Pitino's frontcourt looking for bigger impact Saturday vs. LMU
The Gophers frontcourt was limited with foul trouble and lingering injuries in Wednesday's opener vs. Green Bay. Liam Robbins, Brandon Johnson and company look to bounce back Saturday against Loyola Marymount.
Scoggins: Canceled game cancels trip from Singapore (and other odd Axe stories)
University graduate Neil Mumm is among the fans who are missing the annual Paul Bunyan Axe rivalry this weekend. So is a guy who turned heads and found a new friend by walking into a bar with his own Axe.
Gophers cornerback Durr has persevered through injury, pandemic
Coney Durr has gone from coveted recruit with more than 30 college offers, to rising-star freshman with the Gophers, to now as a fifth-year senior experiencing the physical and mental toll of recovering from injury and COVID-19.
No. 3 Gophers rally to edge No 6 Minnesota Duluth in women's hockey
Abbey Murphy, the preseason WCHA freshman of the year, tied the game and classmate Anne Cherkowski got the eventual game-winner for the Gophers.
Other Big Ten teams' virus issues suggest 2nd Gophers game could be off
Based on the two Big Ten programs that have canceled games, Wisconsin and Maryland, don't be surprised if the next weekend's Gophers-Northwestern game isn't played
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Big leaps for St. Thomas' Glenn Caruso include FCS, Zoom
Frank Caruso was an attorney in Greenwich, Conn., and so admired by his son Glenn that the young man's intention after Ithaca College was to…
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Gophers women's hockey sweeps Minnesota Duluth in road series
Emily Oden scored the eventual winner on a power play late in the second period.
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LMU coach Stan Johnson's ties to Minnesota include recruiting ex-Prior Lake star Dawson Garcia
First-year Loyola Marymount coach Stan Johnson will lead his team against the Gophers on Saturday, but he competed against Minnesota previously in recruiting. Johnson was the Marquette assistant who helped land five-star Prior Lake big man Dawson Garcia last year.
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Three-guard offense gives Gophers a formidable look for opponents
Returning guards Marcus Carr and Gabe Kalscheur combined with newcomer Both Gach to score 66 points in Minnesota's season-opening victory over Green Bay.
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Gophers-Loyola Marymount gameday preview
The Gophers play Loyola Marymount on Saturday in the first of back-to-back games against their West Coast Conference opponent.
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Great debut: Minnehaha's Suggs scores 24 as No. 1 Gonzaga beats Kansas
Jalen Suggs stepped onto the floor for his first college basketball game on Thursday — against one of the nation's blue bloods and ion front of a national audience.
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Gophers women's hockey has role in reopening on-campus sports at UMD
The No. 3 Gophers women's hockey team will travel to Duluth for a two-game series starting Friday against No. 6 Minnesota Duluth.
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Ohio State stands alone atop Big Ten football; national chatter more precarious
The undefeated Buckeyes offense is undeniably dynamic and loaded. But the CFP selection committee had reservations about other aspects of Ohio State.
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Carr's 35-point game for Gophers among NCAA's top 2020 debuts
The Gophers desperately needed Marcus Carr's 21 second-half points to answer a surge by Green Bay that shrunk his team's 33-point lead to just 70-60.
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Megan Ryan's Big Ten football rankings
The two undefeated teams at the top of each division are also at the top of the rankings.
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What to watch this week in Big Ten football
Two games Saturday stand out.
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Opening-night blowout win is 'good step' for Gophers basketball
Marcus Carr tied a career high with 35 points as the Gophers overcame a sloppy start to the second half and pulled away to beat Wisconsin-Green Bay by 30 points.
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Bateman ends his Gophers career by opting out again
Rashod Bateman, the reigning Big Ten receiver of the year, won't be back with the Gophers when their current pause for COVID-19 ends.
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Thanksgiving will be anything but usual for idle Gophers football
Grab-and-go individual meals will replace the usual team gathering Thursday as Gophers football weathers a COVID-19 outbreak that has already canceled one game and is seriously threatening another.
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Curry gets the start; two guards sidelined in Gophers basketball opener
Gophers redshirt senior big man Eric Curry, who missed last season with a knee injury, was in the starting lineup for Wednesday's opener against Green Bay. Guards David Mutaf and Tre' Williams missed the game.
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Gophers-Wisconsin-Green Bay game recap
A look back at Wednesday night's game.
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Will Ryan, son of ex-Badgers coach, makes D-I coaching debut vs. Gophers
Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Will Ryan makes his Division I coaching debut Wednesday night against his father's old rival Gophers at the Barn. Ryan, the son of ex-Badgers coach Bo Ryan, had some 'interesting memories' of Williams Arena.
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Carr enters Gophers season with one goal: 'I just want to win'
The junior point guard has yet to be part of a winning college team but believes the pieces are in place for this Gophers squad.
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Gameday preview: Gophers vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay
Junior transfers Both Gach (Utah) and Liam Robbins (Drake) received good news this fall when the NCAA approved their waivers to play this season.
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Healthy Curry could start opener for Gophers
Eric Curry, a 6-9 senior, is back to full strength, and Brandon Johnson is recovering from an ankle injury.
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