BOO YA KASHA!!! Happy New Year sports fans! I'm forgoing the Bears and Packers at Lambeau, and we're live blogging from THE Assembly Hall in Champaign! I don't want to say this is a must win game for the Illini...but....It's a must win game for the Illini. I'm finally going to leave an Illinois game with an impression about this team. This is making me, for one, … [Read more...] about Illinois Fighting Illini versus Wisconsin Badgers! BASKETBALL LIVE BLOG BABY!
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Title Games Produce Different Fates for Mississippi State, Minnesota
By Mike Gallagher Don’t get me wrong, winning the Big Ten Tournament would’ve been nice on a number of levels for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Not only would it have kept their ridiculous amount of late season momentum going right into the tournament with the auto bid they would’ve received, but in the big picture it also would be a great title and trophy to hold along … [Read more...] about Title Games Produce Different Fates for Mississippi State, Minnesota
Gophers Dominate Penn State, Dominoes Begin to Fall
By Mike Gallagher After an up and down end to the regular season, no one really knew what to expect heading into a match-up with Penn State that posed a few problems for the Minnesota Gophers basketball team. … [Read more...] about Gophers Dominate Penn State, Dominoes Begin to Fall
Minnesota-Northwestern Preview: Loser to the NIT?
By Paul M. Banks and Mike Gallagher (PMB) Given that both of these teams just suffered EMBARASSING losses (Minnesota losing at home to lowly Michigan, Northwestern getting blown out in Iowa City by a very weak Iowa team), this game today is essentially a "play-out game." The loser of this one will pretty much have their bubble burst. Unless they respond very well from this … [Read more...] about Minnesota-Northwestern Preview: Loser to the NIT?