Minnesota Gophers basketball team has four local players among the top eight in minutes played.
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Gopher tennis coach rebuilds a competitive team
‘We literally every single day try to make this place one that the student athletes look forward to coming to every single day.’
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Clyde Turner’s legacy continues
The late Clyde Turner operated his camps each summer for nearly 35 years as the Twin Cities’ longest-running summer basketball camp.
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The Cook era begins in Gopher volleyball
Minnesota volleyball has been around since 1972, and we have been covering it regularly since 1987.
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MN Hall of Fame recognition slow to come for Black players
It took nearly two decades before Linda Roberts became the first Black female basketball player to have her jersey hoisted in the Williams Arena rafters.
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Vikings stadium accommodates winter college baseball
Minnesota this weekend will host eight other college baseball teams at the Vikings stadium in the Cambria College Classic on March 3 through 5.
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Visit to Pettus bridge inspires Gopher athlete
As part of the conference’s “Big Life” series, Gopher athletes visited the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Both Gopher hoops teams out to prove naysayers wrong
‘It’s been an interesting time for all of us in college sports, college basketball in general.’
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A chat with Black Gopher tailgaters
‘It’s disappointing when you look around and you’re one of the few.’
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Halls of Fame recognize the best in sport
‘t’s like a celebration of all of us who have worked so hard for the game.’
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Former Gopher star exemplifies ‘it’s never too late’
‘When I’m talking to the kids to keep pushing, keep going, finish what you start, it gives me a little bit more credibility.’
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Team’s lone Black player sees more softball diversity
This week’s Gopher 100 highlights Gopher soccer players Patricia Ward, Keziah Inniss and Izzy Brown; and Gopher softball player Makenna Dowell.
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Chip Taylor on managing a challenging time in sports
The pandemic has flipped college sports literally and virtually upside down since last spring. Volleyball finished its 2021 season earlier this month instead of last fall.
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Gopher pitcher says he’s found the right road
In this week’s Gopher 100, we take a look at sophomore pitcher J.P. Massey.
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Gopher frosh pitcher gaining his groove
There are approximately 100 African American and other student-athletes of color this school year at the University of Minnesota. In an occasional series throughout the 2017-18 school and sports year, the MSR will highlight many of these players This week: Gopher freshman baseball pitcher Joshua Culliver Joshua Culliver is one of eight first-year hurlers on […]
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U of M reaching out to former Black athletes?
It has seemed in recent years that a disconnect exists between the University of Minnesota’s former Black athletes and the school they once played for. Several of these athletes have shared this perception with me, albeit off the record. But U of M officials now are saying that the new Athletes Village, set to officially […]