After two seasons guiding St. Thomas through its transition from Division III to Division I, last month Arterberry was named University of Minnesota head tennis coach.
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Multilayered double standards still with us
‘When you look at who’s covering college sports and who’s covering women’s basketball, it’s already skewed.’
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The hottest topic in college sports today: NIL
‘You are a brand at 18-years-old. There’s a fine line from being a brand and just enjoying the college experience.’
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Sistahood on and off the soccer field
This week’s Gopher 100 features soccer players and sisters Izzy and Amelia Brown.
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Symposium examines issues in college athletics
A recent panel of former college athletes, current coaches, university officials, educators, journalists, and other leaders examined the current reality of Division I college sports.
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More sistas represent in Big Ten softball
This week’s Gopher 100 features softball players Breezy Burnett and Amani Bradley.
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Honesty in coaching a must for Braker
‘I think it’s important for girls who see people that look like them and what they can aspire to be.’
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White privilege at play in NCAA women’s basketball controversies
Black people have the burden of doing more to get the same access and opportunity as their White counterparts.
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Will the 1982 Cheyney team finally get due recognition?
‘For close to 40 years, only three HBCU schools have been able to win at least one game in March Madness WBB.’
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For Gopher men’s hoops, ‘the sky is not falling’
‘The criticism naturally comes with the territory of coaching in college or professional sports.’
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Diversity makes gains in hockey
‘I feel hockey’s diversity is growing every day. Having players like us Black people can look up to.’
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Gopher hoops in crisis
‘You have to have patience with the coaches, because there’s just a lot to it.’
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College hoopster explores the business side of sports
Eric Curry was doing his job to help ensure the recent five-day, Big Ten women’s basketball tournament ran as smoothly as possible.
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March Madness includes March sadness
‘Our goal was to win a conference title this year, and that didn’t happen.’
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Whalen steps down as Minnesota women’s basketball coach
Since Whalen’s announcement, several names already have been floated out by some local media as possible successors—all thus far have been White.
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The Big 10 tourney in 3 acts
The Big Ten women’s tournament is here for the first time beginning March 1, through the championship game on Sunday, March 5.
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Vikings stadium accommodates winter college baseball
Minnesota this weekend will host eight other college baseball teams at the Vikings stadium in the Cambria College Classic on March 3 through 5.
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Gophers in Arizona
This week’s Gopher 100 features Freshman pitcher-first baseman Gilbert Saunders III.
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Big Ten offers opportunities for qualified Black coaches
“There are a lot of great minority coaches that can coach if given the opportunity.”
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NIL’s impact on women athletes not as predicted
The report, ‘Cashing In: Women’s Sports and NIL Success,’ boldly smashed a couple of myths, including that NIL is only for men’s basketball and football and it will ultimately ruin women’s sports.