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His dad ailing, Jon Hoese scores 3 TDs for Minnesota Gophers
St. Paul Pioneer Press — MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — University of Minnesota fullback Jon Hoese wasn't sure if he would make the trip to Middle Tennessee State for Thursday night's season opener because his father was in a Glencoe, Minn., hospital after a stroke.
3 hours agoBig Ten places Gophers, Iowa in same division, keeps Wisconsin on U's schedule
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Iowa will be in the same division as the University of Minnesota in football starting in 2011.
7 hours agoGophers 24, Middle Tennessee State 17: Duane Bennett, Jon Hoese power Minnesota in season opener
St. Paul Pioneer Press — RECAP: Gophers first-year offensive coordinator Jeff Horton showed off his power run offense from the start with a game-opening touchdown drive that went 11 plays, 79 yards, all on the ground. Duane Bennett had a 32-yard run on the first play from scrimmage and 62 yards on the drive.
7 hours agoBennett is healthy; it shows
St. Paul Pioneer Press — MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Gophers coach Tim Brewster ditched the spread offense and hired a new offensive coordinator last season for a more physical running style, but his team wasn't ready for the change.
7 hours agoGophers will open Big Ten basketball schedule at Wisconsin
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Gophers coach Tubby Smith and Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan have their teams scheduled to meet only once during the 2010-11 Big Ten basketball regular season.
August 26, 2010Contract talks are back on with Minnesota Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Contract extension talks between men's basketball coach Tubby Smith's attorney and University of Minnesota lawyers have resumed, Gophers athletics director Joel Maturi said Wednesday.
August 25, 2010Thigh injury might not keep Gophers' Devoe Joseph from Canadian basketball trip
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Gophers coach Tubby Smith said a strained quadriceps injury might not keep junior guard Devoe Joseph from playing on the team's upcoming trip to Canada.
August 24, 2010Out of legal limbo, Gophers big man Trevor Mbakwe is back on court, ready to be a leader
St. Paul Pioneer Press — Trevor Mbakwe sat in the stands with his basketball teammates, laughing and cracking a wide smile after Monday's first practice for the Gophers' fall trip to Canada.
August 23, 2010Gophers plan to use three-back rotation
St. Paul Pioneer Press — For the second straight year, Minnesota coach Tim Brewster plans to use a three-back rotation going into the opener.
August 21, 2010Charley Walters: Looks like Trevor Mbakwe is staying with Gophers
St. Paul Pioneer Press — CHARLEY WALTERS Brett Favre isn't the only one coming back. University of Minnesota men's basketball coach Tubby Smith said Tuesday that Trevor
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- U-M coaches helping player's brother to walk again Detroit News Brock Mealer, brother of Michigan offensive lineman Elliott Mealer, was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident on Christmas Eve 2007 near his home outside Toledo.
- Lynn Henning: Big Ten realignment has big-time flaws Detroit News You have to be patient with protests when the Big Ten does something radical. And that's because it's happened before and life went on. But, it's hard to imagine today that the Big Ten won't regret the decision to split Michigan and Ohio State and leave their regular season-ending game in place.
- One loss won't get Rodriguez fired but eight losses might Detroit Free Press Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the morning show on WCSX-FM (94.7), blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers. You can reach him at jamsam22@gmail.com, follow him on Twitter @jamiesamuelsen and read more of his opinions at freep.com/jamie.
- Pair of raw rookies to start at QB when PSU meets YSU Basketball Jones | Patriot-News Youngstown State has played a few of these guarantee games against FBS opponents lately, notably against Ohio State where its old coach Jim Tressel now resides (38-6 and 43-0 losses in 2007 and 2008) and Penn State (37-3 in...
- MSU guard Lucious has charge reduced to reckless driving Detroit Free Press MSU point guard Korie Lucious, who was arrested Monday on suspicion of drunken driving, had the misdemeanor charge reduced from operating while intoxicated to reckless driving.