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May 11, 2008, 9:13 pm

Leaking pipe damages men's locker room & Tubby's office at Williams Arena

Men's Basketball
A leaking cracked pipe flooded part of Williams Arena on Thursday. The pipe, turned on for the first time since winter, sprayed water for approximately 45 minutes before being turned off; damaging the men's basketball locker room and Gophers coach Tubby Smith's office . The men's locker room, which...

May 9, 2008, 2:30 pm

Former Tubby recruit leaves UK, Gophers to graduate and more

Men's Basketball
A few things worth mentioning with classes officially over for the year: One of Tubby Smith's last recruits at Kentucky, Morikinyo "Mike" Williams has been granted a release from his scholarship by Wildcats coach Billy Gillespie. The 6'11" center, who also received offers from Pitt...

May 5, 2008, 6:16 pm

Jones commits to Indiana (watch the video)

Men's Basketball
The Minnesota men's basketball team has lost out on another recruit the Gophers were thought to be a frontrunner to sign. After being spurned by Krys Faber a few weeks ago, coach Tubby Smith and staff learned tonight that Verdell Jones, a point guard out of Champaign, Illinois, is heading to Indiana...

May 5, 2008, 3:15 pm

Johnson named Breakthrough Athlete of the Year

Men's Basketball
Sophomore forward Damian Johnson was named men's Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at the second-annual Golden Goldys last night at the Radisson Hotel on campus.  Johnson won the award after leading the Gophers with 46 blocks and also grabbing 59 steals. Johnson, arguably the star of the Goph...

May 5, 2008, 12:48 pm

Gophers news: NFL contracts and Hockey awards

A hodge podge of sorts
Three former players from the Minnesota football team inked free agent contracts with NFL teams recently.  Linebacker Mike Sherels signed with the Minnesota Vikings, fullback Justin Valentine signed with the New York Jets and wideout Ernie Wheelwright signed on with the Baltimore Ravens.&n...

May 2, 2008, 9:09 pm

Tennis team beats soccer team at own game

The Minnesota women's soccer team took on the Minnesota men's tennis team in a friendly soccer game today at the Bierman Indoor Football Facility. The Gopher men's tennis team won 1-0, thanks to a goal midway through the game by senior Pierre Dumas. Freshman Tobias Wernet of the tennis team,...

May 1, 2008, 11:27 pm

The Chris Lofton Story

Men's Basketball
Talk about an inspirational story that, at the same time, puts things in perspective. Chris Lofton, who just completed his senior season at Tennessee this March, played all year long after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. After keeping his cancer a secret for over a year, Lofton made his ...

April 30, 2008, 3:57 pm

OFF TOPIC with Sila Fernandez

Chatting with the Gophers' left fielder
Name: Sila Fernandez Class: Senior Position: Outfield Number: 21 Hometown: Tucson, Arizona Full Bio: www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml Senior outfielder Sila Fernandez has anchored left field for the Gophers this season, and has been a successful hitter out of the two-spot for Minnesota....

April 23, 2008, 12:17 pm

Royce White commits to Gophers, Jones on campus

Men's Basketball
While still working on possibly adding one more player to his 2008 recruiting class, Tubby Smith has already landed a big catch for his 2009 recruiting class. Royce White, a 6-foot-7 inch forward who played for De La Salle High School last season and will play at Hopkins High School next year, or...

April 22, 2008, 3:23 pm

Looking Back at the Gophers record this year.

A team by team breakdown of how the men's hockey team did.
I was doing a little review notes earlier this week when I saw how disappointing Minnesota’s WCHA Record was this year.  Apart from Minnesota State, who had the Gophers reeling early in the WCHA Playoffs, Minnesota didn’t really own anybody. Four of the Gophers 13 conference wins ca...

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