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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Long Island Blackbirds When: 7 pm, November 17th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: none The Gophers get their last chance for a tune-up Friday night before Iowa State visits The Barn next Tuesday. The Long Island Blackbirds don’t figure to be a pushover, but they are still […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A win is what we wanted, and a win is what we got. It started out painfully ugly and looked for a moment like Minnesota might walk away with a 2-0 victory, but the Gopher offense eventually caught up with the defense and pulled away to a comfortable victory over the Bison. There […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: North Dakota State Bison When: 7 pm, November 13th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: FSN Another season of Golden Gopher Basketball has arrived! The Gophers host new cross-border rival North Dakota State Monday night to kick off the 2006-07 regular season. The Bison are coming off an […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The final score is not a misprint. The game was not a mirage. Division 2 Winona State walked into The Barn on Wednesday night, brought a rowdy crowd and proceeded to out rebound, out hustle, out execute and plain and simple ““ out played the Minnesota Gophers. And with that formula, the Warriors […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It is hard to gauge what we really learned tonight about the Gophers. One thing is certain, even though we won by “œonly” 56 points, it felt like it could have been double that. But a few things that Coach Dan Monson and the staff can take away as positives is that the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Minnesota Gopher fans were treated to a “œSweet” surprise Friday night at the Maroon and Gold scrimmage as Gopher legend “œSweet” Lou Hudson was in attendance and honored prior to the scrimmage. Each player shook his hand on the court as the crowd gave him a standing ovation and a number of career […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Unable to attend next weekend’s Maroon and Gold scrimmage, I took the opportunity to travel down Highway 52 on perhaps the last beautiful Sunday of the year to get my initial glimpse of Monson’s crew at the impressive facilities at Rochester Community and Technical College. I was able to step in and catch […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Ask any casual sports fan what the Black Sox mean, and you’ll likely receive a basic explanation about the 1919 World Series which was thrown by several of the White Sox players and jeopardized the legitimacy of Major League Baseball. How many sports fans can offer much insight into the point shaving scandals […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The upcoming 2006-07 Gopher basketball season will bring change. The change includes the addition of a sharp-shooting transfer who is now eligible, two redshirt freshman, two highly rated high school players and two junior college additions. But the programs change doesn’t stop on the court, as Learfield Communications recently announced that Mike Grimm […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball For long-time denizens of the Hole, you may be familiar with my love affair with Darcy Frey’s The Last Shot. I love to read, and I particularly enjoy sports books, and this one ranks among the best sports books I have ever read. I recently re-read The Last Shot (for the third time) […] READ MORE