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Gophers freshman guard Abdoulaye Thiam enters the transfer portal
The 6-3 former junior college transfer is the first to transfer with eligiblity left from current Minnesota roster.
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Can't row his boat: Loewe moves on from basketball to U's fishing team
Once he graduates with his master's degree, senior Luke Loewe hopes to achieve his dream of becoming a pro angler. But he has a more pressing problem right now.
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Former U holder O'Brien reveals he's battling cancer for 6th time
"It's not gonna let me off the hook that easy," said Casey O'Brien as he talked about facing lung surgery and another set of challenges.
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Gophers baseball team loses to South Dakota State at Siebert Field
The Jackrabbits, with the help of a grand slam, took a 10-0 lead in the third inning.
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Former Gophers standout Boye Mafe burnishes his resume for NFL Draft
Mafe dominated in the Senior Bowl and performed well in several areas at the NFL Combine, opening first-round possibilities.
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Garcia, Cooper officially sign with the Gophers
Prior Lake's Dawson Garcia, the highest ranked recruit for the Gophers men's basketball team in years, officially signed his letter-of-intent on Tuesday.
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Ending a drought: U to have first offensive lineman drafted in 16 years
Sixteen years, 185 games and six head coaches later, a long drought for the U is about to end. Daniel Faalele is certain to be drafted and one of his teammates could get taken, too.
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Illinois prep tight end fifth to commit to Gophers football for 2023
The three-star recruit from Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill., will be part of Minnesota's Class of 2023.
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Nine from Minnesota to watch out for in the NFL draft
A half-dozen Gophers and three former Minnesota high school stars are among those who could be taken during the seven rounds of the draft.
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Shelby Frank breaks Gophers' record in discus at Louisiana State Alumni Gold meet
The sophomore from Grand Forks, N.D., had a throw of 196 feet, 3 inches in the disus; seven teammates also won title at the LSU Alumni Gold meet.
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Reusse: Big Ten series for Gophers baseball and softball teams converge
In neighboring parks, both squads swept to victories Friday, fell Saturday and were looking for redemption on Sunday.
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Gophers coach John Anderson wins 600th Big Ten game
Minnesota beat Penn State 7-3, giving Anderson a 600-390 record in conference play.
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Gophers football team adds defensive line transfer from Houston Baptist
Defensive tackle Kyler Baugh has two years of eligibility remaining and will be making the jump from the FCS level.
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With 60 D1 football offers, decision nears for Cooper star Howard
Jaxon Howard, one of the most highly coveted prep football players in Minnesota history, is making visits to the Gophers, LSU and Miami before choosing a school.
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Gophers land Morehead State point guard transfer Ta'Lon Cooper
Needing guards, Minnesota added Cooper, who ranked seventh in Division I basketball with 5.9 assists per game.
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Gophers' Coaches Caravan returns this spring
Several University of Minnesota coaches will appear at four different cities in the coming months, starting with a stop at Chaska on May 9.
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Big Ten basketball tournaments coming to Minneapolis in 2023, 2024
Target Center will host the 2023 women's tourney and the men's and women's tourney in 2024, the Big Ten announced Wednesday.
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Timberwolves loss was predictable; a deep look at Gophers recruiting
Host Michael Rand took a look at the Wolves' 124-96 loss to Memphis and welcomed Gophers men's basketball writer Marcus Fuller onto Wednesday's Daily Delivery podcast.
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Garcia chooses U, wants role in 'getting Minnesota basketball back'
The 6-foot-11 forward from Prior Lake, who started 12 games for the North Carolina last season, will become the seventh scholarship player from Minnesota on the 2022-23 roster.
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Next challenge for Gophers men's basketball: Find a new point guard
Point guards from two mid-major programs are visiting the campus and Gophers men's basketball coach Ben Johnson this week as the team seeks a replacement for Peyton Willis.
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Around the Region
- Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
- NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
- Virginia law allows the state's colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals
- Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark
- Hanna and Haley Cavinder say they're returning for 1 last season at Miami
- 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
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- Former Hopkins basketball star transferring from Michigan to U
- Mitchell, a 6-8 rebounding machine, likes the fit with U men's basketball
- 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
