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Minnesota cornerback John Nestor has been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Gophers’ 17-7 rivalry week win over Wisconsin. He recorded nine tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery in the snow-covered game on Saturday. Nestor is only the second Gopher this season to […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-5) did what they could to boost their bowl prospects with a 17-7 rivalry week win over the Wisconsin Badgers (4-8) to close out the regular season. The Gophers have likely avoided another trip to Detroit, with Northwestern the leading candidate to end up in the Motor City. If I had […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-5) put the finishing touches on a perfect record at home this season and held on to Paul Bunyan’s Axe with a snow-slowed 17-7 win over the Wisconsin Badgers (4-8) on Saturday. The Elite John Nestor. This transfer class has been underwhelming to say the least, but the former Iowa cornerback […]
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On a cold and snowy afternoon in Minneapolis, the Gophers beat the Badgers 17-7 to retain Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the fourth time in five seasons. It was a brilliant day for John Nestor on the defensive side of the ball and a balanced approach on offense to control field position en route to a […]
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Minnesota dropped to 4-4 after losing to Santa Clara 86-75 on Friday night. Christian Hammond led the way for the Broncos with 20 points but it was a balanced attack with six players in double figures. The Gophers were without two starters and played only seven in the game. Cade Tyson scored 29 for Minnesota […]
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A snowy and cold afternoon with The Axe on the line.
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If you think that Steve Nash and Jalen Williams are walking through those doors…
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The Gophers host the Badgers on Saturday for the 135th time. Winning three of the last four matchups, Paul Bunyan’s Axe has gotten cozy in Minnesota lately. Can the Gophers retain their most precious rivalry trophy? How to WatchTV: FS1Time: 2:30Stream: FoxSports.com This has been a mediocre season for Minnesota and one of the worst […]
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Palm Springs 8:30 TruTV Santa Clara Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 4-3KenPom Rank: 108 Santa Clara BroncosRecord: 6-1KenPom Rank: 54 After both teams lost their Thursday matchups in the Acrisure Series, Minnesota and Santa Clara face off in the 3rd place game. KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN Stay healthy – The Gophers are dropping like flies. Robert […]
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The Gophers were your Thanksgiving nightcap but fell to the Stanford Cardinal 72-68. THE STAT: Three-point shooting was dramatically in favor of Minnesota. The Cardinal made just 8 of 31 three-point attempts (25.8%) while Minnesota was 9 of 20. How do you lose a game when you shoot 45% from three? THE STAT II: When […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) look to close out the regular season on a positive note when they battle the Wisconsin Badgers (4-7) for Paul Bunyan’s Axe at 2:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 29. This Week’s Thoughts: GopherNation: I think Drake Lindsey might get sacked six or seven times and this game is going […]
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Happy Thanksgiving, now let’s get a win.
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Palm Springs 8:30 CBS Sports Network Stanford Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 4-2KenPom Rank: 107 Stanford CardinalRecord: 4-1KenPom Rank: 97 Some late Thanksgiving action and a chance for the Gophers to get a win over a team from a Power 5 conference. Can the Gophers take down the Cardinal? Stanford is coming off a home loss to […]
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Week 12 was pretty quiet around the league for the former Gophers, but we got to see Brevin Span-Ford’s first NFL touchdown in the Cowboys big win over Philly. Blake Cashman did his usual things, and we may see starting QB Max Brosmer this weekend for the Vikings. Baltimore Ravens Week 12 vs New York […]
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Last week we has some huge games and Oregon showed they are for real with a big win over USC to probably lock up the conference’s third CFP berth. Minnesota choked at Wrigley setting up a huge game for the metal health of MN fans against Wisconsin this week. Iowa and Nebraska are playing for […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) look to close out the regular season on a positive note when they battle the Wisconsin Badgers (4-7) for Paul Bunyan’s Axe at 2:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, Nov. 29. Can Wisconsin score on offense? Against a Danny Collins-led defense? Yeah, probably. The Badgers are down to their third- and […]
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After a strong and encouraging start to the season, Gopher hoops has floundered over the past couple of weeks. They needed overtime to beat Green Bay, they trailed Chicago State in the final 11 minutes before pulling away and on Saturday afternoon they were beat by San Francisco in a game that was controlled by […]
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It has been an unusual fall for head coach P.J. Fleck and co., at least as far as recruiting goes. There have been a flurry of commitments (and, in a few cases, decommitments) as the Minnesota Golden Gophers seek to put the finishing touches on this recruiting class ahead of Early National Signing Day. The […]
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Beat Wisconsin. The best word I can come up with to describe this season is “meh.” Beating Wisconsin won’t make this season magical, but it will at least keep it in the “meh” ballpark. The Gopher offense is not very good and kind of boring. The Gopher defense is bad, and seemingly getting worse week […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gopher women’s basketball team will have a gorgeous place to try and bounce back after their first loss of the season. Minnesota plays their first game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas on Monday afternoon against South Florida at 3PM. Minnesota picked up their first loss of […]
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) are at risk of losing four of their final five games after suffering a miserable 38-35 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats (6-5) on Saturday at Wrigley Field. The Ugly The Gopher defense. Northwestern came into the game ranked 52nd in rushing offense (169.4 rushing yards per game), 116th in passing […]
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A semi-home game for the Gophers against the Dons. Hopefully, this can erase some of the sting from the football game.
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Minnesota lost to Northwestern at Wrigley Field 38-35. The Gophers drop to 6-5 on the season and 4-4 in Big Ten play. The first quarter was a textbook Minnesota first quarter. The offense did nothing and the defense gave up two scores. There was a bit of life at the end of the first when […]
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The Highs and Lows After a three and out to start the quarter, the Gophers were given the gift of a muffed punt. Taking over at Northwestern’s 28, Minnesota immediately scored a touchdown on a play action pass from Drake Lindsey to Javon Tracy. It was Tracy’s third touchdown reception of the day. Northwestern responded […]
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A much better second quarter at Wrigley. Koi Perich flew through a perfect tunnel block for a 95 yard return to set up first and goal at the end of the first quarter. The Gophers punched it in on a nice counter pitch to Darius Taylor to start the second. The defense continued a maddening […]
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