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Ex-Holy Angels star Destinee Oberg transfers to Gophers from Arkansas
Oberg was rated among the nation's top recruits when she picked Arkansas out of high school, and now she's coming back to Minnesota.
Colleges
Hobey Baker-winning goalie McKay gets six-month doping suspension
Dryden McKay led Minnesota State to a second-place finish in the NCAA men's hockey tournament earlier this month, including a semifinal victory over the Gophers.
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Augustana hires Gophers assistant as its first men's hockey coach
The Sioux Falls, S.D., school is scheduled to start competing in 2023-24, and will be led by Garrett Raboin, who has been the top assistant with the Gophers.
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Scoggins: Collectively speaking, boosters must come through for U
'Collectives' typically led by well-funded boosters are facilitating financial deals in the new era of name, image and likeness payments to college athletes. The Gophers need one.
Sports
Gophers defenseman Jackson LaCombe to return for another season
He is the third key player for Minnesota to announce he will stay in college for the 2022-23 season.
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Gophers spring football practice puts emphasis on improving passing game
Return of offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca has quarterback Tanner Morgan feeling confident in early going.
Colleges
Oklahoma wins NCAA women's gymnastics championship; Lee helps Auburn to 4th
Though Saturday's team final featured two medalists from the Tokyo Summer Games — Auburn's Suni Lee of St. Paul and Utah's Grace McCallum, of Isanti — the meet was decided by upperclassmen well-schooled in NCAA level demands.
Colleges
Reusse: McNeely symbolizes Minnesota State Mankato's hockey rise
A Lakeville North product, Jack McNeely exits the Mavericks program 26 years old and not ready to stop playing the game.
Gophers Football
Gophers receive commitment from Georgia prep CB Zaquan Bryan
The 5-11, 180-pounder helped lead Benedictine Military School to the Georgia Class 4A state championship last year.
Sports
Gophers football team to hold open practice on Saturday
The practice will start at 11:15 a.m. at the team's indoor practice facility at Athletes Village.
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U men's hoops needs new backcourt; eight transfers linked to team
Former Indiana guard Parker Stewart visits Minnesota's campus this weekend with other potential transfers scheduled to be on campus soon.
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Suni Lee wins beam in NCAA meet, Gophers' Ramler second on bars
Led by the Olympic gold medalist from St. Paul, Lee's Auburn team advanced to the finals; the Gophers did not but had the best finish in team history.
Colleges
Mavericks' Hastings named U.S. assistant coach for IIHF World Championship
Two of his players, meantime, signed with American Hockey League teams. Hastings led the Mavericks to the Frozen Four championship game, They lost it 5-1 to Denver.
Gophers
Olympian Knies returning to U men's hockey for another season
Matthew Knies was a second-team All-Big Ten selection this past season as a freshman.
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Imagine a Gophers men's hoops team with mostly Minnesota talent
If Ben Johnson can add North Carolina transfer Dawson Garcia, that would give the Gophers men's basketball team seven scholarship players from Minnesota.
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Suni Lee leads high-end Minnesota group to NCAA gymnastics meet
To get to the NCAA championships, Minnesotans just need to drive south on I-35 to Texas. Not everyone is taking such a direct route to the meet, which starts today.
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Dawson Garcia enters transfer portal, Gophers will be in hot pursuit
The 6-11 former McDonald's All-American from Prior Lake played for North Carolina and Marquette the last two seasons.
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Gophers newest recruit Henley brings out comparison to Coffey
Coach Ben Johnson told 6-foot-7 Jayden Henley there were similarities between his game and former Gophers star Amir Coffey, who now plays for the L.A. Clippers.
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Whalen's top assistant taking Fairfield coaching job
Thibault-DuDonis played an instrumental role on Lindsay Whalen's Gophers women's basketball staff for four seasons, including handling recruiting.
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Around the Region
- 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
- Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms
- Hunter Dickinson announces his return to KU; UCLA signs Tyler Bilodeau from portal
- Oregon State and Washington State face player exodus amid realignment
- 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
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- Macalester's Williams, New Mexico State's Odukale transfer to Gophers
- Former Gophers QB Kaliakmanis wins starting job at Rutgers
- U's Christie enters transfer portal after previously declaring for draft
- Gophers receiver enters transfer portal after enrolling in January
- Tough question for Gophers donors: Give to the U or to the athletes?
