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Gophers holder O'Brien shares he has beaten cancer for the fifth time
Casey O'Brien captured national attention this past season, featured on ESPN College GameDay for his years-long battle with osteosarcoma.
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Scoggins: Can every Gophers sport survive the budget cutting ahead?
Pay reductions and hiring freezes already are in effect for the university's 25-team athletic department. But that's not going to be enough for the financial problems that are ahead.
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'HORSE' showdown: Watch former U stars Hollins, Banham battle for charity
Former high-scoring U guards Rachel Banham and Andre Hollins competed to help raise awareness and support for Be The Match, the leader in bone marrow transplants.
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Reusse: New coach Lamker says Augsburg football is 'going to change'
Derrin Lamker, the former high school coach at Edina and Osseo, led Augsburg to a MIAC title in 1997. But the Auggies of 2018 and 2019 were 4-16 overall and 1-15 in the MIAC. Now he's head coach at his alma mater.
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U's Meyer could be state's highest draft choice since Joe Mauer
Max Meyer hasn't pitched in a game since the pandemic halted the season, but his MLB draft stock continues to soar, thanks in part to a fastball clocked as high as 100 miles per hour.
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Georgia safety Darius Green commits to the Gophers
The three-star prospect is the 15th member of the Gophers 2021 class, which ranks ninth in the nation and third in the Big Ten conference.
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Where will Meyer be drafted? Analysts weigh in
A look at where Gophers pitcher Max Meyer is projected to land in the June MLB draft.
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Scoggins: Mental health cornerstone of Big Ten leader Warren's agenda
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren took an important step in accomplishing that objective leaguewide by unveiling a new initiative in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month.
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New Gophers softball coach Ritter plans on bringing stability to job
Through three coaching changes as the U's pitching coach, Piper Ritter has been the constant. And now she is planning on bringing that same stability to the head coach position.
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Gophers 2021 draft buzz: Rashod Bateman possible No. 1 overall pick?
Yes, there's an early betting line on the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, and you can grab wide receiver Rashod Bateman at 100-1. You can also make a bet on Tanner Morgan to be the first quarterback taken.
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Big Ten extends suspension of team activities through June 1
The conference initially canceled all sports events and practices through April 6 and then again through Monday during the coronavirus pandemic.
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What if John Wooden had taken the Gophers basketball job in 1948?
As the story goes, athletic director Frank McCormick came within a phone call of hiring the legendary UCLA men's basketball coach in 1948. But something went very wrong at the end of the process.
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Home run cycle: St. Olaf star's feat has never be done in the majors
Brian Sprout, now the baseball coach at East Ridge High School, hit his four home runs -- solo, two-run and three-run shots, plus a grand slam -- in an MIAC game 18 years ago.
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Fleck shows flair for recruiting from a distance in stay-at-home world
No bag, no plane ticket. All that Steven Ortiz needed was his iPhone and the FaceTime app for this trip from Arizona to Minnesota. It went quite well.
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U promotes assistant Ritter from pitching coach to head coach
Five of Piper Ritter's pitchers have been honored on All-America teams, and three were Big Ten Pitcher of the Year. She was also a record-setting pitcher during her playing career.
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Hartman: It's a sad state of hockey as Wild, Gophers lose fans
The crowds are down at Xcel Energy Center and 3M Arena at Mariucci, and the on-ice product has not been as good in recent seasons at either location.
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Scoggins: College athletes should get paid for use of their name, image or likeness
Allowing athletes to benefit from their names and images in a way that can be monitored by compliance offices will not ruin college sports.
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Former U women's basketball standout Pitts signs with Texas A&M
The U's leading scorer quit the team in mid-January after being suspended.
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Gophers football recruiting class of 2021
The Gophers' 2021 recruiting class ranks seventh in the nation and third in the Big Ten with 14 total commits, nine in the month of April alone.
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Pitino's latest Gophers recruit — Rice transfer Peterson — changes his mind
The Gophers men's basketball team's newest recruit, Rice transfer Drew Peterson, announced Friday he was reopening his recruitment after committing to Richard Pitino earlier in the week.
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- NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools
- South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
- Marquette hires Cara Consuegra away from Charlotte to replace Megan Duffy
- UCLA scoops up 3 players from transfer portal
- Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
- BYU hires Suns assistant Kevin Young to replace Mark Pope, who left to coach Kentucky
- Steve Sloan, former coach and national title-winning QB at Alabama, has died at 79
- Denver beats Boston College 2-0 to win record 10th NCAA hockey national title
- Kalen DeBoer makes unofficial Alabama coaching debut before big crowd at spring game
- Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship
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- Gophers men's basketball lands big-man transfer Mitchell from Canisius
- Gophers men's hockey adds Penn State transfer goalie
- U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal
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