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Tue, 2/26, 5:04pm (3 months ago)
In the Gophers’ 3-0 start to the Big Ten schedule, Andre Hollins was putting up Victor Oladipo-like numbers – averaging 17 points per game, shooting 60 percent from the floor and 100 percent from the charity stripe. Then came the Indiana Hoosiers on Jan. 12. The sophomore point guard put up…
Mon, 2/25, 8:37pm (3 months ago)
Gophers men's golf player Jon Trasamar is tied for second after two rounds of the WSU Snowman Getaway Invitational. The junior shot rounds of 1-under par and 4-under par Monday at the Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear, Arizona. Freshman Jon DuToit also shot under par in his second round and…
Sat, 2/23, 10:58pm (3 months ago)
The Gophers won their second-consecutive Big Ten championship Saturday night. The celebration was on as soon as the Gophers 400-yard freestyle relay touched the wall in the final event of the night.  Even Goldy got in on it and jumped into the pool with the team.   The No. 12 Gophers won…
Thu, 2/21, 2:37pm (3 months ago)
  Fingers point, blame spreads and Gophers basketball loses. Those are just a few motifs of late-season Minnesota hoops that continue as coach Tubby Smith’s February monkey has grown into a gorilla. The proverbial ape could likely throw the 61-year-old out of Williams Arena by season’s end if Smith can’t resurrect his…
Wed, 2/20, 6:35pm (3 months ago)
Gophers wrestler Joel Bauman has chosen his music career over the mat -- a decision that could cost him his eligibility under NCAA rules. Bauman, who has music on iTunes and YouTube, said he was told last week in a letter from University of Minnesota compliance that he needed to take…
Wed, 2/20, 5:18pm (3 months ago)
Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas provides a matchup problem for any team in the country. For Minnesota, a squad with shoddy perimeter defense, Thomas provides a nightmare. The Big Ten’s leading scorer (20.1ppg), Thomas is also 12th in the conference in three-point shooting percentage (38.5%) and is the only forward in the…
Mon, 2/18, 8:36pm (3 months ago)
The Gophers women's golf team is ninth out of 12 teams after day one of the Central District Invitational. Minnesota shot 40-over par through the first two rounds for a team score of 616. Vanderbilt is first with a team score of 588. Sophomore Anna Laorr led the Gophers in both…
Mon, 2/18, 4:28pm (3 months ago)
Two Gophers men's track and field athletes won weekly accolades from the Big Ten conference Monday. Senior Harun Abda earned the Track Athlete of the Week title after winning the 800-meter run at Friday's Snowshoe Open at the University Fieldhouse. Abda ran 1:49.68, which ranks second in the conference and sixth…
Thu, 2/14, 4:48pm (3 months ago)
The Gophers branded their early-season success on a balanced starting lineup. Players took turns leading the team in scoring, and coach Tubby Smith had confidence any of his starters could have a big night. That confidence left the team weeks ago, and regaining it against Wisconsin on Thursday will be especially…
Wed, 2/13, 8:31pm (3 months ago)
The Gophers football team paired with the Be The Match organization on Wednesday to add new names to the bone marrow registry -- a system used to find bone marrow matches for people with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases. Minnesota set a lofty goal to add 1,750 new members to the…
Wed, 2/13, 3:03pm (3 months ago)
The Gophers women's hockey team earned two more WCHA weekly awards Wednesday after the team's road sweep of Ohio State. The conference named senior defender and captain Megan Bozek its Defensive Player of the Week for tallying two goals and an assist on the weekend. Bozek also became Minnesota's school record…
Tue, 2/12, 8:46am (3 months ago)
The Gophers football team will open spring practice March 26 and will play its annual spring scrimmage April 27, the University announced Monday.  The Gophers finished 6-7 in 2012, losing four of their last five games. They open their 2013-14 season against Nevada-Las Vegas on Aug. 29. …
Mon, 2/11, 7:26pm (3 months ago)
After six weeks atop the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls, the Gophers men’s hockey team now sits at No. 2. Quinnipiac jumped Minnesota in both polls, receiving 41 of the 50 first-place votes in the USCHO poll and 28 of 34 in the USA Today poll. The Western Collegiate Hockey…
Mon, 2/11, 7:17pm (3 months ago)
For the first time since November, the Gophers men's basketball team is not ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.  Minnesota, ranked No. 18 a week ago, lost at Michigan State on Wednesday and dropped a home game to Illinois on Sunday.  Once ranked No. 8 in the country, Tubby Smith's group…
Fri, 2/8, 12:45pm (3 months ago)
The Gophers men's golf team started its season Friday at the Big Ten Match Play Championship in Bradenton, Fla. Minnesota lost its opening-round match against Michigan on Friday morning by a score of 3-2. Erik Van Rooyen and Tyler Lowenstein recorded match victories. Minnesota will face Penn State on Friday afternoon. Last…
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