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U softball wins twice, advances to face UCLA in NCAA regional final
After powering past Long Beach State, the Gophers bats stayed hot in a rematch with Fresno State to set up Sunday's final with the Bruins.
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Gophers fall to Fresno State in NCAA softball regional
Minnesota was shut out 3-0, getting only two hits. The Gophers face an elimination game on Saturday.
Gophers Basketball
U's Johnson on losing 10 players: 'I don't take any of this stuff personal'
Head coach Ben Johnson and newly hired assistant Marcus Jenkins answered questions about the team and themselves. Here are five highlights from that session.
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Gophers coach Johnson lands Florida junior college shooter Thiam
Indian River State College freshman guard Abdoulaye Thiam gives the Gophers their second recruit in 24 hours.
Colleges
Pro day propelled three Minnesota hopefuls into shots at NFL rosters
Former D-II and D-II stars found scouts' eyes; two landed jobs.
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Minnesota represented well on U.S. Women's National Team selection camp
The camp in Blaine from June 1-6 will be key in determining the roster for the U.S. in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
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Grad transfer Deja Winters joins Gophers women's basketball team
The 5-11 guard played two seasons at Seton Hall and two at North Carolina A&T.
Colleges
Macalester football coach Tony Jennison resigning to become fundraiser for college
Jennison, the Scots' winningest coach in 50 years, led the school to the 2014 Division III playoffs.
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Seeking depth, Gophers get big-man transfer Daniels from Stephen F. Austin
The Gophers are hoping 6-foot-9 graduate transfer Charlie Daniels can provide some needed frontcourt depth.
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Four 'super seniors' kept U softball strong through coaching changes
With Amber Fiser in the circle for a fifth season and three classmates behind her in the infield, Minnesota is where it wants to be: the NCAA tournament.
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NCAA softball preview: Los Angeles regional
The Gophers, the Big Ten runner-up, are making their eighth NCAA appearance in the past nine seasons, playing in a regional with three California teams.
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Gophers soccer coach Stefanie Golan leaves for Missouri job
Golan, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, hails from St. Charles, Mo., and spent nine seasons coaching the Gophers.
Gophers Basketball
Totino-Grace's Watson-Saulsberry gets U's attention with his potential
Demarion Watson-Saulsberry wasn't a starter as a high school sophomore, but he was on a loaded Minnehaha Academy team that featured Jalen Suggs and Chet Holmgren.
High Schools
Pandemic pulls softball-loving sisters so close they could be Border Battle opponents
COVID-19 wiped out pitcher Maddie Schwartz's 2020 season at Wisconsin, allowing her to return home and grow closer to her four-years-younger sister Sydney. Now she and her Gophers-bound sister could end up facing each other in college.
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Whalen hires Clemson assistant Gray-Miller for Gophers staff
Shimmy Gray-Miller has 20 years of experience, including eight as head coach at St. Louis University.
Gophers Basketball
Gophers men's basketball expected to play in North Carolina event
The two games will be scheduled the weekend after new coach Ben Johnson makes his Gophers coaching debut at Williams Arena on Nov. 9.
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U's All-American transfer Fox out 6 to 9 months after knee surgery
Former Division II All-American forward Parker Fox from Mahtomedi suffered the injury while working out a few days after committing to the U.
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Noon-hour basketball with U coach Johnson and KG 'was like NBA Finals Game 7'
As Kevin Garnett was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, Ben Johnson couldn't help but flash back to when Garnett guarded him in a pickup game.
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U softball team meets Fresno State to open NCAA tournament
The Gophers will be part of a douvle-eliminationregional in Los Angeles with UCLA, the No. 2 overall seed, and Long Beach State.
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Gophers men, women third in Big Ten track
Keon Benjamin became the Gophers' second Big Ten 100-meter champion when he won in 10.26 seconds, and set a school record of 20.62 in placing third in the 200.
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Around the Region
- 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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- Former Hopkins basketball star transferring from Michigan to U
- Gophers men's basketball lands big-man transfer Mitchell from Canisius
- Penn State's starting goalie transfers to Gophers men's hockey
- U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal
- Gophers women's basketball gets Nebraska transfer Annika Stewart of Wayzata
