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Utah transfer, former Austin star Gach lists Gophers in his final five
Utah transfer Both Gach, a former Austin standout, announced his top five schools Monday, which included the Gophers. The 6-7 Gach could pursue an NCAA waiver to play immediately in 2020-21.
Our favorite games: Gophers take out Clemson in Jackson's greatest game
This is Part 1 of a series in which members of the Star Tribune sports staff write about the favorite games they've covered. We're starting with college basketball.
Big Ten Commissioner Warren creates anti-racism coalition
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Kevin Warren announced Monday the formation of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition, with athletes, coaches, athletic directors and university chancellors and presidents.
U football adds defensive end as 18th member of 2021 recruiting class
Austin Booker is a three-star recruit from Indiana.
Stuck in holding pattern, ex-UMD hockey star and family persevere
Border closure is keeping former Bulldogs star from introducing son to Minnesota relatives.
Playbook goes south: Macalester QB riding out pandemic in Florida
As international teammates scattered, Grady Munro, a Canadian, relocated to Ponte Vedra, Fla., living at his uncle's house. "At least I'm with family," he said, "rather than in the dorm alone."
Alabama Huntsville reverses course, will keep hockey
A grassroots fundraising campaign raised $750,000, enabling the Chargers to continue playing for the 2020-21 season. More work needs to be done for the program to have a longer-term future.
Pitino on a return to campus: 'Most important thing is safety'
Gophers men's basketball coach Richard Pitino talked Thursday during a Strib Live virtual town hall about player safety returning to campus and how the pandemic could change his sport.
Town Hall: Reeve, Pitino, Falvey discuss Floyd's death, ensuing unrest
The death of George Floyd was discussed during a Strib Live virtual town hall featuring Lynx GM/coach Cheryl Reeve, Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey and Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino.
For former U star Pat Micheletti, a very happy anniversary
Five years ago this week, the former Gophers great underwent a kidney transplant, receiving a new organ from his brother, Jerry.
Pandemic football audible: What if Gophers played North Dakota State?
If the college football schedule is thrown into disarray by COVID-19 based travel restrictions, could Minnesota and North Dakota State put on a hastily planned game (or two)?
MIAC overhaul: Mac back in football; St. Scholastica joining league
A year after forcing out one of the league's founding members, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is bringing back an old friend to play football and adding a newcomer to join for all sports
Reusse: Remembering a good Marine and a beloved sports photojournalist
Rich Nuessle was once a staple in the Twin Cities sports media. If you were in that circle and failed to have a wacky adventure with Rich, you had to be in quarantine. Behind the fun, though, was a hero with a tortured soul.
Mailbag: Star Tribune sports editors answer your questions this week
Have a question about how and why we do the things we do? The Star Tribune's sports editors will be answering your questions in this week's mailbag.
Scoggins: Hope for college football, but there's still much to navigate
College athletes will start returning to campus for workouts in two weeks and universities increasingly have pledged to resume in-person classes this fall.
Texas defensive tackle Albert Regis decommits from the Gophers
The Gophers class now stands at 17 members, ranking in the top 10 in the country and top three in the Big Ten conference, per 247Sports.com.
Souhan: Darrell Thompson expects Gophers to have even greater success
But the former standout running back is worried about his mentoring program for at-risk kids and troubled by the NFL's apathy toward former players with needs.
'Marvelous Mia' is all grown up, and back at Gophers games
As a 10-year-old with brain cancer, Mia Gerold formed a bond with the Gophers football team and former coach Jerry Kill. At 19, she has a new relationship with the U.
Four-star, 6-foot-8 offensive lineman from Chicago commits to U
Four-star Simeon High School (Ill.) junior offensive tackle Cameron James committed Sunday to Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck. James is 6-foot-8 and 280 pounds.
Gophers land talented Turkish guard Mutaf for 2020-21 season
The 6-foot-6 guard from Istanbul was a member of Turkey's junior national team. He picked Minnesota over Arkansas, but was also being recruited by SEC, Big East and Pac-12 schools.