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Like Teddy Bridgewater, the Minnesota Gophers' staff carefully monitors the progress of its quarterback -- Mitch Leidner. He heads to the Citrus Bowl, ready to take another step. Leidner has grown in the fall of 2014, making strides at a position where you better be good.
The Big Ten Conference announced Monday that Nate Mason of the University of Minnesota has been named the league's Freshman of the Week for men's basketball.
Carlos Morris scored a season-high 19 points, Mo Walker had 15 points and six rebounds and Minnesota romped past Seattle 92-57 Friday for its sixth straight victory. Andre Hollins and Nate Mason each added 15 points for the Gophers (9-2), who returned from an eight-day game break for final exams with another noncompetitive nonconference tuneup.
Supporters of Shannon Miller and the rest of the Minnesota Duluth women's hockey staff want them reinstated. Miller coached UMD to five NCAA national championships. But the university decided not to renew her contract after this season.
Minnesota freshman forward Gaston Diedhiou has been admitted to the university and added to the roster. The Gophers made the announcement Thursday that the 6-foot-9, 240-pound Diedhiou has joined the team and will be immediately eligible to play.
It was another crazy year on the Minnesota sports scene with plenty of great moments, some tough times and two coaches dismissed. Throw in a national title that nobody will remember on the college scene, and it's been another very interesting year depending on which sports team you follow most.
There is a lot of excitement over the University of Minnesota's football team's upcoming appearance at the Citrus Bowl -- so much so that there's a shortage of flights to Florida.
University of Minnesota senior forward Shae Kelley was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll on Tuesday. Kelley scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Gophers to a win at North Dakota last week.
For the second straight week, a University of Minnesota men's basketball player received recognition from the Big Ten Conference. Senior center Mo Walker was named the league's Player of the Week on Monday.
There's a buzz around the University of Minnesota campus and for the first time in a very long time, it's surrounding the Gophers football program.
Minnesota senior point guard Rachel Banham will miss the rest of the season after injuring her right knee. Coach Marlene Stollings made the announcement Thursday. Stollings says Banham suffered a torn ACL in her knee Wednesday in the first half of the Gophers' win at North Dakota.
Andre Hollins scored 24 points as Minnesota defeated Southern 85-57 on Wednesday night. Mo Walker and Carlos Morris each scored 11 points while DeAndre Mathieu added 10 points and five assists for the Gophers (8-2), who shot 54.7 percent from the field and led by as many as 37 points in the second half.
For years, college football fans had been clamoring for an on-campus stadium for the University of Minnesota. They got it, and now the Gophers are sharing it with the Minnesota Vikings and even the Minnesota State High School League.
Mike Reilly of the University of Minnesota men's hockey team was named the Big Ten's First Star of the Week on Tuesday after the Gophers took four out of a possible six league points at Michigan State last weekend.
Minnesota freshman power forward Josh Martin has decided to transfer from the program.
