Minnesota Enters Women's AP Top 25
Getting ranked so quickly wasn't on Lindsay Whalen's mind when she took over the head coaching job at Minnesota this season.
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Getting ranked so quickly wasn't on Lindsay Whalen's mind when she took over the head coaching job at Minnesota this season.
Lindsay Whalen will take the court with her new team in the opener against New Hampshire, one of the most-anticipated debuts in women's college basketball this year. Three months after announcing her retirement from the WNBA, Whalen has begun her full-time focus on the program she once helped build.
Eagan's volleyball team has won three of the last five state titles. The Wildcats will play in their sixth-straight state championship game Friday, a run that is simply remarkable. And one player has been in the program for them all, and her time in the spotlight is only beginning.
Lindsay Whalen will be making her coaching debut Friday night, leading the University of Minnesota women's basketball team in its season opener at Williams Arena.
The former head of sports ticket sales at the University of Minnesota has been charged in a ticket fraud scheme.
Amir Coffey scored 18 points in 24 minutes as the Gophers opened the season with a 104-76 win over Nebraska-Omaha.
After watching long gain after long gain by Illinois last weekend, Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck knew a change had to be made to his defense.
Rashod Bateman finished with seven catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's 55-31 loss at Illinois.
University of Minnesota football coach PJ Fleck announced Sunday night that defensive coordinator Robb Smith has been relieved of his duties.
Gophers sophomore forward Eric Curry will miss four to six weeks after having left knee surgery, coach Richard Pitino said Monday.
The Minnesota women's basketball team under first-year coach Lindsay Whalen is picked third in the media's Big Ten preseason rankings.
Minnesota quarterback Zack Annexstad was treated and released from a Lincoln hospital after getting injured in the first half of the Gophers' game against Nebraska on Saturday. A Minnesota spokesman said Annexstad was on the team airplane for the return trip to Minneapolis. No other details were available.
Nebraska built a four-touchdown lead in the first half and survived some nervous moments in the second before pulling away to beat Minnesota 53-28 on Saturday, giving Scott Frost his long-awaited first win as Cornhuskers coach and ending a program-record 10-game losing streak.
Minnesota running back Shannon Brooks has returned to the team following his weekend arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic assault.
Gophers running back Shannon Brooks was released from jail Monday and won't be charged by the city attorney's office in connection with an alleged assault early Sunday morning.
