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Gophers’ Big Ten run ends, still make NCAA tourney
Evan Turner didn’t need any late-game heroics on Sunday.
When it appeared there was nothing more he could do to make his Big Ten tournament performance better, the junior had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 5 Ohio State over Minnesota 90-61 in the championship game.
By Cliff Brunt (AP) , March 15, 2010
Men's hockey: North Dakota beats Minnesota 4-1 in WCHA clincher
GRAND FORKS – Jason Gregoire’s goal late in the second period proved to be the game-winner as North Dakota beat Minnesota 4-1 in the clinching game of their Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff series.By Associated Press , March 14, 2010
Men's basketball: Turner leads Ohio State past Minnesota 90-61
INDIANAPOLIS – Evan Turner didn’t need any late-game heroics on Sunday.By Associated Press , March 14, 2010
Gophers advance to Big Ten men's basketball championship game
INDIANAPOLIS – When Tubby Smith throws superlatives around, he means it.By Cliff Brunt / AP Sports Writer , March 14, 2010
Gophers victory gives men's hockey rivalry with Sioux a jolt
GRAND FORKS – Minnesota isn’t ready to be done yet.
By Brad E. Schlossman / Forum Communications Co. , March 14, 2010
Men's basketball: Minnesota stuns Purdue in Big Ten tournament
INDIANAPOLIS – What do you do when your team is a no-show, when shots won’t fall, defense vanishes and a deficit grows every time you blink?By Pete DiPrimio / The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) , March 13, 2010
Sioux stomp Gophers in WCHA men's tourney opener
GRAND FORKS – The season opener was a rough one for Minnesota – a blowout loss to rival University of North Dakota at Ralph Engelstad Arena. If things don’t drastically change tonight, the Gophers’ season could end in the same way it began.By Brad E. Schlossman / Forum Communications Co. , March 13, 2010
WCHA men's hockey playoffs: Gophers need a series victory in the worst way
GRAND FORKS – For the University of Minnesota, this weekend is quite simple.By Brad E. Schlossman / Forum Communications Co. , March 12, 2010
Men's hockey: Sioux-Gopher tickets a hot commodity
GRAND FORKS – Tickets for this weekend’s college hockey playoff series between North Dakota and Minnesota are fetching big prices online.By Forum staff reports , March 09, 2010
Men's basketball: Westbrook, Minnesota roll over Iowa 88-53 
MINNEAPOLIS – Lawrence Westbrook scored 20 points and Damian Johnson had 10 points and a career-high 11 assists in what could be the seniors’ final game at Williams Arena to lead Minnesota to a 88-53 victory over Iowa on Sunday.
By Associated Press , March 07, 2010
Men's hockey: Minnesota beats Wisconsin 6-1 in WCHA finale
MINNEAPOLIS – Seniors Tony Lucia and Mike Carman scored two goals apiece as Minnesota routed Wisconsin 6-1 Sunday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association finale.
By Associated Press , March 07, 2010
Women's basketball: Gophers women lose to PSU to end season
MINNEAPOLIS – A rough season for the Minnesota women’s basketball team is over.
By Forum staff reports , March 05, 2010
Women's basketball: Gophers drop season finale to Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Allyssa DeHaan scored 13 points and was one of four Michigan State players to score in double figures in a 70-50 win over Minnesota in women’s basketball on Sunday.
By Forum staff reports , February 28, 2010
Men's basketball: Minnesota holds off Illinois, 62-60
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – After witnessing tough and heartbreaking losses this season, Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith hoped history wasn’t going to repeat itself.
By Associated Press , February 27, 2010
Men's basketball: Hummel hurt, but Purdue escapes Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – Keaton Grant’s jumper with 7.7 seconds left lifted No. 3 Purdue past Minnesota 59-58 after losing star Robbie Hummel to a knee injury in the first half Wednesday night.
By Associated Press , February 24, 2010
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OUR VOICES Did I say the Gophers were done?
For the record, that headline is for the men's basketball team. Thinks aren't looking so hot for the men's hockey team right now. I said a couple weeks back that the Gophers had no shot of making the NCAA tournament and I was tired of all of the bubble talk. I'm not ready to say the
Posted by: Goethe on Mar 13, 2010 at 12:26 AM | Goethe's sports blogOUR VOICES Gophers seniors sent out appropriately
A trio of University of Minnesota men's basketball players had one nice good-bye at Williams Arena on Sunday.
The Gophers' three seniors - Lawrence Westbrook,
OUR VOICES Time to face it. Gophers are done.
I was pretty amused tonight by ESPN highlight the University of Minnesota men's basketball team's NCAA tournament resume during college basketball coverage. It's not going to happen. And this was after Tuesday night's pummeling at the hands of Michigan. I personally don't see it happeni
Posted by: Goethe on Mar 2, 2010 at 11:50 PM | Goethe's sports blogOUR VOICES Weeding through Signing Day bytes
National Signing Day can be a headline writer's worst nightmare. It's the same story every year. Or is it? Of course, every year a head football coach applauds his class. But can anything be taken from that level of applause. Does "the best class ever" mean it is, and simply an "exce
Posted by: Goethe on Feb 3, 2010 at 10:26 PM | Goethe's sports blogOUR VOICES Gophers bubble is bursting fast
The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is quickly slipping out of contention for an NCAA tournament berth.
The Gophers have lost four of five and are in dire need of a quality win.
Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News sa
OUR VOICES White says he's done at the U of M
Lost in the Joe Mauer buzz that engulfed the Upper Midwest on Monday was the announcement from freshman Royce White that he's leaving the University of Minnesota. White was tabbed by a number of magazines to be Big Ten Freshman of the Year this year, but legal troubles have kept him on an indefinit
Posted by: Goethe on Feb 2, 2010 at 11:09 AM | Goethe's sports blogOUR VOICES Gophers in need of a chef
When Bill Parcells left the New England Patriots because he felt he didn't have enough input in personnel decisions, he uttered the phrase, "If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for the groceries." Well, that's not a problem in college football. A head
Posted by: Goethe on Jan 30, 2010 at 12:36 AM | Goethe's sports blogOUR VOICES Williams Arena welcomes Haskins back
In the midst of a pretty busy night at work tonight, I couldn't help but notice a story move with the slug "Minnesota-Haskins." I knew it would be worth reading. The story was about former University of Minnesota coach Clem Haskins making his first appearance at Williams Arena since resig
Posted by: Goethe on Dec 29, 2009 at 11:57 PM | Goethe's sports blog
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