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Minnesota senior WR Eric Decker will miss the remainder of the regular season with a sprained left foot and could be done with his college career if the Golden Gophers do not qualify for a bowl game.

Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber's junior season has been tainted by a series of turnovers and stalled drives.

In his third season at Minnesota, Tubby Smith will truly be coaching his team. Only four players remain on the roster who were recruited by the previous staff.

Tim Brewster was asked Wednesday why first-year offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch looks so tired all the time, as if he never gets any sleep.

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team will enter the season nationally ranked for the first time since 2002, at No.

Police charged a 21-year-old man with murder Tuesday in the stabbing death of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school-sanctioned dance, where the suspect's lawyer says he was just trying to break up a fight.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have some soul-searching to do this week. Should All-American Candidate wide receiver Eric Decker miss this weekend's game against Michigan State? Should red-shirt freshman Marquis Gray replace Junior and third year starter Adam Weber as Quarterback? Can the Gophers finish above .500 if Decker is not able to play? The ...

MarQueis Gray tries to break the tackle of Ross Homan and Anderson Russell . AP Photo The Minnesota Golden Gophers outplayed the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first half, but did not get anything going in the second half that led to a 38-7 loss.

The University of Minnesota football team nearly reached its lowest point offensively in more than 50 years Saturday in a 38-7 loss against No.

Ohio State and Minnesota will meet for the 49th time Saturday , when the Bucks host the Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium.

After begging the Nittany Lions to convince me before the slaughter of Eastern Illinois , I thought it would be important to highlight some important factors going into the Minnesota game.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Minnesota Golden Gophers Record: 4-3 It has been a bit of a mixed bag so far for Minnesota, which continues to search for consistency from its offense to complement an improved defense.

Michael Cote wasn't supposed to focused on romance during basic training. But he and the woman who would eventually become his wife, Ashlee - a fellow soldier - found a way around that policy.

See if you can follow this: One of the best middle linebackers in the Big Ten, despite having both a given name and zodiac sign that connote he should be a Lion at "Linebacker U," is actually a Minnesota Gopher.

Normally, Penn State's A.J. Wallace isn't on the field in goal-line situations. But with Eric Decker, the Big Ten Conference 's leading receiver and Wallace's defensive assignment, on the field for Minnesota on fourth-and-goal from the 2 yard line, the senior cornerback from Waldorf, Md., also found himself on the field early in the fourth quarter, ...

Pajama Day Master, former KFAN host Darren "Doogie" Wolfson has a passion for sports, but not a consistent forum in which he's allowed to spew his thoughts.

The Gophers thought they had a great opportunity to beat a Big Ten Conference title contender on the road Saturday, but they couldn't come up with enough offense to complement a strong first-half effort on defense in a 20-0 loss to No.

CONTAINING CLARK: Penn State's All-Big Ten senior Daryll Clark is the best quarterback the Gophers have faced this season.

Trevor Mbakwe's status clouds the Gophers men's basketball team as it begins practice.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno is fond of saying that he doesn't know how good his players are until they've been tested.

Line: Penn State by 17. Series record: Penn State leads 6-4. Last meeting: 2006, Penn State 28-27, OT What's at Stake The game starts a brutal two-game road trip for Minnesota: at Penn State, followed by a visit to Ohio State next week.

Join columnist David Jones at 1:30 p.m. today when he talks about Penn State's Saturday showdown with Minnesota.

The 14th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions return to Big Ten play this weekend, as they welcome the Minnesota Golden Gophers to Beaver Stadium.The Lions stepped away from the Big Ten last weekend and continued their non- conference dominance with a 52-3 thrashing of Eastern Illinois, a FCS program.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:51 a.m. Minnesota running back Kevin Whaley has always been on the quiet side.

Anyone of middle age who grew up in Cumberland County knows the name Jack Campbell.

The Twins hand Nick Blackburn the ball for tonight's Game 2 of the American League Division Series with the New York Yankees.

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Adam Weber is only human. For all the robotic, one-game-at-a-time talk that plagues college and professional athletics these days, Weber and the rest of the Minnesota Golden Gophers know what lies ahead.

Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS With games coming up at Penn State and Ohio State, Minnesota knows it cannot afford another loss at home this early in the season.

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The timing couldn't be worse for Tim Brewster.A He'sA coaching againstA one of his school's most heated rivals in the first conference game in a new stadium and the media can't stop talking about his squad.A The problem is that the media isn't focusing on the game, they're focusing on a string of recent run-ins with the police that have his players ...

If you have been a consistent college football junkie for the past decade or so, you may be aware of some yearly trends.A You may even be able to flip on a game and predict the outcome from time to time.A This past Saturday was a perfect example.A Teams who usually lose big games found ways to lose big games.A It seems as if these certain teams ...

The recap: The Gophers squandered scoring opportunities in the first half and on their first possession of the third quarter.

Saturday will be the first conference game at TCF Bank Stadium. The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers will play its first conference home game Saturday against the Wisconsin Badgers .

John Clay rushed for three touchdowns and gained 159 of his 184 yards in the second half, helping Wisconsin hang on for a 31-28 win over Minnesota.

As the Gophers were getting ready to open training camp, first-year offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch sat down with his quarterbacks and asked about their goals, both personal and team.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Minnesota linebacker Gary Tinsley was cited by university police for underage drinking and fleeing police following an alleged fight early Sunday morning.

Pajama Day Master, former KFAN host Darren "Doogie" Wolfson has a passion for sports, but not a consistent forum in which he's allowed to spew his thoughts.

Line: Minnesota by 21 2. Series Record: Minnesota leads 59-51-8. Last Meeting: 2008, Wisconsin 35-32. What's at Stake The Gophers are eager to host the Badgers at their new TCF Bank Stadium for the first time.

There was a reason for celebration on the University of Minnesota campus after the Gophers beat Northwestern Saturday.