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Hanowski Leads Huskies Into Series With Schmidt, Minnesota (AUDIO)

Dave Overlund — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:00:35 +0000

Little Falls native Ben Hanowski is the all time leading scorer in Minnesota high school history with 405 points in just 117 games. He also smashed Dave Spehar's high school career goal record of 171, finishing with 196 in 2009

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Gophers Stymied By Spartans Wednesday

Dave Overlund — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:10:02 +0000

The #18 Minnesota Golden Gopher men's basketball team lost 60-51 to #8 Michigan State Wednesday night in East Lansing, Michigan.

The Gophers (17-6, 5-5) led the Spartans (19-4, 8-2) by two at the half but couldn't hang with the Spartans in the second half

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Gopher Men's Basketball Rises In Rankings

Dave Overlund — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:48:17 +0000

The Minnesota Golden Gopher men's basketball team moved up from 23rd in the country to 18th in the latest AP and Coaches Polls released Monday.

The Gophers beat Nebraska in convincing fashion On January 29th, then snuck past Iowa 62-59 on Sunday

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Kill, Gophers Sign Skyscraping Tight End

Dave Overlund — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:18:59 +0000

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have reportedly added 6'10" tight end Nate Wozniak ahead of the national signing period. According to a report on 247sports.com, Wozniak chose the Gophers over Miami, FL. Last season while playing for Gr

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Gopher Basketball Ranked #23; Mbakwe's Wrist Won't Keep Him Out

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:32:23 +0000

The Gopher men's basketball team is ranked #23 this week in the Associated Press top 25 poll and #24 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The Gophers lost both games last week at Northwestern and Wisconsin.

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Gophers Lose at Wisconsin

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:04:45 +0000

The Gophers were tied with the Badgers at halftime after leading by as many as 8 points in the first half.

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#9 Gophers Defeated By #5 Michigan

Dave Overlund — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:40:26 +0000

The #9-ranked Minnesota Golden Gopher Men's basketball team was defeated 83-75 by the #5-ranked Michigan Wolverines at Williams Arena Thursday.

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Alcohol Sales Top $900K at TCF Bank Stadium

The Associated Press — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:19:21 +0000

Beer and wine sales brought in more than $900,000 in their first season at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium. University officials say sales at the Gophers' seven home football games averaged $129,610.

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SCSU Men's Hockey Ranked #15

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:24:53 +0000

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team is ranked #15 this week in the USCHO.com Division I poll. The Huskies split a weekend series at #3 Denver last weekend. The Huskies are 5-3-0 and will host #6 North Dakota at 7:37 Friday night and 7:07 Saturday night.

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Minnesota's Saul Smith Will Keep Job; Return Soon

The Associated Press — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:14:19 +0000

Minnesota assistant coach Saul Smith will keep his job and return to the team next month after a drunken-driving arrest that put him on unpaid leave for the last five days. Athletic director Norwood Teague said Smith returned to the payroll on Friday but will remain on administrative leave until Nov. 13.

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Alcohol sales Go Smoothly at TCF Bank Stadium

The Associated Press — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:08:31 +0000

University of Minnesota officials say the first game with alcohol sales at TCF Bank Stadium went smoothly. Schools spokesman Chuck Tombarge says extra security staff effectively isolated the area where alcohol was sold Saturday.

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U of M Readies for Beer Sales at Stadium

The Associated Press — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:12:44 +0000

Fans will be able to drink beer and wine at Minnesota's first home football game of the year at TCF Bank Stadium this weekend. Saturday's Gophers game against New Hampshire will mark the first time alcohol will be sold at an athletic event on the University of Minnesota campus.

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Minnesota, Smith Agree on Contract Extension

The Associated Press — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:42:49 +0000

Minnesota coach Tubby Smith has agreed to terms on a contract extension with the university through the 2016-17 season. The deal was finalized Monday, more than a year after talks first began between Smith's agent and school officials.

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Gophers Break Ground on the New Siebert Field [VIDEO]

The Associated Press — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:29:19 +0000

The Gophers baseball team has broken ground on a new stadium. Coach John Anderson spearheaded fundraising for the $7.134 million project, which began Monday with a ceremony at Siebert Field.

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Gophers Could Be Without Sampson in Big 10 Tournament

The Associated Press — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:24:07 +0000

Minnesota center Ralph Sampson III could miss the Big Ten tournament because of a knee injury. Coach Tubby Smith said Wednesday that Sampson "tweaked" one of his knees in practice Monday and has not participated the last two days.

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Guard at Gopher's Stadium Fired for Attacking Fans [VIDEO]

The Associated Press — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:45:26 +0000

A security guard accused of knocking down, tripping and pushing fans at the Minnesota Gophers' stadium has been fired.

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Gophers' Smith Had Prostate Cancer

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:27:51 +0000

Gopher head men's basketball coach Tubby Smith says he had prostate cancer but no longer has the disease. Through a statement from the University of Minnesota Smith says he had surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to remove the cancer last month.

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