Minnesota opens the 2025 season Thursday vs Buffalo. Defensive end Anthony Smith says the Gophers have been building toward this since January and are ready.
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Metro women represent in collegiate championships
Five former metro girls basketball standouts competing in the NCAA Women’s Division I championship and the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT) championship
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Black tennis coaching ‘stagnant’
Rance Brown, Associate Head Women’s Tennis Coach at UCLA, has been instrumental in the success of the Bruins, winning two national championships and five Southwest Region assistant coach of the year awards, and is one of the few Black assistant coaches in the country.
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Two former greats represent in Big Ten ball
Two former Twin Cities Metro area high school boys’ basketball standouts, Tre Holloman and Lu’Cye Patterson, went at it during the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball Big Ten Conference opener against the Michigan State Spartans, with Holloman leading the Spartans with eight assists and Patterson scoring 12 points and four assists for the Gophers.
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College basketball’s snobs and SWAC teams’ scheduling
The Minnesota Golden Gophers have scheduled Bethune-Cookman and Morgan State, two Black schools from the SWAC and MEAC, respectively, and the SWAC has announced its postseason individual awards, with T.C. Taylor of Jackson State being named Coach of the Year.
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Minatee has got the middle covered
Calissa Minatee, a sophomore middle blocker for the Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball team, is having a successful season, posting career-best 11 kills against Wisconsin and UCLA, and is a starter for the team this fall.
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Playing for the world’s best pro league
Rachel Banham, a grizzled WNBA veteran, has returned to the Connecticut Sun after four seasons with the Minnesota Lynx.
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Gopher outfielder fights the ‘rough patches’
Breezy Burnett, a sophomore softball player from Jacksonville, Florida, is looking to continue her success at Minnesota and hopes to one day become a broadcaster.
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Brown playing well for Nebraska
Omar Brown is off to a great start after an incredible performance against his hometown team.
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Gophers prevail against Rutgers [photos]
No. 7-ranked University of Minnesota Golden Gopher women’s volleyball team prevailed over Rutgers University.