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Going to Carolina, LaFontaine leaves 'piece of his heart' with Gophers
Goalie Jack LaFontaine is the first Gophers player to leave for the NHL midseason in nearly 15 years, signing with the Hurricanes on Sunday.
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Lessons from Indiana loss: Three-point defense, ball movement suffer
The Gophers men's basketball team saw Payton Willis break out of a Big Ten slump, but his play was overshadowed by concerns about the offense and defense.
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Gophers land another defensive line transfer from Clemson
Darnell Jefferies was teammates at Clemson with Nyles Pinckney, who transferred to the Gophers at this time last year.
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Third U football assistant leaves, will take Indiana defensive coordinator job
Chad Wilt, the defensive line coach, is the third departure from the Gophers coaching staff in four days. All have received promotions.
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Gophers women's hockey rolls to another victory over St. Thomas
Abigail Boreen had a hat trick as the Gophers routed the Tommies 8-2 at St. Thomas Ice Arena.
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Gophers tight ends coach leaving for promotion at Colorado
Clay Patterson will become passing game coordinator and tight ends coach for the Buffaloes. He's the second assistant to leave in three days.
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Hot-shooting Indiana wears down U with depth, three-point shooting
The Gophers erased a 12-point deficit to take the lead in the second half, but fell victim in the final minutes to Indiana's depth.
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Gophers star goalie LaFontaine leaves team to sign NHL deal
In a stunning move, Jack LaFontaine signed with the Carolina Hurricanes, ending his Gophers career a day after he helped Minnesota to a series sweep at Michigan State.
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Gophers wrestlers dominate Northwestern
The 11th-ranked Gophers won the first six matches to build a huge lead and ultimately beat No. 23 Northwestern 31-9.
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With Powell out, Gophers women's basketball falls 87-73 to No. 10 Maryland
Guard Jasmine Powell, the Gophers' second-leading scorer, missed the game to return home to Detroit for her grandmother's funeral.
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Minnesota native Thompson coming up big for Indiana after considering transfer home to Gophers
Race Thompson, who helped Indiana win Sunday, talked to Gophers coach Ben Johnson after entering transfer portal in March.
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Former St. Thomas football player receives year workhouse sentence for dorm room rape
Defendant to serve one year at Ramsey County workhouse, 30 years probation.
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Gophers point guard Powell to miss Sunday's game vs. Maryland
Jasmine Powell is back at her home in Detroit to attend the funeral of her grandmother. Powell leads the team in assists (5.7) and is second in scoring (13.5) and rebounds (4.7) for the 8-7 Gophers.
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Gophers to get top bench scorer Sean Sutherlin back healthy against Indiana
Pregame: Senior Sean Sutherlin, who averages eight points, missed the second half of Illini game with ankle injury.
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Gophers men's hockey rallies to sweep Michigan State
Trailing 3-1, the Gophers scored the last five goals to pull away.
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Gophers women's hockey routs St. Thomas 8-0
Abigail Noreen and Savannah Norcross each scored two goals for the No. 5 Gophers.
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Gophers women's hockey routs St. Thomas 8-0
Abigail Noreen and Savannah Norcross each scored two goals for the No. 5 Gophers.
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Gophers coach Lindsay Whalen to miss Maryland game, eyeing Tuesday return
Whalen, who had an emergency appendectomy last Tuesday, plans to return to the team in time for Wednesday's game against Wisconsin.
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Gophers face gantlet of talented big men with a depleted frontcourt
The Gophers were overpowered by Illinois' Kofi Cockburn, and up next is Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis on Sunday.
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Gophers-Indiana men's basketball game preview
The Gophers look to bounce back from their second loss this season Sunday on the road against Indiana.
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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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