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Notre Dame football cheating echoes past U of M scandal
As the University of Minnesota football team completes another mediocre season and awaits assignment to a post-season Bowl game, a much more prominent college football program has been rocked by a...
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U of M audit raises more questions about vetting process for high-profile job...
Norwood TeagueA search committee conducted only a single, two-hour interview with ousted University of Minnesota Athletics Director Norwood Teague before presenting him to University President Eric...
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Amid uncertainty at the U, Gopher coach Richard Pitino faces critical year
CC/Flickr/MGoBlogWith benefactor Teague out of the picture, Pitino may find himself a lot more vulnerable than he thinks, even if the Louisville shadow never touches him.There is this incredulous look...
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The Gopher women's basketball squad is the most compelling team in the Twin...
The 2014-15 season of the University of Minnesota Gopher women's basketball team has spun from a chimerical fairy tale into a compelling drama. Over the span of a week.Under new coach Marlene...
View ArticleGov. Dayton 'appalled' that the U forces student basketball and hockey fans...
Gov. Mark Dayton today said that he was "appalled" at news that University of Minnesota students who want to buy Gopher hockey or basketball tickets were being forced to by Gopher football tickets,...
View ArticleKluwe pushes Vikings to release full report on Priefer
Chris Kluwe is proving himself an unrelenting force in his fight with the Vikings. Ben Goessling at ESPN writes, “He started a petition on Change.org, asking the Vikings to release the full 150-page...
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Former NBA player Trent Tucker's new job will intertwine athletics, academics
Trent TuckerOther than attending public schools in Flint, Mich., and running a nonprofit that helps underprivileged kids, Trent Tucker, the former University of Minnesota basketball standout, has no...
View ArticleRichard Pitino at the U: 'It's going to be a great brand of basketball'
Maybe it was a joke. Maybe it wasn’t. But it sure was funny, and it might have been the frankest thing Richard Pitino said at his introductory press conference/pep rally at Williams Arena on Friday...
View ArticleMN Blog Cabin Roundup, 4/5
Minnesotans need to waste 94,444,444 hours playing e-pulltabs to provide Vikings Stadium #wilfarefrom The Deets by Ed KohlerThe state’s share, as we know all too well, is supposed to be funded by...
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A refreshing U of M change: Tubby Smith’s firing had to happen
REUTERS/Allen FredricksonSmith did not fail here; he just didn’t succeed enough.La Salle University is a modest-sized Catholic school in northwestern Philadelphia. If you filled out an NCAA Tournament...
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Mbakwe monster dunk
University of Minnesota basketball start Trevor Mbakwe got the Gophers' game against Indiana Tuesday off to a good start with an impressive slam dunk. The Gophers went on to win 77-73. They play next...
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Fighting for relevance, 1500 ESPN shuffles lineup
1500espn.comPhil Mackey and Pat ReusseIn the Twin Cities sports radio wars, 1500 ESPN has always been a bit like Nate Silver competing with a carnival barker. The Hubbard-owned station is heavy on...
View ArticleAssessing Joel Maturi's time as U of M athletic director
It has not been a bump-free ride. But U of M athletics director Joel Maturi will move out of that job this summer.The Strib story, by Dennis Brackin and Michael Rand, says: “Hired to help merge...
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Tubby Smith launches full-court press for new basketball center
Courtesy of University of MinnesotaA rendering of the proposed Basketball Development Center.Coach Tubby SmithAbout 30 minutes after the University of Minnesota men's basketball team finished practice...
View ArticleCollege basketball: The women's NCAA 'scorecard' is far better than the men's
We wrote about men's basketball and academic performance Monday.Today, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport released its report on teams in the women's NCAA championship bracket.No surprises...
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NCAA tournament time: Study tracks players in the classroom, not the...
They call it "March Madness," and every time the NCAA men's tournament rolls around, a certain kind of academic craziness is revealed.It happened again today when The Institute for Diversity and Ethics...
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U coaches know that devising a college basketball schedule is a thankless,...
Tubby SmithLast Friday gave us two sides of Minnesota men's basketball coach Tubby Smith.First, the measured, analytical Tubby broke down the strengths of North Dakota State, the next day's opponent. A...
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Amid uncertainty at the U, Gopher coach Richard Pitino faces critical year
CC/Flickr/MGoBlogWith benefactor Teague out of the picture, Pitino may find himself a lot more vulnerable than he thinks, even if the Louisville shadow never touches him.There is this incredulous look...
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The Gopher women's basketball squad is the most compelling team in the Twin...
The 2014-15 season of the University of Minnesota Gopher women's basketball team has spun from a chimerical fairy tale into a compelling drama. Over the span of a week.Under new coach Marlene...
View ArticleGov. Dayton 'appalled' that the U forces student basketball and hockey fans...
Gov. Mark Dayton today said that he was "appalled" at news that University of Minnesota students who want to buy Gopher hockey or basketball tickets were being forced to by Gopher football tickets,...
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