Gophers Start Season With 'All-Star Friday Night'
The Minnesota men's basketball team will start the new season with a full slate of skills competition and an intrasquad scrimmage.
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The Minnesota men's basketball team will start the new season with a full slate of skills competition and an intrasquad scrimmage.
Success for most basketball teams starts at the point guard position, and Minnesota coach Tubby Smith is well aware of that.
Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he's healthy and still cancer-free.
The University of Minnesota men's and women's basketball teams have high expectations going into the upcoming season, and they tipped things off with media day on Thursday at Williams Arena.
Minnesota quarterback MarQueis Gray says the injured toe on his left foot is feeling much better and he will be ready to go when the Gophers hit the field next week against Nebraska.
Minnesota senior goalie Kent Patterson is off to a perfect start, and so are the Golden Gophers.
Akeem Shavers caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score to help Purdue beat Minnesota 45-17 on Saturday.
Senior goalie Kent Patterson made 20 saves Friday to beat Sacred Heart 9-0 in men's college hockey and become the first Golden Gophers' goalie to notch a season-opening shuout since 1984.
Minnesota and Purdue have something unfortunate in common: They are both in desperate need of a win with their seasons on the brink of disaster.
Minnesota is coming off the worst defeat in a Big Ten game in the school's history, a 58-point shutout loss at Michigan.
Denard Robinson threw two touchdown passes and ran for a TD to lead No. 19 Michigan in a 58-0 win over Minnesota.
Minnesota quarterback MarQueis Gray has been knocked out of the starting lineup by a toe injury and Max Shortell got the start for the Gophers at Michigan on Saturday.
Jerry Kill left the Mayo Clinic on Wednesday and was back in the Twin Cities in time for the Gophers' practice at 3:30 p.m. His coaching staff said earlier this week they expect him to be on the sidelines at Michigan on Saturday.
Now it's the Big 10 season, which means the 1-3 Gophers can achieve a lot for their program if they can at least be competitive on Saturday against the Wolverines. It's the battle for the Little Brown Jug in front of more than 100,000 fans.
Minnesota's assistants and players are trying to keep practice as normal as possible while coach Jerry Kill seeks further treatment for his recurring seizures.
