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Five questions as Gophers football team opens practice Monday startribune.com/minnesota-go…

Five questions as Gophers football team opens practice Monday

The Gophers begin preparation for the 2024 season, which kicks off Aug. 29 against North Carolina.

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Steve Jackman, University of Minnesota All-American swimmer once dubbed 'Fastest Man in the World,' has died startribune.com/steve-jackma…
Steve Jackman, University of Minnesota All-America swimmer once dubbed ‘Fastest Man in the World,’...

Steve Jackman, University of Minnesota All-America swimmer once dubbed ‘Fastest Man in the World,’...

He went on to have a long, distinguished career as a radiologist.

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Steve Jackman, University of Minnesota All-American swimmer once dubbed 'Fastest Man in the World,' has died startribune.com/steve-jackma…
Steve Jackman, University of Minnesota All-America swimmer once dubbed ‘Fastest Man in the World,’...

Steve Jackman, University of Minnesota All-America swimmer once dubbed ‘Fastest Man in the World,’...

He went on to have a long, distinguished career as a radiologist.

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Big Ten quarterback shuffle: Transfers expected to start for 14 of 18 conference teams startribune.com/minnesota-go…
Big Ten quarterback shuffle: Transfers expected to start for 14 of 18 conference teams

Big Ten quarterback shuffle: Transfers expected to start for 14 of 18 conference teams

The Gophers certainly aren’t the only team using the transfer portal to fill the most important position in football.

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Gophers senior Parker Fox can't play in Twin Cities Pro-Am league, but he's doing everything else startribune.com/gophers-mens…
Gophers senior Parker Fox can’t play in Twin Cities Pro-Am league, but he’s doing everything else

Gophers senior Parker Fox can’t play in Twin Cities Pro-Am league, but he’s doing everything else

With the Gophers protecting players from injury, Parker Fox sponsored a team in the Twin Cities Pro-Am league, where he coaches and does interviews for his podcast.

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Khyree Jackson is remembered by his Oregon teammates at Big Ten media days startribune.com/khyree-jacks…
Khyree Jackson is remembered by his Oregon teammates at Big Ten media days

Khyree Jackson is remembered by his Oregon teammates at Big Ten media days

“We have to be grateful for the time we got to spend with Khyree, someone who was really tough for our team,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said.

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When it comes to men's pro drafts, the Gophers were truly elite in 2024 startribune.com/when-it-come…
When it comes to men’s pro drafts, the Gophers were truly elite in 2024

When it comes to men’s pro drafts, the Gophers were truly elite in 2024

Minnesota was one of just two schools to have players selected in the NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB drafts, the mark of a well-rounded program.

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Gophers' P.J. Fleck's message at Big Ten Media Days says: 'In 2024, it's OK to love where you're at' startribune.com/gophers-foot…
Gophers’ P.J. Fleck’s message at Big Ten Media Days: ‘In 2024, it’s OK to love where you’re at’

Gophers’ P.J. Fleck’s message at Big Ten Media Days: ‘In 2024, it’s OK to love where you’re at’

P.J. Fleck, entering his eighth season as Gophers football coach, voiced appreciation for Minnesota’s continuity at a time with so much changing in college sports.

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Minnesota Aurora standout Katie Duong signs with USL W Super League team startribune.com/minnesota-au…
Minnesota Aurora standout Katie Duong signs with USL W Super League team

Minnesota Aurora standout Katie Duong signs with USL W Super League team

Katie Duong, who led the Aurora in goals and assists this past season, is joining the DC Power Football Club in the new USL W Super League.

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Are the four Big Ten newcomers ready to battle in the 'NFL of college football?' startribune.com/gophers-foot…
Are the four Big Ten newcomers ready to battle in the ‘NFL of college football’?

Are the four Big Ten newcomers ready to battle in the ‘NFL of college football’?

Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are getting grilled on their physicality at Big Ten media days in what has become an 18-team super conference.

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Top-ranked recruit in Minnesota, Tommy Ahneman, narrows list to five, including Gophers startribune.com/gophers-bask…
Top-ranked recruit in Minnesota, Tommy Ahneman, narrows list to five, including Gophers

Top-ranked recruit in Minnesota, Tommy Ahneman, narrows list to five, including Gophers

Tommy Ahneman, a four-star recruit who transferred from Fargo to Cretin Derham-Hall, recently cut his list to five schools.

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LSU cornerback Javien Toviano arrested on accusation of video voyeurism, authorities say startribune.com/lsu-cornerba…
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Utah State football player dies in an apparent drowning at reservoir startribune.com/utah-state-f…
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Dawson Garcia, top scorer for the Gophers men's basketball team, recovering from foot surgery startribune.com/dawson-garci…
Dawson Garcia, top scorer for the Gophers men’s basketball team, recovering from foot surgery

Dawson Garcia, top scorer for the Gophers men’s basketball team, recovering from foot surgery

The Big Ten’s leading returning scorer, Dawson Garcia is expected to resume activities in September after suffering a left foot injury in practice this month.

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Devin Augustine rides Gophers' pipeline from Trinidad and Tobago to the Olympics startribune.com/devin-august…
Devin Augustine rides Gophers’ pipeline from Trinidad and Tobago to the Olympics

Devin Augustine rides Gophers’ pipeline from Trinidad and Tobago to the Olympics

Trinidad and Tobago might be a small Caribbean country, but it has produced some standout Gophers sprinters, including Olympics-bound Devin Augustine.

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Gophers volleyball players from old regime excited for bounce back second year with Keegan Cook startribune.com/gophers-voll…
Gophers volleyball players from old regime excited for bounceback second year with Keegan Cook

Gophers volleyball players from old regime excited for bounceback second year with Keegan Cook

Fifth-year setter Melani Shaffmaster and others recruited by the previous coaching staff are ready to take the next step under second-year coach Keegan Cook.

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Minnetonka girls basketball star Aaliyah Crump commits to Texas Longhorns startribune.com/aaliyah-crum…
Minnetonka girls basketball star Aaliyah Crump commits to Texas Longhorns

Minnetonka girls basketball star Aaliyah Crump commits to Texas Longhorns

Aaliyah Crump, a 6-1 senior guard for Minnetonka and five-star prospect, picked Texas on Monday after winning a high school state title last season.

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Former Gopher, NBA player Chris Engler persisting in battle with ALS startribune.com/former-gophe…
Former Gopher, NBA player Chris Engler persisting in battle with ALS

Former Gopher, NBA player Chris Engler persisting in battle with ALS

Chris Engler and his wife, Cara, are hopeful for ongoing treatments to slow ALS and perhaps — 80-plus years after the death of Lou Gehrig — that researchers will find the big answer.

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'All the stars are aligned': How linebacker Blake Cashman found his way home to the Vikings startribune.com/minnesota-vi…
‘All the stars are aligned’: How linebacker Blake Cashman found his way home to the Vikings

‘All the stars are aligned’: How linebacker Blake Cashman found his way home to the Vikings

Blake Cashman, the former Eden Prairie and Gophers standout, has returned to Minnesota, where he used to root for the Vikings as kid. Now, he’ll be on the field in their uniform.

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U.S. Olympic trials for gymnastics were latest bonanza for Minnesota sports startribune.com/suni-lee-oly…
U.S. Olympic trials for gymnastics were latest bonanza for Minnesota sports

U.S. Olympic trials for gymnastics were latest bonanza for Minnesota sports

From Olympic gymnastics to NBA conference finals, the Twin Cities are on a hot streak in hosting events.

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