MN Gophers

The Gopher men's basketball team suffered another close loss Sunday night 71-69 at Wisconsin against the Badgers. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He thinks Pitino will be fired after the season.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost by 1-point to 9th ranked Maryland Wednesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says they missed opportunities in the last 3 home games and are likely out of NCAA tournament contention.

The Gophers will host #7 Maryland Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. on WJON.

This week Jay and Dave talk about the Houston Astros bungling of their apology tour, the NFL's proposed rule changes and how they might affect scheduling for the league, the Wild's unceremonious firing of head coach Bruce Boudreau and more.

The NFL is proposing adding 2 playoff teams and 1 more regular season game while eliminating 1 preseason game. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has put himself in a difficult position by diminishing the value of the MLB World Championship trophy and not punishing Houston Astro players.

The Gophers will look to keep their tourney hopes alive Saturday when they play at #22 Penn State. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. on WJON.

Both teams struggled from the floor, with the Gophers shooting just 31.7% and Illinois shooting 33.3%. The Illini led by 8-10 points for a majority of the second half, but the Gophers got within a point before fading down the stretch.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

The Gopher men's basketball team lost by 16 points at Michigan State Thursday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me today. He thinks Daniel Oturu could leave after this season to go to the NBA.