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The Minnesota Golden Gophers have been here before. They've steamrolled through cushy nonconference schedules to crack the AP Top 25 and raise some optimism for the season. Then the Big Ten comes along and roughs them up.
Minnesota made plenty of plays Friday night. They simply could not make one when it mattered most.
The Gopher football team plays its finale against Texas Tech in the Car Care Bowl in Houston on Friday night.
The Golden Gophers football team is set to take on Texas Tech in a bowl game starting at 8 p.m. Friday. The teams will face off in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Texas.
Anyone wondering how tough the Big Ten will be this season should take a look at Iowa's plight.
The Gophers success with Texas Tech could depend on the defense's ability to rush a quick rhythm passer.
It was another somewhat crazy and eventful year in Minnesota sports filled with big wins, tough losses, some controversy and fresh faces hitting the scene.
Todd Oakes is the pitching coach at the University of Minnesota, and he will return to work Wednesday, amazingly.
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University of Minnesota freshman defenseman Mike Reilly has been selected to skate for the U.S. squad at the upcoming 2013 World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia.
The Gophers will be without one of their emerging wide receives as they face Texas Tech in the Meineke Car Care Bowl later this week.
Starting guard Joe Coleman scored 12 points, and No. 13 Minnesota got 42 points from its reserves in a 75-50 rout of Lafayette on Saturday night.
Forward Rodney Williams has had to challenge himself to get to his senior year. And he's finally emerging as a go-to leader for the Gopher basketball team. It's been a work in progress that feels like it's finally where it should be.
The Gopher men's basketball team is built for the Big Ten because they have a big three -- Trevor Mbakwe's muscle, Rodney Williams' ability to get to the basket, and Andre Hollins' maturation at the point guard position.
Rodney Williams scored a season-high 19 points, including a 360-degree dunk off a fast break, and Trevor Mbakwe grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to lead 13th-ranked Minnesota past North Dakota State 70-57 on Tuesday night.
