With Nolen Out, Gophers To Rely On Several Guards
Al Nolen's role for Minnesota has been reduced for now to encouragement from the bench.
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Al Nolen's role for Minnesota has been reduced for now to encouragement from the bench.
Minnesota must move on without Al Nolen, trying to find a way to replace the senior point guard's leadership, defense and ball-handling ability.
Minnesota point guard Al Nolen will have surgery on his broken right foot, raising the question about whether he'll be able to play for the Gophers again this season.
Lykendra Johnson had 20 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 12 Michigan State beat Minnesota 66-54 Sunday and continue the best start in school history.
Trevor Mbakwe and Ralph Sampson III scored 13 points apiece to lead No. 15 Minnesota over slumping Michigan 69-64 on Saturday night.
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team let go of a 14-point halftime lead as Wisconsin rallied to a 71-63 win Thursday evening.
Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he has not decided if star forward Trevor Mbakwe will start on Saturday against Michigan.
Minnesota star forward Trevor Mbakwe has pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating a harassment restraining order.
Minnesota has added depth to its goaltending by bringing in Alex Fons from the North American Hockey League.
The Minnesota baseball team will host an annual early-season tournament in Arizona this year.
An NFL player who previously played football for the Golden Gophers has reportedly been arrested after being caught with a high-power assault-type firearm.
After a win over UMD over the weekend, the Gophers Women's Hockey team moved into second place in the WCHA.
The Minnesota men's basketball team has surged back into the national rankings.
Trevor Mbakwe had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Ralph Sampson III matched his career high with seven blocked shots to help Minnesota beat Iowa 69-59 on Sunday night.
North Dakota used a suffocating defense and goals from four different players on Saturday to beat the Minnesota Gophers 4-1 and move back into first place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
