Time will tell if he also walks the walk Mark Coyle later this month will celebrate his first-year anniversary as Minnesota athletics director. He was hired last May. The MSR historically, through sports columns and in its commentary section, has published writers who have called out the University of Minnesota about its culture, especially in athletics, and especially … [Read more...]
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Twin Cities selected to host nine NCAA championship events
The Twin Cities is quickly becoming a college sport championship destination end-point. After last week’s NCAA announcement, beginning in 2018, the area now will serve as host of nine championship events over the next five years. Over 3,000 bids from schools, conferences, sports groups and cities were submitted last summer for consideration to host predetermined NCAA rounds … [Read more...]
Undrafted rookie takes her shot at the pros
What do Adrian Dantley, Gary Brokaw, John Shumate and Breanna Richardson have in common? They are all part of hoop history. Dantley, Brokaw and Shumate were teammates on the 1973-74 Notre Dame squad that defeated UCLA in January 1974, snapping the Bruins’ 88-win streak. And just a few weeks ago, Richardson and her Mississippi State mates in overtime defeated Connecticut in … [Read more...]
Four teams desert-bound for Final Four
Over the years I've grown very fond of Arizona with so many golf courses and resorts, and between November and March you can get away from the stress that goes with winter and the bad weather. Arizona is the spring home of 15 of Major League Baseball's training sites in Tempe, Scottsdale, Tucson, Mesa and Phoenix from February to April — MLB baseball from sun up to sun down … [Read more...]
Recalling a great Gopher run now 20 years past
Erasing it from the record books does not erase it from memory Inspired by TV One’s Unsung series, this multi-part MSR series shines a well-deserved spotlight on individual or group accomplishments that unfortunately have been overlooked, or perhaps even “forgotten.” This week the spotlight is on the last Big Ten champion. Before the league instituted a post-season … [Read more...]