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Twins make plans to remember 9/11 and Armed Forces

Twins make plans to remember 9/11 and Armed Forces

The Minnesota Twins today announced plans for two special commemorations during the current homestand at Target Field. Wednesday, September 11, the Twins will join all Major League baseball in remembrance of September 11, 2001. Then, this Saturday, September 14, the...

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#19 Gopher volleyball hosting St. Thomas tonight

#19 Gopher volleyball hosting St. Thomas tonight

The No. 19 Minnesota Golden Gophers are looking to rebound from two five-set losses at the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge this past weekend in Waco, Texas. They’ll take on the St. Thomas Tommies on Tuesday, Sept. 10 in their home opener. It will be the two teams' second...

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Gopher men wrap up home golf meet.

Gopher men wrap up home golf meet.

Host-University Minnesota Men’s golf team concluded its first tournament of the 2024-25 season by capturing a second-place, 10-over par (288-284-290–862) finish at the Gopher Invitational, led by Eduardo Galdos and Cormac Sharpe’s top ten finishes. Iowa State took...

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Lopez is Twins “Man of Year” nominee

Lopez is Twins “Man of Year” nominee

Major League Baseball today announced that right-handed pitcher Pablo López has been named the Minnesota Twins’ 2024 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One, baseball’s most prestigious individual honor for major leaguers. The Roberto Clemente...

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Twins make roster move ahead of Angels series

Twins make roster move ahead of Angels series

The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed catcher Christian Vázquez on the Paternity List. Vázquez has played in 84 games for the Twins this season, hitting .228 (60-for-263) with nine doubles, seven home runs, 27 RBI and 26 runs scored. To replace...

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Twins open six-game home stand at Target Field

Twins open six-game home stand at Target Field

The Minnesota Twins – who enter today 3.5 games ahead of Detroit and Seattle for a playoff spot and in third place in the American League Central division – return to Target Field tonight to begin a seven-day, six-game homestand against American League West division...

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Gopher women’s soccer draws with Brown

Gopher women’s soccer draws with Brown

Keeping its unbeaten streak alive, the University of Minnesota soccer team (5-0-1, 0-0-0 B1G) tied Brown University (1-2-3, 0-0-0 Ivy League), 1-1, on Sunday afternoon at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. The Golden Gophers were led by senior Khyah Harper, who took five...

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Saints earn win over I-Cubs on Sunday

Saints earn win over I-Cubs on Sunday

A well-pitched game on both sides early on turned into a rout for the St. Paul Saints late. They scored seven runs over their final three at bats as Carson McCusker finished a triple shy of the cycle in a 9-3 victory over the Iowa Cubs on Sunday afternoon at CHS Field...

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Gophers hosting Rams of Rhode Island on Saturday (AUDIO)

Gophers hosting Rams of Rhode Island on Saturday (AUDIO)

(Minneapolis, MN) -- The University of Minnesota football team is set for game two of the season on Saturday against Rhode Island at 11 A-M at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Golden Gophers are coming off of last Thursday's 19-17 loss to North Carolina, while the...

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Twins put Kepler on Injured List

Twins put Kepler on Injured List

The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed outfielder Max Kepler on the 10-day Injured List with left patellar tendinitis (retroactive to September 2). Kepler, who was scratched from Monday’s lineup at Tampa Bay, has played in 105 games for Minnesota...

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Gopher Football prepping for Rams (AUDIO)

Gopher Football prepping for Rams (AUDIO)

THE ESSENTIALS Date/Time: Sept. 7, 2024 / 11 a.m. CT Site: Minneapolis Stadium: Huntington Bank Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series Overall: First Meeting Overall vs. Current FCS: Minnesota leads 61-4 Streak vs. Current FCS: Minnesota won 6 Last Meeting...

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Gopher women’s soccer in action tonight

Gopher women’s soccer in action tonight

After a pair of road wins over Milwaukee and Marquette, the University of Minnesota soccer team returns home to Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium this week. The Golden Gophers host Army on Thursday and Brown on Sunday. Minnesota (4-0-0, 0-0-0 B1G) vs Army (5-1-0, 0-0-0...

