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Gophers clinging to top recruit Koi Perich with Ohio State in pursuit
The Gophers football team enters Wednesday's national signing day with one critical recruiting battle still publicly undetermined.
High Schools
The Big List: 50 high school football players choose their colleges
Wednesday begins a three-day period for players around the country to sign with Division I and I college programs. Here's the list of Minnesota players who have made choices and a group that's still undecided.
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Meet the 2024 Gophers football recruiting class
The Gophers announced their 2024 recruiting class on Wednesday. Here is a look at the 19 high school seniors and six college transfers who joined P.J. Fleck's squad.
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Transfer, please. Fleck adjusts his philosophy for recruiting QBs
As the national signing period opens Wednesday, the Gophers will officially add three quarterbacks, and two of them are arriving via the transfer portal.
Local
Meet the St. Paul hockey mom working to keep girls hockey alive in the Capital City
Angelique McDonald Flohrs is on a mission: Get more girls on hockey rinks in St. Paul.
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Gophers prepare for bowl game amid transfer chaos, coaching changes
Gophers football players addressed the media Monday for the first time since the Nov. 25 loss to Wisconsin, which seemed like ages ago with all the developments since then.
Colleges
Former Badgers, Edina basketball player Walt McGrory dies of cancer
McGrory played in 36 games with the Badgers from 2017-21, including on Wisconsin's 2020 Big Ten title team. He was Edina's all-time leading scorer in basketball.
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Two players in portal say they'll join Gophers; another one backs out
A back-up quarterback at Fresno State and a Big 12 defensive back say they'll be coming to Minnesota while running back Trent Howland of Indiana changed his mind.
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Landfair's decision to transfer is another blow to Gophers volleyball
Taylor Landfair was the center of Gophers volleyball for two seasons. Her departure puts more pressure on coach Keegan Cook to shape what comes next.
Colleges
NDSU loses in 2OT of FCS semifinals
Second-seeded Montana (13-1) will face top-seeded and defending champion South Dakota State (14-0), owner of a 28-game winning streak, in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 7.
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Defensive tackle flips transfer commitment from U to Louisville
Jordan Guerad was a first-team All-Conference USA selection this season at Florida International and has two years of eligibility remaining.
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Gophers volleyball standout Landfair enters transfer portal
Taylor Landfair was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2022 and made the All-Big Ten first team this season in her first year under Keegan Cook.
Colleges
Former Hopkins star Nnaji leaves basketball to pursue medical degree
Maya Nnaji, an Arizona sophomore basketball player from Hopkins, said she needs to focus on her primary goal: becoming a physician.
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Park Center honors Carrington, who's left U hoops to focus on mental health
Braeden Carrington was celebrated by his current and former teams as he takes a break from the Gophers to "put myself first."
High Schools
Why Wisconsin? Minnesota's No. 1-ranked offensive lineman explains.
Irondale's Emerson Mandell said the Wisconsin coaches were more concerned about him as a person than as a football player. "They never pressured me."
Randball
An NIL 'salary cap' (and floor) for college sports? Would it work?
Name, image and likeness was intended to help amateur athletes make money off their talent. But solving one issue has created another — and sent the NCAA off in search of a solution.
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Reusse: Coyle, don't let U baseball wither after Anderson retires
With John Anderson retiring in 2024 after coaching the Gophers for 43 seasons, athletic director Mark Coyle should bolster the baseball program with a great who's already in town.
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Gophers men's hockey inconsistency sets up tense second half
The Gophers entered the season with huge holes to fill and were up-and-down all the way up to their four-week winter break.
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Gophers volleyball will face Stanford, Texas in Labor Day showcase in Milwaukee
The four-team event also includes Wisconsin and will be televised by Fox.
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Around the Region
- Nebraska regent suggests putting fans' ashes under the football field. Her idea was dead on arrival
- Investigators recommend Northwestern enhance hazing prevention training
- Big East signs 6-year rights agreement with Fox Sports, NBC and TNT
- Schlossnagle says Texas needs to get ready for 'major leagues' of college baseball in the SEC
- JuJu Watkins enjoying summer, dreams of playing in 2028 Olympics in hometown Los Angeles
- Rival revival: Texas snags baseball coach Schlossnagle from Texas A&M after Aggies finish 2nd at CWS
- NCAA council votes to remove cannabis from banned drug list, removes limits on on-field coaches
- Minnesota's Darwitz, Wendell-Pohl inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
- Vitello teams that played with attitude and edge laid foundation for Vols' national championship run
- Tennessee earns first national title in baseball with 6-5 win over Texas A&M
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