Minnesota Gophers

Louisville beats Wichita St. and heads to championship

ATLANTA  — Russ Smith looked at the scoreboard, then at the clock, then over at the bench. Louisville needed a run, but he had no ... Read more

Pitino is ready

MINNEAPOLIS — Rick Pitino is one proud papa. A day after his son Richard Pitino agreed to become the next head coach at Minnesota, Rick ... Read more

Gopher hockey duo departs sign with NHL teams

MINNEAPOLIS — Two more Gopher hockey players are leaving the team for the pros. The Gophers announced Wednesday that leading scorer Nick Bjugstad has elected ... Read more

Louisville’s Ware leaves hospital

Louisville’s Kevin Ware has taken what he said would be the hardest step in his recovery — the first one. The sophomore guard was back ... Read more

Gophers’ hockey standout heads to NHL

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota defenseman Nate Schmidt has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. The deal was done on Tuesday. Schmidt played three ... Read more

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