Two former Mr. Basketball winners Robert Mestas and Khalid El-Amin are working together for the second year, coaching boys’ basketball at Burnsville High School.
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Carr leads Gophers past Clemson
The Gophers basketball team came away with a win against Clemson.
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Bates in final season of outstanding career
Former Hopkins basketball standout Ashley Bates enters her senior season at Hampton University as one of the top collegiate women’s basketball players in the nation.
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Moore leads DePaul past Gophers
The Gophers were defeated by DePaul despite strong play by sophomore center Daniel Oturu.
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Gophers are 10-1!
After beating defending BIG West Champion Northwestern in Evanston Saturday, the Gophers are 7-1 in the BIG and have clinched at least a share of the BIG West.
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Gophers overcome deficit to defeat Montana State
The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team staged an impressed comeback to
defeat Montana State University (3-2) 71-60 at Williams Arena last Saturday afternoon.
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Gophers defeat Iowa on Senior Night
Alexis Hart, Taylor Morgan, Kylie Miller and Lauren Litzau were honored on Senior Night, as the No.7 University of Minnesota volleyball team swept the University of Iowa 3-0 in the foursome’s final appearance at Maturi Pavilion during the regular season on Nov. 23. Junior middle blocker Regan Pittman had 12 kills, Stephanie Samedy added 10 […]
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Gophers’ comeback falls short against Nebraska
Despite a comeback from a 2-0 deficit to force a deciding game five, the No. 7 University of Minnesota volleyball team, led by senior outside hitter Alexis Hart’s 18 kills, fell short losing to No. 6 University of Nebraska 3-2 at the Maturi Pavilion last Friday evening. Junior middle blocker Regan Pittman had 12 kills […]
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Remembering Mike Hebert, a great coach and friend, upon his passing
The former Gopher volleyball coach Mike Hebert, passed away October 21 at age 75.
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Augsburg women set single-game scoring record
The Augsburg University women’s basketball team set a school scoring record with a 101-48 victory over the College of Scholastica Tuesday evening at Si Melby Hall.
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U volleyball team split weekend matches
The University of Minnesota volleyball team, ranked No. 5 in the nation, split its two contest last weekend losing to Wisconsin and sweeping Michigan.
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Gophers prove they are not quite ready for prime time
Tyler Johnson took responsibility for his drop in the loss against Iowa. But PJ Fleck was unapologetic about his costly penalty.
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A rare sighting of Black head coaches
History was made last week on the University of Minnesota campus, but it was virtually ignored by the locals.
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Tyler Johnson, Charles Adams both winners last weekend
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team is on a roll, as is the Minneapolis North football team.
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NCAA ‘not acting in good faith’
Players, who are largely responsible for today’s big-time college sports, still aren’t getting a dime for their efforts. Is the issue skin deep?
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Gophers defeat Penn State
The victory on Nov. 9 has the Minnesota Golden Gophers at 9-0 for the first since 1904, while the Nittany Lions dropped 8-1.
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Diversity growing in Big Ten volleyball
This week’s Gopher 100 column showcases Gopher volleyball players Alexis Hart and Adanna Rollins.
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NCAA still in ‘perpetual delay’ mode on student-athlete pay
The NCAA Board of Governors on October 29 voted that all three divisions immediately come up with new rules that allow college players ‘benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.’
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Gopher men win season opener
Gopher men’s basketball team opened the season with a win.
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Gopher women lose season opener
Guard Brice Calip finished with 21 points, six assists and five steals, forward Jasmine Franklin added 14 points along with 10 rebounds, and Alexa Williard chipped in 13 points as Missouri State defeated the No.23 ranked University of Minnesota women’s basketball team 77-69 in the season opener for both at Williams Arena Tuesday afternoon. The […]