Minnesota Minutes
By Andy Weise -Good ole Peter King is stirring the pot once again in Minnesota after his recent interview on PTI suggesting that if Brett Favre were to return another season in the NFL, he’d want to...
View ArticleGophers Basketball Showing Depth Despite Off Court Troubles
By Mike Gallagher While Trevor Mbakwe was in suit and tie on the bench, Devron Bostick home sick, and Royce White nowhere to be found during the Gophers 82-42 drubbing of Stephen F. Austin, Rodney...
View ArticleFive Reasons Gopher Basketball Will Be Alright
By Mike Gallagher In a weekend filled with excitement for University of Minnesota basketball, some came out of the third annual 76 Classic a little disappointed. The Gophers haven’t played in a...
View ArticleSix Presents Under University of Minnesota Basketball’s Tree This Christmas
By Mike Gallagher As I sit in my $325 a month house in North Minneapolis, and stare at the recently found dumpster Christmas tree right across from me that has one present under it, I am thankful that...
View ArticleWithout Press, Gophers Merely Average
By Mike Gallagher Losing three out of the last four games isn’t exactly what Tubby Smith had in mind after starting the conference season with back to back wins, but as we’re quickly discovering, the...
View ArticleGophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State
By Mike Gallagher What a difference a week makes….. The Golden Gopher basketball team’s hopes were higher than ever at the beginning of this week, with Royce White practicing for the first time in...
View ArticleGophers Basketball Season Recap
By Mike Gallagher In a season full of more ups and downs than a VH1 Tool Academy marathon, the Gophers strangely faded off into the college basketball offseason without a peep. Minnesota’s season came...
View ArticleCory Joseph Spurns Minnesota, Chooses Texas
By Mike Gallagher This isn’t exactly what the Minnesota Gophers basketball team had in mind when picturing their offseason. The number seven recruit in the nation according to Rivals, Findlay Prep’s...
View ArticleThe Deeply Beleaguered Minnesota Sports Fan
Sports fan in Minnesota haven’t had a whole lot to cheer about recently. The general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves, David Kahn, received some flack recently for simply stating the obvious. The...
View ArticleNBA Draft Stock Report (2/1/12)
The NBA Draft Stock Report checks in on which college basketball players have made a name for themselves in the past week; either helping or hurting their future draft position. This is a special...
View ArticleWho is UConn’s Andre Drummond gonna be in the NBA?
The hardest thing to do is evaluate, compare, and predict how a player is going to pan-out at the next level. It’s especially difficult when the player extremely under-performed in his one season...
View ArticleMinnesota Timberwolves “luck” might be turning around?
I know the last few years have been down-right dreadful for fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Our last few draft picks (Wes Johnson and Derrick Williams) haven’t panned-out, so far or yet. But,...
View ArticleWhere does Iowa St’s Royce White fit in at the next level? (video)
Royce White is headed for the NBA. He almost gave up hoops during his college basketball career. Originally committed to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, he never played for Tubby Smith. He then headed...
View ArticleHouston Rockets Tweet wrong school for their own draft pick (photo)
I can understand why you might be confused as to where Royce White went to school. He started out committed to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but that of course didn’t work out too well for Tubby Smith...
View ArticleThe Houston Rockets are fools for signing Jeremy Lin
I hate to rain on anyone’s parade, but this is what America has become today. After over 200-plus years of work, this is what America has accepted. Rewarding mediocrity is something that ruins sports...
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