Clem Haskins, the state’s largest university’s first permanent Black male head coach in school history deserves more than just a passing notice.
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Gopher pitcher finds inspiration in struggle
In this week’s Gopher spotlight: junior pitcher Joshua Culliver.
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U of M Gopher football sports some ugly racial history
Our community needs to know the tragic history of Ozzie Simmons.
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Gophers, Wolves get serious with Black History recognitions
The Minnesota Timberwolves this year were “very intentional” in their BHM efforts.
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Willie Burton to be honored by the Gophers
Willie Burton’s jersey will be honored January 26 during halftime of the Minnesota-Michigan State contest, the seventh Black player to achieve this feat.
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A deep dive into dynamic Gopher twosomes
We recently did a deep dive into the U of M’s record books for the Gophers women’s hoops’ all-time dynamic twosomes.
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Two Jasmines and a Diva
Spotlight on Gopher basketball players Jasmine Brunson, Gadiva Hubbard and Jasmine Powell
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Sophomore trio leads Gophers past No. 3 Ohio State
The outstanding play of sophomores Marcus Carr, Daniel Oturu and Gabe Kalscheur led the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team to victory.
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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 […]
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Gopher hoopsters’ narrow focus to ‘survive and advance’
he Gophers will have to win four games this week in Indianapolis — in other words, win the Big Ten tourney and the automatic bid — to assure them a spot in the NCAAs later this month.
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Gophers on the brink
When the NCAA Men’s Final Four is in your home city, it’s obviously important to be in contention.
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Basketball Classic starts here Friday!
Friday, November 30, the Gophers will play Oklahoma State at U.S. Bank Stadium in the Inaugural U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic.
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It’s show time for new Whalen era of Gopher women’s hoops
As a first-time-ever coach at any level, Whalen assembled a staff with both familiarity and experience soon after she was hired this past spring.
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Sade tunes help Gopher freshman calm pre-game jitters
Adanna Rollins initially wasn’t sure what to expect as a U of M freshman volleyball player other than the quick necessity for her game to reach college-level shape.
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Non-athlete Black students show little enthusiasm for U of M Homecoming
Page is not the first Black grand marshal: Archie Givens, Jr. (2015), Clara Adams-Ender (2016), and Bobby Bell (twice chosen, 2001 and 2009) served in the past 25 years, U of M Alumni Association President/CEO Lisa Lewis pointed out. “Choosing Page was pretty easy,” she explained.
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Gopher frosh pitcher gaining his groove
There are approximately 100 African American and other student-athletes of color this school year at the University of Minnesota. In an occasional series throughout the 2017-18 school and sports year, the MSR will highlight many of these players This week: Gopher freshman baseball pitcher Joshua Culliver Joshua Culliver is one of eight first-year hurlers on […]
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Being on both sides of the whistle
A seasoned Coach Staley advises new Coach Whalen New Gopher Women’s Basketball Coach Lindsay Whalen said in last week’s “View” that she soon would “reach out” to South Carolina and U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley. Staley in 2000 became the first WNBA player to take a Division I head coaching job (at Temple) […]
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March Madness kickoff
March Madness is college sport’s Super Bowl – its biggest stage whether on the court, in the pool, on the ice, on the mat or on the floor apparatus – at a time when so many amateur sports conclude their respective seasons in the same given calendar month at virtually the same time. This, along […]
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Celebrating Black Gopher student-athletes
In recognition of Black History Month this year, the University of Minnesota is “Celebrating Those Who Made Us Great” by interviewing (via surveys) former Black student-athletes. In this month’s “Sports Odds and Ends” we will publish as many of these interviews as space allows. This week: Tommy Watson, Rachel Banham, Chonquita Jones-Echhardt Tommy Watson Sport(s): […]
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Brooklyn Park prep star finally gets to play back home — and win
Janay Morton now can brag that she never lost at Williams Arena as a collegiate. Nebraska defeated the host Gophers on New Year’s Eve. “It feels really good [playing in Minnesota] because I haven’t been here in five years of playing college ball,” the smiling Brooklyn Park native told the MSR afterward. She hadn’t played […]