Another View Extra — Coaching Gopher basketball a career killer
By Charles Hallman Only two coaches in Minnesota men’s basketball history have ever led teams to...
Read moreGophers fire a great coach rather than build a great team — Tubby’s gone. Who’s next?
Former U of M coach Tubby Smith was not fired last week but weeks earlier by the...
Read moreNorwood Teague fires Tubby Smith!
Gophers fire a great coach rather than build a great team I understand why Tubby Smith was fired...
Read moreHighlights of a great state boys’ basketball tournament
The 101st boys’ basketball tournament was one to remember. TYUS JONES (Apple Valley), regarded by many as...
Read moreTubby Smith let go
University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Norwood Teague announced Monday that head basketball coach Tubby Smith has been...
Read more‘Enormous’ graduation gap between Blacks and Whites in college hoops
In past years, I used to scrounge newsstands for any piece of needed information to fill out mimeographed bracket...
Read moreWhy so little love for the NIT?
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) and the Women’s National Invitation Tournament both offer “deserved opportunities” to men’s and...
Read moreFinally, parity in men’s college hoops
Can we say with all surety that parity was finally achieved this year in men’s college basketball?...
Read moreWild, wild NFL win and lose!
Give the NFL credit for being smart. Number one, all they do is win. Revenue-ratings, popularity, continued growth, and...
Read moreState tournament highlights
Wow! What a state tournament. So much that could be written, but only so much space to fill —...
Read moreGame of Change: Racial integration of basketball didn’t end discrimination
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Last Friday marked the 50th anniversary of the Loyola (Chicago)-Mississippi State NCAA regional...
Read moreGophers WBB falls again
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — In a few days, Penn State and several other Big Ten women’s hoop squads will...
Read moreTiger Woods is a 76er
The game of golf has been played for well over 100 years, and there are many who have been...
Read moreLatest report card on diversity in sports editing shows no improvement
Dr. Richard Lapchick called his first sports editors report card on racial hiring in 2006 “most discouraging.” His...
Read moreExciting state tournament ahead
It should be quite the state tournament this weekend. Two teams are hoping for a three-peat. Two city conference...
Read moreGopher senior leaves the team like she played: with a big smile
Her coach and this reporter both watched Leah Cotton’s growth over her four years at Minnesota from...
Read moreHeat set franchise record
Suddenly there’s no stopping the World Champion Miami Heat. Being around this group after they dismantled the under-manned...
Read moreJohnson defeats Southwest to win TC title
PEIRRE CONWELL scored 28 points, QUASHINGM SMITH-PUGH had 21, and KANTRELLE KIRK added 10, leading St. Paul Johnson...
Read moreNo diversity in latest U of M sports admin hires
Dr. Richard Lapchick last November, in his annual report card on campus leadership positions, wrote, “The general picture...
Read moreRecognition of early ‘Black Fives’ players long overdue
The NCAA this year is celebrating 75 years of March Madness. Before it became an overhyped trademark, and before it...
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