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June 19, 2013
Upon Further Review has everything you ever wanted to know about Gophers athletics (and then some). The Daily’s Sports team brings in-depth analysis, live blogs of Minnesota game days as well as any extra tidbits of information to help fans get their Gophers sports fix.
Wed, 4/24, 9:10pm (2 months ago)
Former Gophers commit Alvin Ellis committed to Michigan State on Wednesday.
"Proud to be apart of the Spartan family! #SpartanNation #GoGreen," Ellis tweeted Wednesday evening.
Ellis decommitted from Minnesota and reopened his recruitment shortly after the Gophers fired coach Tubby Smith last month.
Ellis is a listed as a three-star recruit by most…
Sat, 4/20, 9:52pm (2 months ago)
Gophers gymnast Ellis Mannon will compete in the pommel horse finals at the NCAA championships on Sunday afternoon. The sophomore finished second on the apparatus Saturday night with a score of 15.0. He will compete again Sunday for the event title.
Six Gophers gymnasts competed Saturday night at Recreation Hall on the…
Sat, 4/20, 7:28pm (2 months ago)
Perhaps lost in the breath of fresh air that is the new Siebert Field was the fact that Minnesota's weather, even in April, can be treacherous.
And that treacherous weather cost the Gophers baseball team its first Big Ten series since 2007.
The roughly eight inches of snow that Mother Nature dumped…
Sat, 4/20, 5:10pm (2 months ago)
The Gophers football team played with energy and confidence during Saturday’s scrimmage, running the ball well and playing aggressive defensive in front of a large crowd at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.
With hundreds of fans and more than 60 kids from the Minnesota Epilepsy Foundation’s Shining Star program in attendance, the…
Thu, 4/18, 9:21pm (2 months ago)
Jennifer Plsek was watching TV in her West, Texas, home when she heard the explosion.
She heard “a really loud boom” and felt her house shake. She raced outside and saw a mushroom-shaped cloud with smoke pouring from it. She forced her three youngest sons and their two friends back inside.
Soon…
Thu, 4/18, 1:25pm (2 months ago)
Gophers tight end and West, Texas, native Lincoln Plsek said via Twitter that his family is safe after a fertilizer plant exploded last night in West, killing five to 15 and injuring at least 160.
"My family and friends and their families that I've talked to are okay," Plsek posted to his…
Wed, 4/17, 11:54am (2 months ago)
The Gophers’ 2013 recruiting class is no longer empty.
Days after signees Alvin Ellis and Alex Foster decommitted amid Minnesota’s coaching transition, new head coach Richard Pitino netted guard Daquein McNeil, who had previously committed to Florida International University in October. McNeil will claim one of four available scholarships for 2013.
McNeil’s…
Tue, 4/16, 9:52pm (2 months ago)
The Gophers football team has been fighting the flu and injuries over the past few weeks.
The ailments have especially plagued the offensive line. Five linemen were held out of Tuesday’s practice, the 10th of the spring.
“We’re getting thinner,” head coach Jerry Kill said after Tuesday's practice, “So hopefully we can…
Tue, 4/16, 2:43pm (2 months ago)
Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino added some Big Ten experience to his staff Tuesday.
Ben Johnson, a former Gophers player and Nebraska assistant, was named Pitino’s third assistant, according to a release.
“I have been impressed with what I have personally seen and heard from a variety of knowledgeable people when they…
Fri, 4/12, 8:04am (2 months ago)
Richard Pitino’s newly hired assistant coach Kimani Young will take home more money than any of former coach Tubby Smith’s assistants.
And Pitino hasn’t even named his top guy yet.
Ron Jirsa, Smith’s go-to assistant, made around $162,000 last year, according to the Pioneer Press.
Young, 39, was convicted of felony drug possession…
Wed, 4/10, 5:16pm (2 months ago)
New Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino is bringing two of his assistant coaches to Minnesota from Florida International.
Mike Balado and Kimani Young were announced as assistant coaches Wednesday afternoon – five days after Pitino’s press conference that named him Tubby Smith’s successor.
Pitino hired Balado and Young to coach at…
Wed, 4/10, 2:02pm (2 months ago)
New Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino is bringing two of his assistant coaches to Minnesota from Florida International.
Mike Balado and Kimani Young were announced as assistant coaches Wednesday afternoon – just five days after Pitino’s press conference that named him Tubby Smith’s successor.
Pitino hired Balado and Young to coach…
Mon, 4/8, 1:45pm (2 months ago)
Gophers pitchers keep racking up the accolades.
This week, it's junior DJ Snelten.
The 6-foot-7 lefthander was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Monday, just a day after throwing a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory over Ohio State.
All three of Snelten's pitches were working yesterday, and he completed the…
Sat, 4/6, 6:58pm (2 months ago)
The Gophers women's golf team is 12th out of 18 teams after two rounds at the Rebel Intercollegiate in Mississippi. Minnesota shot rounds of 15-over par and 20-over par, respectively, at the Ole Miss Golf Course in Oxford, Miss.
Coastal Carolina leads the tournament with a score of 3-under par.
Jackie Shepherd…
Wed, 4/3, 2:34pm (3 months ago)
From the Golden Panthers to the Golden Gophers, it looks like Florida International coach Richard Pitino will be the Gophers next men's basketball coach.
CBSSports.com’s Jeff Goodman, who also broke the news on Tubby Smith’s ousting, broke the news that first-year athletics director Norwood Teague met with Pitino and other coaches…
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