AM 1240 WJON » Tubby Smith http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:34:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Coaches are Highest Paid at University of Minnesota http://wjon.com/coaches-are-highest-paid-at-university-of-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/coaches-are-highest-paid-at-university-of-minnesota/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:27:58 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=155848 The highest-paid employees at the University of Minnesota last year were men's basketball coach Tubby Smith and football coach Jerry Kill. Smith earned nearly $1.9 million in fiscal year 2012, which ended June 30.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-smith-agree-on-contract-extension/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers' Close to Extension for Tubby http://wjon.com/gophers-close-to-extension-for-tubby/ http://wjon.com/gophers-close-to-extension-for-tubby/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:33:07 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=110926 Norwood Teague starting his new job as Athletic Director at the University of Minnesota Monday and he said they are close to working out a long term contract for Men's basketball coach Tubby Smith. He says they may have an announcement soon. Teague inherits a department that has stability in his 3 revenue sports. Jerry Kill is locked up to a long term contract as football coach and Don Lucia is firmly entrenced as head men's hockey coach.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gophers-in-nit-championship-tonight/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball Hosts #6 Michigan State Tonight (poll) http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-hosts-6-michigan-state-tonight-poll/ http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-hosts-6-michigan-state-tonight-poll/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:50:02 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=77855 The Gopher men's basketball team hosts 6th ranked Michigan State at 7:30 tonight, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 7:00. Minnesota is 5-9 in the Big Ten and needing a win while Michigan State is 11-3 in the Big Ten and in contention for a #1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. The Gophers are barely on the bubble for a NCAA tournament berth with a 17-10 overall record.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-hosts-6-michigan-state-tonight-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Starts Big Ten Season At Illinois http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-starts-big-ten-season-at-illinois/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-starts-big-ten-season-at-illinois/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:32:14 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=31526 The Gopher men's basketball team released its Big Ten schedule Wednesday and they will open the Big Ten season at Illinois on December 27 and will play at Michigan on January 1st. The Gophers will play Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Ohio State just once in 2011-2012 season and everyone else twice including Nebraska.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-starts-big-ten-season-at-illinois/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers' Smith Had Prostate Cancer http://wjon.com/gophers-smith-had-prostate-cancer/ http://wjon.com/gophers-smith-had-prostate-cancer/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 12:27:51 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=15057 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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]]> http://wjon.com/gophers-smith-had-prostate-cancer/feed/ 0 Getty Images Tubby Smith Says He'll Stay With Gophers http://wjon.com/tubby-smith-says-hell-stay-with-gophers/ http://wjon.com/tubby-smith-says-hell-stay-with-gophers/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:57:32 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=10033 Gopher men's basketball head coach Tubby Smith says he plans to stay at the University of Minnesota and is working on a contract extension with Athletic Director Joel Maturi. Reports had indicated that Tubby Smith was set to replace John Pelphrey at the University of Arkansas. Smith has also been rumored as a candidate at Georgia Tech.

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