school star Rachel Banham said about facing the Lynx at the X. "I worked hard for this."
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- Settlement could cost NCAA nearly $3 billion; plan to pay athletes would need federal protection
- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
- Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason
- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
- 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
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