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Pease throws shutout as Gophers softball wins 11th in a row
Autumn Pease led a sweep of Michigan, leaving the Gophers as the third seed for the Big Ten tournament this week in Champaign, Ill.
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Ex-Minnehaha star transfers to U after stints at Iowa State, Auburn
Craig McDonald played three games at defensive back for Iowa State and sparingly for Auburn last year before enterting the transfer portal again and choosing Minnesota.
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How does a 6-11, 300-plus-pound ex-football player fit with U hoops?
During spring workouts, the Gophers men's basketball team had no physical presence like freshman Pharrel Payne, whose 6-9, 255-pound frame is a load. But they will soon.
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Four homers, two by Krapf, power Gophers softball to 10th straight victory
Taylor Krapf had six RBI and Jess Oakland a homer and four RBI for Minnesota in a 13-10 win over Michigan.
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Four homers, two by Taylor Krapf, power Gophers softball to 10th straight victory
Taylor Krapf had six RBI and Jess Oakland a homer and four RBI for Minnesota in a 13-10 win over Michigan.
Colleges
Reusse: Onetime Gophers punter nears career end as baseball coach
Paul Blanchard, retiring after 27 years with Southwest Minnesota State baseball, punted 13 times in a rout by Nebraska — while he was a cancer patient.
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Pease's two-hitter gives Gophers softball its ninth straight victory
Minnesota beat Michigan 3-0 as Maddy Ehlke drove in two runs on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and a homer in the sixth.
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U golf star McCauley wants to be known for more than her scores
While her college golf career was off to a strong start, Isabella McCauley believed she could benefit from fine-tuning her mental approach on the course.
High Schools
6-foot-3 Albany girls basketball star commits to St. Thomas
Alyssa Sand raised her profile when she put up 29 points and 21 rebounds in the Class 2A girls basketball final against Providence Academy.
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Reusse: Last player from U's 2019 World Series team trying for repeat
Natalie DenHartog, who ranks second in Big Ten softball history with 69 home runs, has gone from the youngster on the 2019 Gophers to the most experienced player on a solid 2023 squad.
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Gophers radio voice Mike Grimm recognizes that Natalie DenHartog swing
Grimm watched her father, John, play ball when they were both attending Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
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Gophers softball team to host Michigan in final weekend of regular season
The Gophers have won eight games in a row and are 12-2 at home this season.
Lynx
As Lynx's 'Pied Piper,' Gophers assistant, Banham keeps growing
"I just see things differently," said Rachel Banham, who is coming off perhaps her best WNBA season and is working for the Gophers under Dawn Plitzuweit.
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She could barely throw home, now Gophers ace is among Big Ten's best
Last season, Autumn Pease wondered if injuries had ended her career. This year she is a frontrunner for Big Ten softball pitcher of the year and has the Gophers surging.
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Gophers softball year-by-year pitching leaders
From Sara Moulton to Sara Groenewegen to Amber Fiser and now to Autumn Pease, the Gophers have had an exceptional run of talent in the circle.
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U women's basketball adds transfer guard and flips West Virginia recruit
Coach Dawn Plitzuweit, who came to the Gophers from West Virginia, bolstered her 2023-24 roster twice on Wednesday.
Business
Booming women's sports, spending attract Minnesota companies
Brands are becoming more willing to attach themselves to women's sports, gaining consumer attention in a less-crowded advertising sphere.
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Gophers award Big Ten Medal of Honor to Heise, Schmitz
The award goes to the top female and male athlete at each school in the conference.
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Any guards out there? U men's basketball still scouring portal
More than two dozen guards who were contacted by the Gophers after entering the portal have committed elsewhere, including two in the past few days.
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Around the Region
- Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venues
- UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
- EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover
- St. Thomas hockey to follow Arizona State into NCHC, as league expands to 10 teams
- Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women's sports is soaring
- Green Bay's Doug Gottlieb believes he can balance his new coaching job with his national radio show
- With CFP snub still stinging, Atlantic Coast Conference ponders how to boost football perceptions
- Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb moves into coaching ranks as he takes over Green Bay's program
- Texas A&M-Notre Dame matchup will be in prime time on ABC on Aug. 31
- Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history
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