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Meyers' three points spark Gophers men's hockey over Michigan State
Ben Meyers scored two goals and added an assist as the No. 9 Gophers men's hockey team beat Michigan State 4-1 on Friday night in East Lansing
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Reusse: Once far removed, U's Ramberg is undersized, unlikely contributor for Gophers
Will Ramberg came to the Gophers men's basketball team by way of Cook County High School and McGill University in Montreal.
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Power Poll: Shakeup in Big Ten pecking order after Michigan State's rise, Purdue's slide
Marcus Fuller returns with his first Big Ten men's hoops power poll for 2022. Michigan State, Illinois, and Wisconsin are rising fast.
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Gophers co-defensive coordinator Harasymiak leaving for Rutgers
The New Jersey native has coached Minnesota's defensive backs and safeties the past three years. He will be defensive coordinator for the Scarlet Knights.
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Former Gophers coach Brenda Frese keeps delivering big for Maryland
The Iowa native, who has guided the Terps to the Women's Final Four three times, is aiming for a fourth in Minneapolis.
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Cheap hit knocks out Kirill Kaprizov; Gophers hoops with Marcus Fuller
The Wild got a much-needed win over Pittsburgh but it came with great cost. Plus, Marcus Fuller joins to talk Gophers hoops and Mark Craig shares his NFL picks.
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Gophers women's basketball fends off Rutgers for first Big Ten win
The Gophers won with head coach Lindsay Whalen back home in Minnesota recovering from having her appendix removed earlier in the week.
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Gophers men's hockey opens second half vs. improved Michigan State
The No. 9 Gophers are looking to win more consistently after splitting their past five series. Michigan State is 7-3 in its past 10 games.
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Minnesota's Brown brothers fit great on opposite ends of D-I hoops
Basketball Across Minnesota: Kendall Brown is a freshman star for No. 1 Baylor. His older brother, Courtney, is redshirting at St. Thomas, new to Division I.
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Gophers' Whalen has emergency surgery, will miss Rutgers game
Associate head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis will coach the team against the Scarlet Knights on Thursday as Lindsay Whalen recovers from appendectomy.
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Gophers-Rutgers women's basketball game preview
Both teams are searching for their first Big Ten victory of the season.
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Four things learned from Gophers men's basketball loss against Illinois
After a long break, the Gophers were humbled Tuesday losing big to the Illini. What did they learn?
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Gophers football: Who starts at each position in 2022?
Tanner Morgan and other key players are set to return next season, but the Gophers will have several new starters on both lines and college rosters are always in-flux.
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Gophers men's basketball overwhelmed by Illinois in 76-53 loss
The Gophers were outscored 42-18 in the paint in a game that was one-sided from the start. Kofi Cockburn finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks for Illinois.
Illinois 76, Gophers 53
Gophers men's basketball lost to Illinois State at Williams Arena on January 4, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Reusse: Gophers met their match, but Johnson looks like an upgrade
Although Illinois dominated Tuesday, Gophers men's basketball coach Ben Johnson has generated optimism, while his predecessor Richard Pitino finds himself in a predicament.
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Gophers land former Edina standout Carroll as transfer from Notre Dame
Quinn Carroll, a 6-7, 315-pounder, was the top-ranked recruit in Minnesota in the 2019 class.
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Gophers land Lorenza Surgers, a graduate transfer from Vanderbilt
The 6-5, 265-pound defensive end will have two years of eligibility remaining with Minnesota.
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Gophers, Illini led by two of nation's top transfers in Battle, Plummer
Pregame: The Gophers and the Illini face off Tuesday night not knowing where they would be without the two top scoring transfers in the Big Ten.
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Around the Region
- Reggie Bush reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner. Changes in NCAA rules led to the decision
- 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
- PWHL Minnesota allows late comeback to Montreal, fails to clinch playoff berth
- NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
- Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
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- Changing up the guards: Oregon transfer interests U, visits campus
- U football lands wide receiver transfer from Georgia
- Ex-Gophers forward Payne transferring to Texas A&M
- McCauley makes golf history for Gophers with comeback for the ages
- After saying he'd stay, U point guard Hawkins entering transfer portal
