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After slow start, Gophers recover to beat Western Carolina by 28
The 14th-ranked Gophers got 23 points from Jordan Murphy - 21 in the second half - to shake off a slow start and foul trouble in moving to 4-0 on the season.
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Pitinos buy home in Edina, with sport court, for $2.25M
University of Minnesota basketball coach Richard Pitino, under contract for several more years, recently locked up the purchase of a home in the Twin Cities.
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Bell's 31 points lift U women's basketball over Boston College
Kenisha Bell had 23 points (on 8-for-14 shooting) and nine rebounds by halftime
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Humbling 39-0 loss to Northwestern spotlights Gophers' turnovers
The Gophers on Saturday committed five turnovers, and Northwestern turned four of those takeaways into touchdowns in the lopsided victory.
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Hot Coffey: Gophers hope to see more of sophomore guard going forward
Can Gophers sophomore guard Amir Coffey be consistently aggressive like he was with 17 first-half points vs. Niagara?
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Feeling comfort: Pitino knows AD Coyle has his back
Tough conversations — and some winning — have helped quickly form a tight bond between Gophers AD Mark Coyle and men's basketball coach Richard Pitino.
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Sheehy's OT goal gives Gophers hockey a win over Harvard
The Gophers captain got his fourth goal in the past five games.
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Gophers edge St. Cloud State 4-3 in women's hockey
The Huskies' losing streak to Minnesota reached 36 games despite two late goals.
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Windy City blues: Turnover-prone Gophers shut out at Northwestern
Saturday's 39-0 loss to the Wildcats left the Gophers searching for answers, still one victory away from bowl eligibility. And that will have to come next week vs. No. 5 Wisconsin.
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Gophers notes: Missing top threat, passing game self-destructs
Sophomore Tyler Johnson missed Minnesota's 39-0 loss at Northwestern on Saturday, reportedly because of a broken left wrist suffered last week against Nebraska.
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No. 6 Gophers to wrestle No. 3 Oklahoma State
There will be as many as four matches between ranked opponents Sunday night in Stillwater.
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Gameday preview: Gophers basketball vs. Western Carolina
The No. 14 Gophers (3-0) are looking to get off to a better start Sunday than their previous game, when they trailed Niagara by 10 points in the first half.
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Gophers-Northwestern recap
A look back at Saturday's game.
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Souhan: A bad Gophers' loss, yes, but don't jump to conclusions
If you thought Minnesota had turned a corner by scoring 54 points against Nebraska, you were wrong. If you think P.J. Fleck has no chance to win because of one bad game, you're dangerously jumping to conclusions.
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Gophers without top receiver Tyler Johnson on rainy, windy day at Northwestern
The sophomore from Minneapolis has a broken wrist, reports say.
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Gophers 4-1-1: Everything on Saturday's Gophers-Northwestern game
Play-by-play, updated statistics, a Live Blog and more are a click away to help you follow Saturday's Gophers-Northwestern game in Evanston, Ill.
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Gophers intend to run through Northwestern's wall
The Gophers want to keep their foot on the running-game gas after steamrolling Nebraska. The Wildcats and their run-stuffing defense await.
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- 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
- 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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- U's Christie enters transfer portal after previously declaring for draft
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