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Honored by Big Ten, Motzko has reason for optimism for U hockey
After being named Big Ten Coach of the Year, Bob Motzko is eager to see what a Gophers team that had 19 freshmen or sophomores last season can do to improve.
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U women's hoops mailbag: Any in-state recruits on the 2021 horizon?
The Gophers have two Minnesotans committed from the Class of 2021, and are looking at others, including a star center from Farmington.
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Minnesota's most iconic athletes? Here's our list of the 20 best
Ten Star Tribune sports writers and editors gathered for a virtual happy hour to select the 20 faces who belong on the highest pedestal of Minnesota sports.
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Hartman: Gophers-Iowa clash for Floyd comes early this fall
The longtime rivals have faced each other 113 times. If the season goes as scheduled, this will be the earliest date they have ever played for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy.
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Gophers' first black scholarship basketball players included a hidden gem
Archie Clark was one of the first black players to get a basketball scholarship from the U. He blossomed into an NBA point guard following a standout career with the Gophers in baseball, too.
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Gophers baseball/softball mailbag: What's the outlook for 2021?
Both teams had their seasons cut short this year, but both are well-stocked for next year.
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Gophers runner Janielle Josephs named Big Ten Freshman of the Year
She was third in the 400 meters and ran on the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
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College hockey mailbag: On attendance and expectations for 2020-21
If or when college hockey returns, how will it look for fans? The coronavirus pandemic makes that uncertain.
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U hoops mailbag: Is Pitino's next recruit a talented Turkish guard?
The Gophers are pursuing 17-year-old Turkish guard David Mutaf, who could fill one of their two remaining scholarships for next season. Plus coaching staff questions and more.
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They were Minnesota athletes. Now they're on teams fighting COVID-19
These former college athletes sometimes look back to lessons they learned through sports. The one most often mentioned is teamwork.
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After changing mind about Gophers, Peterson commits to Southern Cal
Rice transfer and former Gophers recruit Drew Peterson committed Monday night to Southern California. He chose Minnesota last month but changed his mind four days later.
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For Gophers recruit Thompson, home state had major appeal
The next Minnesota basketball standout with plans to stay home and play for the Gophers spent this high school season hundreds of miles away attending prep school.
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U's Motzko named Big Ten coach of the year in men's hockey
Bob Motzko, in his second year as Gophers coach, led Minnesota to a 16-14-7 record and second place in the Big Ten. Player honors were announced, too.
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Williamson asked if parents received gifts for him to attend Duke
When Zion Williamson backed out of the agreement with Prime Sports in May to signing with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), agent Gina Ford claimed he owed her $100 million for breaking the contract. Williamson was drafted No. 1 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019.
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Top 10 Minnesota boys' basketball players on Gophers' radar
Here are a few of the standouts in the next three recruiting classes being targeted by the Gophers:
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Scoggins: If you don't want Gophers to cut sports, buckle up for changes
Mounting revenue loss will force athletic departments to make decisions they fear most. Do they maintain the same number of sports but reduce spending ? Or do they make the tough choice of elimination?
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Gophers guard Greenlee will transfer to new program
BJ Greenlee, a former three-star recruit and standout for The Rock School in Gainesville, Fla., is the second guard to transfer from Minnesota this spring.
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Four-star running back Irving commits to Gophers
Mar'Keise Irving, a running back out of Illinois, is the 16th member of the Gophers 2021 class and the fifth four-star recruit.
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Cut some U sports? Coyle acknowledges 'everything is on the table' in wake of pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has left a hole in the Gophers' budget, and AD Mark Coyle said, 'Everything is on the table.' Minnesota has the eighth biggest budget in the Big Ten, yet supports the fourth most sports.
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Top eight Big Ten athletic operating budgets
Ohio State is at the top at $218 million
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Around the Region
- G Javian McCollum transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma hoops in scoring
- QB Jaden Rashada transfers to Georgia after leaving Arizona State
- Reggie Bush plans to continue his fight against the NCAA after the return of his Heisman Trophy
- Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
- Former Green Bay player Kayla Karius leaves South Dakota to return to her alma mater as coach
- Longtime Hawkeyes football broadcaster Ed Podolak steps down from his radio analyst role
- Hailey Van Lith trying to make US Olympic 3x3 team; next college choice to come soon
- Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season
- UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school's second one-and-done player
- FedEx pledges $25 million over 5 years in NIL program for University of Memphis athletes
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- Five interesting facts about the NCAA transfer portal
- U football lands wide receiver transfer from Georgia
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