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Where Are They Now? When Minnesota high sports historians discuss the greatest all-around athletes in state history, the names Joe Mauer and Dave Winfield will undoubtedly monopolize the conversation. But one name that will also carry heavy weight for all Minnesota high school athletic afficinados is Barry Wohler. And Wohler’s success didn’t end in high […] READ MORE
Where Are They Now? On Sunday, February 18, the Minnesota Golden Gopher basketball program will celebrate the 25 Year Anniversary of the 1982 Big Ten Championship ““ a feat that Dinkytown has not “œofficially” experienced since. Minnesota fans will have the opportunity to applaud some legendary Gopher names: Randy Breuer, Trent Tucker, Darryl Mitchell, Gary […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Winning on the road is very tough to do in the Big Ten. When you factor in that the Gophers have lost 16 consecutive games against the Illini and suffered a 20 minute drought in which they only made two field goals, the stars weren’t aligned Saturday night at Assembly Hall for Minnesota. […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball For five minutes Saturday at The Barn the product on the court was fantastic, and the crowd was rocking and fans were smiling. Then Red Panda finished her halftime performance and the second half started. The product on the court returned to uninspired and ineffective play and the crowd was silent. The Gophers […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The final seconds Saturday’s game was one of those situations where it didn’t really matter who the Gophers were playing or how much they’ve struggled at times this year. What mattered in the games final seconds is that they battled back from an eight point second half deficit, and hit a rare buzzer […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball What happens in Vegas ““ stays in Vegas. Well, especially if you’re talking about visual memories of the UNLV-Minnesota game on Friday night as only about 128 people on the Nevada/Utah border were able to see tonight’s game on television. With no television in most markets, the Gophers hit the strip with some […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Just yesterday Coach Jim Molinari said in an interview that one of his main goals was to rebuild the home court advantage that the Gopher program used to take for granted. Saturday’s one point loss to Arkansas-Little Rock is probably not the first step in the rebuilding process that Molinari had in mind. […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Finally the Gophers had a “œfeet up” game: A game in which the outcome was never in doubt; a game in which the bench was emptied and each Gopher got some decent playing time; and a game in which everyone in maroon and gold left The Barn smiling as Minnesota cruised to a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It has been an emotional week for the Minnesota Golden Gopher basketball program. After suffering their fifth consecutive loss on Wednesday night to Clemson, Coach Dan Monson resigned and Jim Molinari was named the interim head coach. That is why a sigh of relief spread across The Barn on Saturday afternoon as Arizona […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It wasn’t pretty at The Barn on Friday night, but a one-two punch by juniors Lawrence McKenzie and Dan Coleman was enough for a 16 point Gopher win over the Long Island University Blackbirds. McKenzie scored 24 points (including five three-pointers) and Coleman scored 23 points from all over the court (including seven […] READ MORE