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Unbeaten but imperfect: Gophers know there's still lots to clean up
Even though football is a team game, individual players may need to look inward and ponder one of coach P.J. Fleck's favorite sayings: 'Change your best.'
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Gophers football success hasn't erased skepticism from Big Ten foes
Opening the Big Ten season with a victory "sets the bar high for us," receiver Rashod Bateman said.
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Penn State picked to win Big Ten hockey title; Gophers are fifth
Minnesota, which finished third in the league last season, has 12 newcomers on its 2019-20 team. Gophers sophomore Sammy Walker is a preseason all-conference second-team pick.
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Gophers men's hoops 11th in Big Ten unofficial media preseason poll
The Big Ten's unofficial media preseason poll released Monday with the Gophers men's basketball team picked to finish 11th for the 2019-20 season.
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Gophers replay: A Big Ten-opening win at Purdue
A detailed look back at Saturday's game.
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Riled-up Gophers hang on to beat Purdue in Big Ten opener
Bulletin-board material propelled the Gophers to a 21-point lead, and they withstood a Boilermakers' rally to win 38-31 and improve to 4-0 on the season.
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Gophers women's hockey has an easier time in second game vs. Colgate
Taylor Heise had two goals and two assists, Oliva Knowles and Grace Zumwinkle also scored twice and the second-ranked Gophers completed a weekend sweep of Colgate with an 8-1 victory.
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Gophers sweep No. 15 Purdue in volleyball
Stephanie Samedy had 21 kills in 52 attempts, had 11 digs for the double-double and added three aces for the Gophers.
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Gophers defense lags as offense drives the show
Purdue freshman Jack Plummer made it tough on the Gophers, guiding the Boilermakers to 414 yards of offense in a losing effort.
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Gophers-Purdue game recap
A look back at Saturday afternoon's game.
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Scoggins: Gophers go with what works vs. Purdue, and it works masterfully
The Gophers on Saturday ran a fast-break offense to perfection because their wide receiver corps is fantastic and Purdue's defense is the opposite of fantastic.
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Gophers prepare to face Purdue with Boilermakers' QB a question mark
Sindelar missed Purdue's most recent game with a concussion.
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Gophers showing strength on late downs, sustaining drives
The Gophers rank 13th of 130 FBS teams on third downs, converting 52.4% of them. On fourth downs, they're tied for 27th at 75%.
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Wethington's first goal leads U women's hockey to win in opener
Madeline Wethington scored an unassisted goal midway through the opening period and senior forward Sarah Potomak got a goal late in the middle period as the No. 2-ranked Gophers beat Colgate
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Gophers rout Indiana in volleyball
The Gophers outblocked Indiana 28-3 in wining their seventh match in a row.
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After 42 years of Gophers football, Barber family's long run ending at the U
Twilight brings appreciation for the uniqueness of a family's bond to one program. Marion Barber, a star running back in the late 1970s, and his three sons have all been standouts in their own ways at the U.
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Undefeated Gophers travel to Purdue for Big Ten opener
A look at Saturday's game, with matchups and a prediction.
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State's top junior football recruit Mahlman commits to Wisconsin
Riley Mahlman, a 6-foot-8 1/2, 275-pound tackle at Lakeville South, chose Wisconsin in part because of its history of devoloping offensive linemen who are taken in the first round of the NFL draft.
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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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