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Goldy Gopher corn maze set to open later this month

Goldy Gopher corn maze set to open later this month

Gopher Athletics and Joyer Adventure Farm have teamed up this year to bring you one of the most unique and entertaining corn mazes in the state. The family-friendly Joyer Adventure Farm will feature Minnesota's iconic Running Goldy logo as a corn maze this fall, which...

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Twins recall Varland

Twins recall Varland

The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Louie Varland from Triple-A St. Paul. Varland, who will be making his sixth stint with the Twins this season, has gone 5-8 with a 4.75 ERA (83.1 IP, 44 ER), 32 walks and 96 strikeouts in...

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Twins receive security designation from Homeland Security

Twins receive security designation from Homeland Security

The Minnesota Twins today announced that the club and Target Field have received Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act designation by the United States Department of Homeland Security, becoming the 12th Major League Baseball team to...

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Gopher women golfers finish second at Purdue

Gopher women golfers finish second at Purdue

The University of Minnesota women’s golf team completed the final 18-holes of competition Tuesday at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic. The Golden Gophers surged three places up the leaderboard to finish in second place. Minnesota improved by 13 strokes between...

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#18 Gopher volleyball topples top-ranked Texas in five sets

#18 Gopher volleyball topples top-ranked Texas in five sets

The No. 18 Minnesota volleyball team defeated the top-ranked Texas Longhorns 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-20, 13-25, 15-7) on Monday night at Fiserv Forum to conclude the State Farm Women's College Volleyball Showcase.  The win over Texas was Minnesota's first since 2017 and...

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Saints fall at home on Labor Day

Saints fall at home on Labor Day

The St. Paul Saints scored five runs over the final two innings, but it wasn’t enough as a seven-run second inning proved too much to overcome in an 11-8 loss to the Iowa Cubs on Monday evening at CHS Field in front of 6,008. Owen Caissie led off the game for the...

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Lynx Edge Sky

Lynx Edge Sky

(Minneapolis, MN)  --  Courtney Williams scored 22 points and added six assists as the Lynx beat the Sky 79-74 on Sunday afternoon at Target Center.  The 22 points tied Williams season high on 11 of 16 shooting.  Kayla McBride chipped in 17 points in the victory while...

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Lewis Powers Twins Past Jays

Lewis Powers Twins Past Jays

(Minneapolis, MN)  --  Royce Lewis hit a three run shot in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the Twins beat the Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at Target Field.  Bailey Ober got the start and went six innings and Jhoan Duran locked up his 20th win of the...

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Heels Outlast Gophers In Opener  ((AUDIO))

Heels Outlast Gophers In Opener ((AUDIO))

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Dragan Kesich missing a 47 yard field goal attempt at time expired as the Gophers fall to North Carolina 19-17 on Thursday night at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Tar Heels took a two point lead when Noah Brunette his fourth field goal of the game...

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Minnesota Aurora soccer selling public shares of stock

Minnesota Aurora soccer selling public shares of stock

Minnesota Aurora, the largest independent community owned women’s soccer team in the US announced today a new round of selling community shares in the team. The club’s unique community ownership model currently has 3080 owners and this new round will allow people that...

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Former Gopher goalie Close inks pro deal

Former Gopher goalie Close inks pro deal

Former University of Minnesota men's hockey goaltender Justen Close inked a one-year professional hockey contract Wednesday to join the East Coast Hockey League's Jacksonville Icemen, the ECHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres, for the 2024-25 season. The starting...

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Gophers open football season on Thursday night (AUDIO)

Gophers open football season on Thursday night (AUDIO)

(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gopher football team opens the season Thursday night with a home against North Carolina at Huntington Bank Stadium. Minnesota hoping to build on a 6-7 season from a year that included a bowl game win over Bowling Green in Detroit in...

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