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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. As a member of the #8-ranked St. Cloud State Huskies, Hanowski has posted 104 points [...]

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. Minnesota shot just 36 percent from the field and 5-17 from [...]

Gopher Basketball Drops 4th Straight

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:58:33 +0000

The 12th ranked Gopher basketball team lost 45-44 Saturday at Wisconsin. Minnesota was down 2 with 1.8 seconds left when Trevor Mbakwe was fouled after catching the in-bound pass.

Gophers' Tinsley Died Of Enlarged Heart

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:25:08 +0000

The Henepin County medical examiner’s office says University of Minnesota linebacker Gary Tinsley died of an enlarged heart. He was found dead in his campus apartment on April 6. The medical examiner on Wednesday ruled the 22-year old’s death natural. Tinsley was a 4-year letter winner who was just 2 weeks away from graduated with [...]

Gophers Blow Lead and Game Against #6 Michigan State

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:22:27 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team lost 66-61 at home against #6 Michigan State Wednesday night despite leading by 8 in the 2nd half. Michigan State closed the game on a 19-7 run in the final 6 minutes. The Gophers ran the clock and appeared to play not to lose while allowing Michigan State to come [...]

Gophers Fall to #6 Ohio State

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:06:23 +0000

The Gophers men’s basketball team lost 78-68 at home against #6 Ohio State Tuesday night. Ohio State ran off 20 straight points when the game was tied at 12. Minnesota rallied to cut the lead to 12 points at halftime and the Gophers would get as close as 8 points in the 2nd half. Rodney [...]

#22 Badgers Beat Gophers In Overtime

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:25 +0000

The 22nd ranked Wisconsin Badgers beat the Gopher men’s basketball team 68-61 in overtime Thursday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Minnesota came from down 13 points in the 2nd half to tie the game at 51 and had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation but shot attempts by Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins did not go in for the Gophers

Gopher Men's Basketball Wins At Nebraska

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:47:59 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team won 69-61 at Nebraska Sunday afternoon to keep themselves alive for a NCAA tournament berth. Minnesota trailed by 1 at halftime and got 40 points off the bench. Chip Armelin led the Gophers with 15 points and Julian Welch added 10 points. Minnesota shot 54 percent from the field while [...]

Gopher Basketball Falls At Iowa

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:28:25 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team lost 63-59 at Iowa Wednesday night and were sweep in the season series by the Hawkeyes. Minnesota led by 10 with 12 minutes left but were outscored 28-14 the rest of the way. The Gophers were 10-19 from the 3-point line but committed 15 turnovers while Iowa commmitted 10 turnovers. [...]

Gopher Football Expect To Sign 21 Today

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:47:37 +0000

The Gopher football team expects to sign 21 players to National Letters of Intent today on College Football National Signing day. Among the 21 players, 17 are considered 3-star recruits according to rivals.com. The Gophers are already signed 8 players including 3-star quarterback Philip Nelson from Mankato West. Among the top recruits to sign today [...]

#3 Gophers Complete Sweep Of Huskies

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:02:47 +0000

The 3rd ranked Gopher men’s hockey team defeated St. Cloud State 3-2 Saturday night to complete a sweep of SCSU. Saturday night’s win over SCSU for Minnesota came in St. Cloud. Sam Warning scored the game-winning goal for the Gophers to break a 2-all tie in the 3rd period. Ben Hanowski tied the game at [...]

#10 Spartans Rout Gopher Basketball

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:32:00 +0000

The 10th ranked Michigan State Spartans routed the Gopher men’s basketball team 68-52 Wednesday night in East Lansing, Michigan. Minnesota trailed by 10 at halftime and cut the lead to as close as 5 points in the 2nd half. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 15 points and both Joe Coleman and Julian Welch each [...]

Gopher Men's Basketball Routs Northwestern

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:35:10 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team defeated Northwestern 75-52 at Williams Arena Sunday afternoon. Minnesota jumped all over Northwestern early and led 41-24 at halftime. Joe Coleman led the Gophers with 16 points and 5 rebounds and Julian Welch added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for Minnesota. The Gophers shot 58 percent from the [...]

Gopher Men's Basketball Wins At Penn State

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:45:30 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team earned their 2nd straight road win 80-66 at Penn State Sunday afternoon. Joe Coleman led the Gophers with 23 points including making 13 of 14 from the free throw line. Julian Welch added 15 points and Rodney Williams chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds for Minnesota. The Gophers shot [...]

Gopher Men's Basketball Upsets #7 Indiana

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:01:00 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team won at #7 Indiana 77-74 Thursday night. Minnesota led by 3 at halftime and held the lead throughout the 2nd half. Austin Hollins led Minnesota with 18 points, Rodney Williams added 12 points and 6 rebounds and Joe Coleman chipped in 8 points including 4-4 from the free throw line [...]

Purdue Downs Gophers 79-66

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:35:43 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team has lost 4 games in a row after fallling 79-66 at home against Purdue Sunday. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 19 points and 14 rebounds, Joe Coleman added 14 points and Chip Armelin chipped in 12 points. Minnesota shot 41 percent from the field while Purdue shot 54 percent. [...]

Gophers Lose at Michigan

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:13:22 +0000

The Gopher men’s basketball team lost their 2nd game in a row 61-56 at #16 Michigan Sunday afternoon. Minnesota trailed 23-19 at halftime and shot just 42 percent from the field. The Gophers were outrebonded 34-26. Minnesota was led by Julian Welch and Rodney Williams with 10 points apiece and Ralph Sampson III had 6 [...]

Huskies Upset #1 Gophers 4-3

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:36:00 +0000

The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team posted their biggest win of the season 4-3 over top ranked Minnesota Friday night. SCSU led 4-1 entering the 3rd period and freshman goaltender Ryan Faragher had 40 saves in the game and 13 in the final period. SCSU got goals from Ben Hanowski, Cam Reid, Nic Dowd [...]

SCSU Hockey Plays #1 Gophers

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:36:15 +0000

The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team will play top ranked Minnesota in a home and home series Friday and Saturday nights. SCSU will host Friday night starting at 7:37pm, pregame on WJON at 7:00. The Gophers will host the game on Saturday night at 7:07, pregame on WJON at 6:30. Minnesota is 10-2 while [...]

Minnesota Head Coach Jerry Kill Hospitalized After Sideline Seizure During Game

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:54:40 +0000

University of Minnesota Golden Gophers head football fcoach Jerry Kill spent Saturday night in a Minneapolis hospital after suffering a seizure on the sidelines during the waning moments of his team’s 28-21 loss to New Mexico State.