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College football: Morgan’s 4 TD passes lead Gophers past Wildcats

College football: Morgan’s 4 TD passes lead Gophers past Wildcats

Tanner Morgan led No. 11 Minnesota to scores on its first three possessions and finished with four touchdown passes, and the Gophers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 38-22 win over Northwestern on Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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Fred Cox, former Vikings kicker, dies at age 80

Fred Cox, former Vikings kicker, dies at age 80

Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox, one of the last of the straight-on placekickers and a standout on several conference championship teams, has died. He was 80.
by The Associated Press

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In Minnesota, everyone’s aboard the Gophers boat

In Minnesota, everyone’s aboard the Gophers boat

While last week’s tight loss to Iowa took a tiny bit of bloom off the team’s Rose Bowl hopes, a long-beleaguered fan base is enjoying a red-hot revival of their 11th-ranked Gophers under coach P.J. Fleck.
by The Associated Press

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Big catch: Twin Cities prep football star called up to the NFL

Big catch: Twin Cities prep football star called up to the NFL

The Chicago Bears on Wednesday promoted tight end Jesper Horsted from the practice squad to the active roster, a huge next step for the Shoreview native who starred at Roseville Area High School and then Princeton.
by MPR News Staff

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Twins prospect Ryan Costello found dead in New Zealand hotel

Twins prospect Ryan Costello found dead in New Zealand hotel

The 23-year-old third baseman died in his sleep, the Auckland Tuatara said. No cause was given. Costello was traded to Minnesota last year as part of a deal that sent Zach Duke to the Seattle Mariners.
by The Associated Press

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Vikings overcome 20-point deficit at half to beat Broncos

Vikings overcome 20-point deficit at half to beat Broncos

The Minnesota Vikings erased a 20-0 halftime deficit with touchdowns on each of their four drives in the second half, fending off the Denver Broncos by forcing three straight incomplete passes in the end zone over the final 10 seconds to preserve a 27-23 victory on Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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College football: Gophers drop four spots to No. 11 in national poll

College football: Gophers drop four spots to No. 11 in national poll

The Minnesota Gophers football team has dropped four spots in the AP Top 25 poll after Saturday's loss to Iowa. It was Minnesota's first loss of the season.
by Andrew Krueger

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Perfect no more: Iowa hands Gophers first loss of season

Perfect no more: Iowa hands Gophers first loss of season

Nine and... oh, no. Minnesota's dreams of an undefeated season came crashing down Saturday, as Iowa maintained its recent football dominance over the Gophers with a 23-19 victory in Iowa City.
by The Associated Press and Andrew Krueger

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College football: Minnesota takes its undefeated record to Iowa

College football: Minnesota takes its undefeated record to Iowa

Minnesota proved it was for real by beating Penn State last weekend. The next challenge for the seventh-ranked Gophers will be to knock off yet another ranked opponent — in a stadium where they haven’t won in 20 years.
by The Associated Press

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Odorizzi, Abreu accept $17.8M offers to stay with teams

Odorizzi, Abreu accept $17.8M offers to stay with teams

Pitcher Jake Odorizzi accepted a $17.8 million qualifying offer to stay with the Minnesota Twins and first baseman José Abreu took the same amount to remain with the Chicago White Sox as general managers headed home Thursday following their four-day annual meeting.
by The Associated Press

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