61 °F
Clear
U of M | Minneapolis | St. Paul
Thursday
May 23, 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.

Gophers sign five linebackers to replace Cooper, Rallis

By
Wed, 2/6, 4:11pm (3 months ago)
With starters Keanon Cooper and Mike Rallis departing, the Gophers had some holes to fill in the linebacking corps. They’re hoping their new recruiting class can fill them. The Gophers signed five linebackers Wednesday, including last-minute signee De’Vondre Campbell.  Campbell, a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com, originally committed to Tennessee but de-committed after…

Trio of Gophers win WCHA weekly awards

By
Wed, 2/6, 1:50pm (3 months ago)
Three Gophers women's hockey players earned WCHA weekly honors Wednesday after sweeping Minnesota-Duluth 5-0 and 6-2 last weekend. The conference tabbed junior forward Amanda Kessel its Co-Offensive Player of the Week for tallying eight points against the Bulldogs. Her three goals and five assists helped the Gophers clinch the fastest-ever WCHA…

Gophers remain No. 1 in both major polls

By
Mon, 2/4, 6:50pm (4 months ago)
Taking a weekend off didn’t affect the Gophers hockey team’s position in the national polls. Minnesota (18-4-4, 10-4-4 WCHA) is ranked No. 1 for the sixth straight week in both the USCHO.com poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey poll. Six other WCHA teams joined the Gophers in the USCHO.com poll — No.…

Women's golf season begins Monday

By
Mon, 2/4, 2:08pm (4 months ago)
The Gophers women's golf team will kick off its season Monday and Tuesday at the Hurricane Invitational. The 54-hole tournament will feature 16 teams and will be held at Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club in Coral Gables, Fla. Minnesota will travel six of its eight members - Banchalee Theinthong, Sarinee Thitiratanakorn,…

Brooks named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week

By
Mon, 2/4, 1:56pm (4 months ago)
The Big Ten Conference named senior Alena Brooks its track athlete of the week Monday. Brooks won the distance medley relay and placed second in the 800-meter run this weekend at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational. Brooks, along with teammates redshirt freshman Becca Dyson, senior Alena Brooks, junior Te’Shon Adderley and…

Gophers move up, Indiana returns to No. 1 in AP poll

By
Mon, 2/4, 1:28pm (4 months ago)
The Gophers moved up five spots to No. 18 in Monday’s Associated Press top-25 poll after victories over Nebraska and Iowa at home in the last week. Minnesota’s No. 23 ranking last week was its lowest since the team was unranked in the Nov. 19 poll. The Gophers (17-5, 5-4 Big…

Gophers swim coach to serve as U.S. assistant at World University Games

By
Fri, 2/1, 1:16pm (4 months ago)
University of Minnesota men’s and women’s head swimming and diving coach Kelly Kremer will serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. at the World University Games this summer, the University announced Wednesday. Kremer will coach a roster of 39 swimmers, including current Gophers swimmers Kyler Van Swol and Derek Toomey…

WCHA honors Räty, Brandt

By
Wed, 1/30, 1:16pm (4 months ago)
Two Gophers women's hockey players earned a WCHA conference weekly award Wednesday after the Gophers swept Wisconsin last weekend 2-0 and 5-1. The conference named senior goaltender Noora Räty its Defensive Player of the Week after she allowed one goal against the Badgers. She also tied the NCAA Division I record…

Stat Sheet: One reserve stands alone in scoring efficiency

By
Tue, 1/29, 3:20pm (4 months ago)
Plenty of stats get thrown around about points per game, shooting percentage and overall effectiveness to describe a team’s offense. But in the Gophers’ four-game losing streak, who has been the most efficient scorer on the floor for coach Tubby Smith? It’s not Andre Hollins, who leads the team with 14.2 points…

Gophers remain No. 1, Quinnipiac closes the gap

By
Mon, 1/28, 1:28pm (4 months ago)
After a splitting a home-and-home series with Minnesota State-Mankato over the weekend, the Gophers men's hockey team remained No. 1 in the USCHO.com Poll, but not by a comfy margin. Minnesota received 48 first-place votes compared to No. 2 Quinnipiac’s two last week, but the Gophers received only 28 this week.…

Minnesota football recruit switches committment

By
Fri, 1/25, 3:53pm (4 months ago)
Three-star defensive back Nate Andrews has decommitted from Minnesota and committed to Florida State, multiple media outlets reported Friday. Andrews had his official visit to Florida State on Jan. 11. He reportedly notified Gophers coaches Friday. An Alabama native, Andrews had scholarship offers from Alabama, Tennessee and Ole Miss, among others. …

Handel named U's associate director for development

By
Wed, 1/23, 9:53pm (4 months ago)
Randy Handel will be the University of Minnesota's next associate director for development, athletics director Norwood Teague announced Wednesday. Handel had been serving as the interim for the same position since October 2012. Handel will primarily manage the day-to-day development operations in the Golden Gopher Fund. That includes fundraising activity with capital…

Kessel named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week

By
Wed, 1/23, 4:19pm (4 months ago)
Junior forward Amanda Kessel earned the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week award Wednesday for the second consecutive week. Kessel tallied seven points against Minnesota State-Mankato last weekend, including a hat trick in Friday's 8-1 win. In Saturday's 6-0 victory, Kessel also broke the 200 career points milestone, becoming the 24th…

Stat Sheet: Gophers lead Big Ten in turnovers

By
Tue, 1/22, 7:05pm (4 months ago)
Minnesota's men's basketball team has flirted with the idea of being a top-10 squad in this young Big Ten season.  The No. 12 Gophers are currently third in the conference in scoring -- putting up 76.2 points per game -- but they've lowered their own ceiling by turning the ball over…

Gophers' Condon named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week

By
Tue, 1/22, 4:51pm (4 months ago)
After having one of the better weekends of his career, Minnesota junior Nate Condon was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Condon, a Wausau, Wis., native had two goals and three assists in two games against North Dakota. The Gophers won 5-1 on Friday and tied 4-4 on…
Minnesota Daily Serving the University of Minnesota Community since 1900