Tanner Morgan returning to Gophers in 2022 for his 6th season
Morgan, who helped Minnesota beat Wisconsin 23-13 on Sunday, has posted a program-record 26 victories as a starter. He'll take advantage of a sixth season because of the NCAA's COVID-19 waiver.
Gophers women's basketball crushes Texas-San Antonio 81-52
The Gophers overcame a slow start, and got balanced scoring from 12 players led by Jasmine Powell's season-high 23 points.
Scoggins: Title shot gone, Fleck still had Gophers ready to beat Badgers
Emotionally, mentally, physically, Minnesota was ready to retake the Axe. The Gophers took the fight to their biggest rivals in a performance that put their best version on display.
Gophers volleyball enters Selection Sunday focused on themselves
Coach Hugh McCutcheon isn't getting caught up in RPI or rankings as the team prepares to learn its seed for the NCAA tournament next week.
North Dakota edges Gophers men's hockey for series split
Minnesotan Mark Senden had two goals and an assist for the Fighting Hawks who built a 3-0 lead.
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Getting a grip: Gophers chop down Wisconsin 23-13 to reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe
The Gophers on Saturday celebrated with Paul Bunyan's Axe in Minnesota for the first time since 2003 by beating Wisconsin 23-13. Tanner Morgan passed for 199 yards and Minnesota's defense limited the Badgers to just six points on offense.
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Gophers women's hockey loses title game of Smashville Showcase
The No. 3 Gophers women's hockey team lost to No. 8 Colgate 2-1. The result ended Minnesota's winning streak at 11 games.
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Badgers mistakes, poor run attack vs. Gophers end hopes to win Big Ten West
Rushing leader Braelon Allen's streak of seven straight 100-yard games was snapped in Saturday's loss.
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Gophers seniors rejoice in thrill of winning the Axe at home
Players stung by last December's loss at Wisconsin were happy to return the favor to the Badgers this time around.
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Saturday's Gophers-Wisconsin game recap
A look back at Saturday afternoon's game at Huntington Bank Stadium.
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Final: Gophers beat Badgers 23-13 for Paul Bunyan's Axe
With hopes for winning the Big Ten West taken away by Nebraska's fourth-quarter collapse against Iowa, the Gophers' attention turns to reclaiming Paul Bunyan's Axe from Wisconsin.
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Preview: Gophers women's basketball vs. Texas-San Antonio
The Gophers and Roadrunners are meeting for the first time since they played twice in the 1984-85 season
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Gophers seek to play spoiler, win Axe vs. Wisconsin
A Minnesota victory would give Iowa the Big Ten West Division title. If Wisconsin retains Paul Bunyan's Axe, it wins the West.
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Live at noon, 1 p.m.: St. John's, Bemidji St. in NCAA football playoffs
St. John's is host to Linfield in the second round of the Division III playoffs; Bemidji St. plays at Colorado School of Mines in Division II. Tap here for video and game previews.
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Gophers men's hockey cures Friday night woes with 5-1 win at North Dakota
Bryce Brodzinski scored the first and final goals.
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Gophers volleyball topples Penn State in four sets
U's Stephanie Samedy and Jeanna Wenaas had double-doubles.
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Scalia's hot shooting sparks Gophers women's basketball to 73-54 win over Bradley
Eleven of of Sara Scalia's 19 points came in a 17-3 run to end the third quarter that put the Gophers up 15 at halftime and in control for good.
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Scoggins: Morgan tries to cap difficult senior season with second swing of the Axe
Tanner Morgan helped the Gophers defeat Wisconsin as a freshman but has shouldered the disappointment of losing back-to-back games to the Badgers.
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Gophers miss chance to play for Big Ten West title but still hoping for the Axe
Nebraska's fourth-quarter meltdown led to Iowa win, which eliminated Minnesota's title hopes.
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Gophers vs. Wisconsin: 3 story lines, 2 key matchups, 1 prediction
Minnesota will be looking to win Paul Bunyan's Axe for the second time in four years after a 14-year drought that finally ended in 2018.
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U women's hockey advances to Smashville Showcase title game
Taylor Heise and Catie Skaja each score two goals in win over Mercyhurst.
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Iowa's 19-point fourth-quarter rally knocks Gophers out of Big Ten West race
Minnesota needed Nebraska to beat the Iowa. But the Hawkeyes rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat the Cornhuskers 28-21.
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Inside linebackers are heart and soul of Badgers' elite defense
The linebacker duo of Leo Chenal and Jack Sanborn is key to a Badgers squad that leads the nation in total defense and rushing defense.
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Little depth, excellent three-point shooting defense among 5 things about 5-0 Gophers
The Gophers haven't played the toughest schedule to open the season, but several things about coach Ben Johnson's team have been revealed in its undefeated start.
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Gophers face three former Minnesotans in today's game against Bradley
Gabi Haack, a fifth-year senior from Elk River, scored 27 points on Monday and is Bradley's all-time leading scorer.
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