Minnesota outside hitter Adanna Rollins The University of Minnesota volleyball team, ranked No. 5 in the nation, split its two contest last weekend losing to No. 7 University of Wisconsin 3-1 last Friday and sweeping No. 23 Michigan 3-0 the following evening at Maturi Pavillion. In the first game against the Badgers, Adanna Rollins had 16 kills and 14 digs for the … [Read more...]
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Gophers prove they are not quite ready for prime time
When Minnesota Gopher coach PJ Fleck ran onto the field at Iowa City—supposedly to check on his player and was subsequently penalized, he all but sealed the Gophers fate. It was a sight rarely seen in college football. His histrionics won’t likely endear him to many Minnesota fans who prefer everything vanilla. Fleck already had waaaay too much flavor for them. The Gopher’s … [Read more...]
A rare sighting of Black head coaches
(l-r) James Franklin and Amaka Agugua-Hamilton History was made last week on the University of Minnesota campus, but it was virtually ignored by the locals. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) has noted that Black head coaches have been in a slow but steady decline since the mid-2000s. Black male head coaches in all sports last year numbered 8%, and … [Read more...]
Tyler Johnson, Charles Adams both winners last weekend
Former Minneapolis North standout Tyler Johnson (6) catches this pass and outruns Keaton Ellis for a 38-yard touchdown in the Gophers’ 31-26 victory over Penn State While former Minneapolis North football and basketball standout Tyler Johnson, a senior receiver, was helping the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team upset number-four Penn State at TCF … [Read more...]
NCAA ‘not acting in good faith’
P.J. Fleck last week got a multi-year contract extension worth millions to continue coaching Minnesota football. Reportedly, Fleck was the third-lowest-paid football coach in the Big Ten at $3.5 million a year. But it remains that the players, who are largely responsible for today’s big-time college sports, still aren’t getting a dime for their efforts. “We have been … [Read more...]