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Gophers
March 24, 2020
Minnesota Golden Gophers center Daniel Oturu (25) dunked over Iowa Hawkeyes forward Ryan Kriener (15) in the first half.] Jerry Holt •Jerry.Hol

Gophers Hoops Mailbag: Life after Oturu? What happened with Pitts?

Gophers basketball fans have questions and we have answers, including on how Richard Pitino's team will look with star center Daniel Oturu leaving for the NBA Draft.
Gophers
March 24, 2020
Going to the hoop with abandon carried Lindsay Whalen to a 31-point day against UCLA in a Gophers NCAA tournament victory in 2004

March 21, 2004: Whalen returns to lead Final Four-bound Gophers

This Week in Minnesota Sports: It was 16 years ago when point guard Lindsay Whalen, a soft cast on her hand, ran onto the Williams Arena floor for a first-round NCAA game against UCLA.
Gophers
March 24, 2020
A young woman found a basketball hoop to herself at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis on Monday.

Scoggins: Gym rats missing places where they could shoot in solitude

They know that staying home is necessary because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is something comforting about being alone in a basketball gym, shooting in silence.
Gophers
March 24, 2020
Gophers center Daniel Oturu

Time to move up: U's Oturu declares for NBA draft

NBA scouts attending his games this season saw how Daniel Oturu had improved between his first and second years with the Gophers. Underclassmen declaring for the draft have until June 3 to change their minds.
Gophers
March 24, 2020
Minnesota Gophers center Daniel Oturu (25) rebounded and scored over Nebraska defenders this season.

Daniel Oturu's 2019-20 numbers and honors

The 6-foor-10 center produced one of Minnesota's finest seasons in recent memory.
Gophers
March 23, 2020

U volleyball recruit ranked nation's best; two others among top six

Three of the Gophers volleyball team's four signed recruits for the fall are on VolleyballMag.com's Fab 50 list of high school seniors.
Gophers
March 23, 2020

Ivy League transfer finds right fit back home with U women

Former Holy Angels star Laura Bagwell-Katalinich will provide an option in the post for the Gophers women's team.
Gophers
March 23, 2020
With sophomore center Daniel Oturu likely headed to the NBA, the Gophers are checking on possible transfers to fill his spot.

Pitino, Gophers study transfer market for a big man

The ever-expanding transfer portal could add to the 2020 class this spring, but it will be a challenge for the Gophers to add the depth and talent their frontcourt needs.
Gophers
March 22, 2020
Shane Wiskus received three regular-season All-America honors from the College Gymnastics Association on Saturday.

Four Gophers gymnasts earn All-America honors

Shane Wiskus received three regular-season All-America honors from the College Gymnastics Association, and Gophers teammates Mike Moran, Timmy Kutyla and David Pochinka also were named All-Americas
Gophers
March 22, 2020
Gophers Athletic Director Mark Coyle spoke to the media shortly after the announcement of a 7-year contract extension for football head coach P.J. Fle

Scoggins: Coyle's challenge with Gophers is managing the unknown

These are strange days, but the Gophers athletic director does his best dealing with them.
Gophers
March 21, 2020
Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck shook hands with University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle following his team's 40-17 win against Illinois, b

Hartman: U shines in athletics, academics

Beyond on-field success, the Gophers have high graduation rates and grade-point averages.
Gophers
March 20, 2020
Head coach P.J. Fleck during the first open Gopher football practice at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, March 6, 2020. ]

Gophers football players, coaches working at home amid uncertainty

Spring football offered promise, but that's on hold.
Gophers
March 20, 2020
Kerwin Walton, Hopkins Royals.

Hopkins star Kerwin Walton waits, and maybe for U

The unsettled state of recruiting could bode well for the Gophers.
Gophers
March 20, 2020
Kendall Moore

U football adds East Ridge athlete Kendall Moore as walk-on

The 190-pound linebacker from East Ridge announced his commitment Friday on Twitter.
Local
March 20, 2020
Seats were empty at the Amway Center in Orlando, home of the Magic, on March 12 - and will be for some time to come.

Business as unusual: Being a sports fan during a pandemic

Yes, the sports world has gone dark at the start of what would have been one of the most active periods in American sports. The fun is gone. But what's also gone are millions upon millions of interactions in the midst of a pandemic.
Gophers
March 19, 2020
A view of the March Madness logo inside the Dayton Arena. The coronavirus outbreak abruptly ended the NCAA sports season, including the men's and wome

One simulated moment: How March Madness would have played out

Kansas vs. who for the title? The Minnesotans we'll miss seeing? Great underdog stories? College basketball writer Marcus Fuller has a guide to the tournament that didn't happen.
Gophers
March 19, 2020
Former U defensive end Stein reacts to College Football Hall of Fame induction

Former U defensive end Stein reacts to College Football Hall of Fame induction

"To get included in this group, I am humbled and honored," Bob Stein said in a video, genuinely surprised and touched. "It's one of the greatest things I can imagine in my life."
Gophers
March 19, 2020
Hours before what should have been a WCHA playoff game, Minnesota State Mankato hockey coach Mike Hastings walked around an empty arena on Friday afte

MSU Mankato's great hockey start has no ending

How does the story of this season end? With blank pages for the Mavericks.
Gophers
March 19, 2020
Minnesota State Mankato's Marc Michaelis had 71 goals and 91 assists in his college career.

Minnesota State's Michaelis signs with Vancouver Canucks

The undrafted senior is a Hobey Baker Award top 10 finalist and the WCHA player of the year.
Gophers
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus spoiled Division III swimming showdown between Minnesotans

Coronavirus spoiled Division III swimming showdown between Minnesotans

Wentzel, who set a new D-III 200 breaststroke record, will be back next season for St. Catherine, but Kustritz was a senior this year for Denison in Ohio.
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