Gophers
Hartman: Walk-on kicker bails out Gophers
Emmit Carpenter missed an earlier attempt, but his late field goal proved the difference against Rutgers.
Outdoors
Anderson: Poaching case holds disappointment, lessons for DNR
Last week the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) suffered another, and perhaps final, setback in its attempt to successfully prosecute an alleged west-central Minnesota deer poacher.
Vikings
Ankle injury sidelines Sendejo in first quarter
Sendejo suffered the injury after he picked off Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz and returned it to the 2-yard line. He didn't realize he had gotten hurt until he got back to the sideline. He has no idea what specifically caused the injury.
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Record soccer crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium watches U.S. women win
Captain Carli Lloyd scored twice to spur her team to victory at U.S. Bank Stadium in an exhibition match in front of 23,400 fans.
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Gallery: U.S. women 5, Switzerland 1
The U.S. women's national soccer team defeated Switzerland 5-1 in an exhibition match at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday.
Gophers
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Gophers' trip to Illinois could lead to another big fall
With the Gophers heading to Illinois this week, coming off a near disaster against Rutgers, this might be a good time to review their last trip to Champaign.
Gophers
No. 3 Gophers volleyball loses to No. 1 Nebraska in five sets
The No. 3 Gophers volleyball team suffered its fourth loss of the season Sunday — all to teams ranked in the nation's top 15.
Gophers
Gophers-Rutgers game replay
Minnesota led 21-3 after the first quarter, but Rutgers rallied behind Gio Rescigno (220 passing yards) and Justin Goodwin (179 all-purpose yards). Minnesota needed a 28-yard field goal from Emmit Carpenter with six seconds remaining to avoid a devastating loss.
Wild
Kuemper's rough night in goal leads to 6-3 Wild loss to Islanders
Zach Parise scored two goals, including the 300th of his career, but the Islanders scored three times in the second and third periods to send the Wild to another road loss.
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