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Know your Gophers' foe: Penn State football beat writer Q & A
Mike Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gives five thoughts on the Nittany Lions.
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Gophers basketball woos Prior Lake's Garcia, promotes stay-at-home trend
Blue-blood college programs such as Duke and Kentucky often get any player they want, but some recent top recruits have opted to play for home-state schools.
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Five top high school recruits who opted to play for their home-state college program
Not every blue blood caliber basketball player leaves home.
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Hartman: U's senior defensive players will play vital role vs. Penn State
The veteran Gophers' defense has weathered tough times with Minnesota, and now is contributing to the team's 8-0 start.
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Gophers coordinators first football loves were Nittany Lions, Steelers
"When I was growing up, I'm pretty sure I had Nittany Lion pajamas," Gophers' offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca said.
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Gophers football scouting report: Penn State
Penn State's storybook season was validated Tuesday by the College Football Playoff committee, which ranked Penn State fourth in its initial assessment of potential selections for the four-team tournament
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Gophers' newcomers Carr and Willis have best U scoring debut in six years
Gophers starting guards and transfers Marcus Carr and Payton Willis combined for 35 points Tuesday, the best scoring debuts since Richard Pitino's first game in 2013.
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Souhan: Fleck and the Gophers take a huge leap in relationship
Minnesota's paranoia of coaches departing for The Big City or The Bigger Program dates to Lou Holtz, who suckered the state into believing he was committed to the U in the 1980s.
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What's up with Wisconsin being ahead of Gophers in College Football Playoff?
Four teams with one loss are ahead of No. 17 Minnesota. And six teams with two losses are ahead of the Gophers, including 13th-ranked Wisconsin.
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Four days to savor for Amy Potomak and Gophers women's hockey
The sophomore forward's jaw-dropping shootout goal against Wisconsin caught the nation's attention and capped Minnesota's ascension to the No. 1 ranking.
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Paying the price: Gophers women lose opener to Missouri State
Missouri State, an NCAA Sweet 16 team last season, outrebounded Minnesota 41-21 and held the Gophers to 40 percent shooting from the field.
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Gophers crush Cleveland State under barrage of threes in opener
Transferss Marcus Carr and Payton Willis combined for 35 points in their first start as the team showed much more three-point prowess than last season.
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How Fleck's new contract will stack up among Big Ten coaching salaries
P.J. Fleck's new deal could put him in the top half of Big Ten coaching salaries in 2020.
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Fleck gets $33.25 million payday; Gophers get protection with huge first year buyout
If Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck leaves next year, he must repay the university $10 million. The contract is the largest financial commitment ever made to a coach by the University of Minnesota.
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Gophers-Cleveland State game recap
Pittsburgh transfer Marcus Carr had a game-high 18 points in his Gophers debut, to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds in 33 minutes. Carr sat out last season.
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Inside Fleck's new deal -- salary structure, buyouts, etc.
Fleck would owe the Gophers $10 million if he leaves next season and $4.5 million if he leaves in 2021.
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After successful weekend, U women's hockey No. 1 in the nation
The Gophers women's hockey team knocked Wisconsin out of the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com rankings for the first time this season after taking five of six points from the Badgers over the weekend at Ridder Arena.
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Gophers come in at No. 17 in first College Football Playoff rankings
The 8-0 Gophers face No. 5 Penn State on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. The Nittany Lions came in at No. 4 in the CFP rankings.
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Gophers women lose season opener to Missouri State
The Gophers fell 77-69 to Missouri State at Williams Arena on Tuesday.
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Transfers take on starting roles as Gophers men open season
The Gophers men's basketball team will rely on three transfers in the starting lineup in Tuesday's season opener vs. Cleveland State.
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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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