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Reusse: Coverage of women's sports calls for candor, not coddling
Forty-seven years after Title IX, 38 years after the NCAA became involved in women's athletics, we're still often treating women's athletic competition with a caution that helps no one.
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Hartman: Gophers football has amazing recruiting success in June
New recruiting rules have meant P.J. Fleck and staff are zeroing in on and signing players earlier. The Gophers now have 21 commitments for the Class of 2020, which is the most in the Big Ten
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Former University of Minnesota Duluth track athlete sues regents
Paige du Bois claims UMD punished her for supporting her coach.
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Judge tosses out former football players' lawsuit vs. university
The lawsuit sought unspecified damages for discrimination against the players after a woman alleged she was the victim of a gang rape in 2016. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank said the players offered "no factual support for their allegations."
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NCAA Final Four economic infusion for Twin Cities set at $143 million
April college basketball tournament resulted in $23 million in tax revenue.
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New Gophers coach wants his golfers to experience an NCAA title, too
While Justin Smith first joined the program as an assistant in 2014, his tenure with the Gophers actually started back in 2000 as a golfer.
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Versatile defensive player from St. Louis commits to 2020 football class
Itayvion Brown is the 21st member in the Gophers' 2020 class.
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Gophers land three-star safety; former commit Witt chooses Iowa
Texas safety Abner Dubar is the 20th member of the 2020 class, while Winona defensive end Aaron Witt switches his commitment to a border rival.
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Coffey to sign deal with Los Angeles Clippers
Amir Coffey wasn't selected in Thursday's NBA draft, but he competed in the NBA G League Elite Camp in Chicago.
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Motzko encouraged with Gophers' showing in NHL draft
Seven players who have either signed with Minnesota or verbally committed to the program were selected this weekend. "It's a pretty special time for us," coach Bob Motzko said, "... but now the work begins."
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College basketball, NBA form uncomfortable combination under current draft model
On Thursday, 46 of the 86 players in the NBA draft-eligible pool were not picked.
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Gophers' recruit Ihnen to arrive in late July after playing for Germany
Gophers top recruit Isaiah Ihnen will join the team in late July after playing for Germany in the FIBA U20 European Championships.
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U's Murphy to join Wolves summer league team
Jordan Murphy, the Gophers all-time leading rebounder, accepted an invitation in his try at launching an NBA career after not being drafted.
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Gophers' Coffey not picked, U's draft drought reaches 15 years
Coffey, who watched the draft back home in Minneapolis with his family, was projected as a mid-to-late second-rounder at best when he decided not to return for his senior year.
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Two more defensive linemen commit to Gophers for 2020
P.J. Fleck's squad now has 19 commitments for the Class of 2020.with the addition of three-star recruits from Michigan and Ohio.
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Will Gophers draft drought end? Coffey gives them a chance tonight
Amir Coffey is the best chance the program has Thursday night to having a Minnesota player picked in the NBA draft for the first time since 2004.
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Former U softball star Groenewegen returns from coma to lead Canada
Last July, pitcher Sara Groenewegen spent 10 days in a medically induced coma, battling legionnaire's disease, a severe form of pneumonia.
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Gophers men's hockey gets much younger with signing of 11 players
The Gophers announced a class of 11 incoming freshmen for 2019-20, a group that includes six forwards, three defensemen and two goalies
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Seven Minnesotans selected for USA Hockey's World Junior Summer Showcase
The players will be competing for roster spots for the World Junior Championship.
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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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