By Mike Gallagher In a season full of more ups and downs than a VH1 Tool Academy marathon, the Gophers strangely faded off into the college basketball offseason without a peep. … [Read more...] about Gophers Basketball Season Recap
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Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State
By Mike Gallagher What a difference a week makes….. The Golden Gopher basketball team’s hopes were higher than ever at the beginning of this week, with Royce White practicing for the first time in nearly three months. The next day things took a drastic turn for the worst. One of the nation’s top perimeter defenders and captain of the Gopher offense, point guard Al … [Read more...] about Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State
Without Press, Gophers Merely Average
By Mike Gallagher Losing three out of the last four games isn’t exactly what Tubby Smith had in mind after starting the conference season with back to back wins, but as we’re quickly discovering, the Gophers may not be what our minds told us. … [Read more...] about Without Press, Gophers Merely Average
Six Presents Under University of Minnesota Basketball’s Tree This Christmas
By Mike Gallagher As I sit in my $325 a month house in North Minneapolis, and stare at the recently found dumpster Christmas tree right across from me that has one present under it, I am thankful that present is a case of beer. More relevant to what you folks came to this article for, is the wonder of what is under other Christmas trees at this time of … [Read more...] about Six Presents Under University of Minnesota Basketball’s Tree This Christmas
Five Reasons Gopher Basketball Will Be Alright
By Mike Gallagher In a weekend filled with excitement for University of Minnesota basketball, some came out of the third annual 76 Classic a little disappointed. The Gophers haven’t played in a tournament this publicized and full of big name programs in recent memory, so just being in it at all was exciting. Two losses, both to unranked teams, wasn’t exactly what Tubby … [Read more...] about Five Reasons Gopher Basketball Will Be Alright
Gophers Basketball Showing Depth Despite Off Court Troubles
By Mike Gallagher While Trevor Mbakwe was in suit and tie on the bench, Devron Bostick home sick, and Royce White nowhere to be found during the Gophers 82-42 drubbing of Stephen F. Austin, Rodney Williams Jr. was making the Williams Arena crowd forget those three were ever part of the Gophers 2009-10 plans. The crowd began to chant his name after the third of his explosive … [Read more...] about Gophers Basketball Showing Depth Despite Off Court Troubles
Minnesota Minutes
By Andy Weise -Good ole Peter King is stirring the pot once again in Minnesota after his recent interview on PTI suggesting that if Brett Favre were to return another season in the NFL, he’d want to play for the Minnesota Vikings. Cue up the endless amounts of speculation and most likely another set of tampering suspicions that the Vikings organization will endure if Favre … [Read more...] about Minnesota Minutes