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U volleyball recruit ranked nation's best; two others among top six
Three of the Gophers volleyball team's four signed recruits for the fall are on VolleyballMag.com's Fab 50 list of high school seniors.
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Ivy League transfer finds right fit back home with U women
Former Holy Angels star Laura Bagwell-Katalinich will provide an option in the post for the Gophers women's team.
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Pitino, Gophers study transfer market for a big man
The ever-expanding transfer portal could add to the 2020 class this spring, but it will be a challenge for the Gophers to add the depth and talent their frontcourt needs.
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Four Gophers gymnasts earn All-America honors
Shane Wiskus received three regular-season All-America honors from the College Gymnastics Association, and Gophers teammates Mike Moran, Timmy Kutyla and David Pochinka also were named All-Americas
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Scoggins: Coyle's challenge with Gophers is managing the unknown
These are strange days, but the Gophers athletic director does his best dealing with them.
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Hartman: U shines in athletics, academics
Beyond on-field success, the Gophers have high graduation rates and grade-point averages.
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Gophers football players, coaches working at home amid uncertainty
Spring football offered promise, but that's on hold.
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Hopkins star Kerwin Walton waits, and maybe for U
The unsettled state of recruiting could bode well for the Gophers.
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U football adds East Ridge athlete Kendall Moore as walk-on
The 190-pound linebacker from East Ridge announced his commitment Friday on Twitter.
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Business as unusual: Being a sports fan during a pandemic
Yes, the sports world has gone dark at the start of what would have been one of the most active periods in American sports. The fun is gone. But what's also gone are millions upon millions of interactions in the midst of a pandemic.
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One simulated moment: How March Madness would have played out
Kansas vs. who for the title? The Minnesotans we'll miss seeing? Great underdog stories? College basketball writer Marcus Fuller has a guide to the tournament that didn't happen.
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Former U defensive end Stein reacts to College Football Hall of Fame induction
"To get included in this group, I am humbled and honored," Bob Stein said in a video, genuinely surprised and touched. "It's one of the greatest things I can imagine in my life."
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MSU Mankato's great hockey start has no ending
How does the story of this season end? With blank pages for the Mavericks.
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Minnesota State's Michaelis signs with Vancouver Canucks
The undrafted senior is a Hobey Baker Award top 10 finalist and the WCHA player of the year.
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Coronavirus spoiled Division III swimming showdown between Minnesotans
Wentzel, who set a new D-III 200 breaststroke record, will be back next season for St. Catherine, but Kustritz was a senior this year for Denison in Ohio.
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Division of opinion: Where would Oturu be drafted if he goes pro?
The draft already has a reputation for lacking dominant players thought to be sure-fire top picks. There's also wide disagreement about the next group of players, including Daniel Oturu.
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March Madness: Simulation says Badgers would have won NCAA tourney
The worst-case scenario is the one that is playing out right now. No tournament. This one is quite likely the second worst for Minnesota fans.
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Bring it back: Minneapolis seeking another shot at wrestling tourney
If the world operated as we'd been expecting, about 40,000 people would have filled U.S. Bank Stadium today and Minnesota's Gable Steveson would have taken his first steps toward an NCAA wrestling title.
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Reusse: Fiser's run as U softball ace comes to an end — or does it?
Senior Amber Fiser pitched in 46 of the Gophers' 60 games last season. Her senior season - like so many - has been cut short. Will she move on or take advantage of an added year granted by the NCAA?
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U's Oturu reaching out for info about his NBA draft chances
Richard Pitino said the Gophers sent in paperwork for sophomore center Daniel Oturu to the NBA's Undergraduate Advisory Committee, which provides feedback to prospects about their draft chances.
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- Settlement could cost NCAA nearly $3 billion; plan to pay athletes would need federal protection
- Georgia's Kirby Smart becomes the nation's highest-paid college football coach at $13m annually
- Paying college football players could reverse trend of bowl game opt-outs, boost non-CFP postseason
- Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O-line coach in as many years
- Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols
- 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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