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400-pound freshman moves into starting spot on Gophers' offense
True freshman Daniel Faalele, all 6-9 and 400 pounds of him, will start at right offensive tackle against Ohio State on Saturday.
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Unofficial Big Ten poll puts U men's basketball ninth; Murphy snubbed
This year's unofficial Big Ten men's basketball media poll with 28 writers ranked the Gophers ninth in the league, and left Jordan Murphy off the preseason all-conference team.
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Viramontes 2.0: Failed Gophers QB reinvents himself as linebacker
After a highly touted (and unsuccessful) stint as a potential quarterback for Minnesota, Vic Viramontes returned to junior college and is getting Division I offers as a new position.
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Gophers sweep Big Ten weekly hockey awards
Sophomore defenseman Clayton Phillips of Edina was named the first star after an assist in the first game of a weekend series against Minnesota Duluth and three assists in the second.
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Whalen's tongue-in-cheek update: Gophers still undefeated
The first-year Gophers women's basketball coach, still settling in, is showing she brought her sense of humor to her new job.
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Rochester star Hurt wants to see teams play before choosing college
Unlike high schoolers who make their visits during football season, Matthew Hurt said: "I want to see how they prep a team before a game and stuff like that because I'll consider a lot of that in my decision."
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Gophers volleyball moves up to No. 3; No. 7 Illinois up next
The Gophers (12-2) have won seven matches in a row and at 6-0 sit alone atop the Big Ten.
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NCAA prevents U, other basketball teams from charity games with exhibition rule
Richard Pitino and the Gophers men's basketball team wasn't able to play in a charity game this year, because it now counts as one of two exhibitions allowed per season by the NCAA.
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Outstanding defense? Is Urban Meyer being serious about Gophers?
As football coaches tend to do, Ohio State's head coach spent part of his Monday news conference praising the upcoming opponent.
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Gagliardi remembered as 'iconic' and 'unorthodox' coach
John Gagliardi, who died Sunday at 91, retired after the 2012 season at St. John's with 489 career victories, more than any other coach in college football history.
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Rick Pitino says point guard 'only weak spot' on his son's Gophers team
Former Louisville coach Rick Pitino said he's "not that crazy about" Minnesota's point guard situation right now. Isaiah Washington, Amir Coffey and Dupree McBrayer are competing for the job.
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Reusse: One Johnnie's first question. 'How do they win here?'
Steve O'Toole soon found out there was a method behind the St. John's approach, and he became a tremendous defensive tackle for John Gagliardi.
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Reusse: Mike Grant on John Gagliardi, 'the smartest man I've ever known'
The Eden Prairie coach and former St. John's tight end learned from Gagliardi that football was about players and not "stupid drills."
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TC Marathon winner Barno makes it a double; Biyadgilgn wins women's title
Elisha Barno had finished in second place at the Twin Cities Marathon three consecutive years. Sunday, Barno finally got the victory he was seeking. Sinke Biyadgilgn of Ethiopia won the women's title.
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Gophers hockey finds its way, tops No. 1 Duluth 7-4 in home opener
Bob Motzko picked up his first win as Gophers coach, even if he went to the wrong bench to start. Meanwhile, the top-ranked Bulldogs outshot No. 13 Minnesota 46-22 but had trouble finding the back of the net.
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This close? Within the Gophers' loss to Hawkeyes, growth occurs
There's plenty for the Gophers football team to fix after a 48-31 loss to Iowa, but coach P.J. Fleck sees incremental progress.
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Gophers-Iowa replay
A detailed look back at Saturday's game.
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Reusse: 'Duluth Branch' has come long way since early days at Curling Club
Once housed in the small, cold Duluth Curling Club, the Bulldogs men's hockey team now is defending NCAA champions.
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- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
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- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
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- 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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