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DeLaSalle guard Terry chooses Stanford over Gophers, others
The 2019 four-star prospect also considered Baylor, Indiana, Minnesota and Xavier, among others.
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Whalen's Gophers will host Syracuse in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Syracuse was 22-9 last season, but suffered a 27-point loss to Oklahoma State as an eighth seed in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Former Gopher's murder trial sad chapter of once-inspiring story
Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino gave Daquein McNeil a chance to fulfill his dream after a difficult childhood in Baltimore. Instead, McNeil took one wrong turn after another.
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Big Ten football: Best and worst nonconference matchups in the West
Northwestern vs. Notre Dame and Nebraska vs. Colorado are among the highlights. But there's also Nebraska-Akron and the Gophers-New Mexico.
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Minnesota Scene: Gophers women to play host to Syracuse in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
The Gophers are 4-7 all time in the event, including a 3-2 mark at home.
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Looking ahead: Five players to watch on U's nonconference schedule
New Mexico State, Fresno State and Miami (Ohio) will visit TCF Bank Stadium, and each team has standouts who should provide a challenge to the Gophers.
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After loss, Anderson credits seniors for restoring U's baseball success
Gophers baseball coach John Anderson recalled the meeting he and his then-freshman class had in 2015 after a difficult series against Northwestern. Things had to change, he said.
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U football gets verbal commitments from five defensive players
A busy weekend of football recruiting for the Gophers has paid dividends, with five players, all on defense, giving verbal commitments to coach P.J. Fleck for the Class of 2019.
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Late Oregon State rally ends Gophers baseball season
Oregon State tied Saturday night's NCAA super regional game 3-3 in the eighth and scored three runs in the ninth to advance to next week's College World Series in Omaha.
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Gophers thumped 8-1 by Oregon State in NCAA baseball super regional opener
Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich lasted into the ninth, limiting the Gophers to one run, and the Beavers offense ate up Minnesota early with back-to-back home runs.
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Accused football players sue U over sexual misconduct case
The lawsuit against the University of Minnesota seeks unspecified damages for "being falsely cast as sex offenders."
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Gophers' Obsa Ali is NCAA steeplechase champion
Ali claimed the program's first national championship in the steeplechase by breaking his own school record, clocking 8 minutes, 32.23 seconds
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Second-generation Gopher: Wilson mirrors his All-America dad
Sophomore standout Eli Wilson reminds a lot of people, including Gophers coach John Anderson, of the catcher's father Dan.
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Reusse: U's Anderson won't seek victory at expense of pitcher's arm
Last weekend, the legendary coach at another school sent his starting pitcher out for the ninth inning of an NCAA regional game after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay. That's not how Gophers coach John Anderson rolls.
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Gophers-Oregon State NCAA super regional preview
This is the Beavers' seventh appearance in a super regional — a format that has existed since 1999. They are 10-4 all-time in super regional games. This is the first super regional for the Gophers.
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NCAA baseball super regional schedule
Half of the NCAA super regional field, including Gophers-Oregon State, begins Friday with the other half underway Saturday. All are best-of-three series.
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Hartman: Molitor praises all Anderson does for Gophers baseball
Twins manager Paul Molitor points to how the Gophers play on the field and how their coach prepared players for life.
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Thirteen Minnesotans taken on third day of MLB draft
Ryan Tapani, the son of former Twins pitcher Kevin Tapani, was taken Wednesday by the Washington Nationals in the 21st round.
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Oregon college coach to replace Kelly Roysland at Macalester
Pamela Findlay, who has been the women's basketball coach at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., for the last two seasons, has been named head coach at Macalester.
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Texas quarterback commits to Gophers for Class of 2019
Jacob Clark of Rockwall, Texas, joins Eden Prairie's Cole Kramer as QBs in the class. The 6-5, 210-pounder passed for 2,937 yards and 29 touchdowns last year.
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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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