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Richard Pitino on Coleman transfer and Eliason pushup challenge

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:14 -0500

Gophers offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover previews spring game

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:09:31 -0500

Gopher football offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover joins Darren Doogie Wolfson to preview the team's spring game over the weekend.

Gophers hoops coach Richard Pitino wants to press off every score

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:41:11 -0500

Gophers Senior Assistant AD Mike Ellis talks about coaching search process

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:55:07 -0500

Gophers Assistant Athletic Director Mike Ellis joined Phil Mackey and Darren, 'Doogie' Wolfson to talk about the process behind the scenes in the recent search for a new Gophers Basketball coach, and potential future plans for the U of M basketball program.

Gophers AD Norwood Teague says Pitino was on initial list of candidates

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:18:48 -0500

Gophers Athletic Director Norwood Teague joins Judd and Dubay to answer questions about what happened with the basketball coaching search. Teague is asked about the search in general, what happened regarding Flip and Ryan Saunders, and if Richard Pitino was indeed one of his top choices.

Gophers AD Norwood Teague says Richard Pitino was the right choice

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:20:24 -0500

Gophers Athletic Director Norwood Teague talks with Mike Grimm and Spencer Tollackson on the Gopher radio network about how the search for a new basketball coach went according to plan and says Richard Pitino turned out to be an easy choice.

Richard Pitino says he can build a champion at the 'U'

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:17:16 -0500

Richard Pitino joins Mike Grimm and Spencer Tollackson on the Gopher radio network after his introductory press conference as the new Gopher basketball coach. Pitino talks about his excitement for the job and the great opportunites for success he sees at the U.

U of L beat writer C.L. Brown on the hiring of Richard Pitino

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:38:05 -0500

Former Gophers captain Spencer Tollackson likes the Richard Pitino hiring

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:42:15 -0500

Greg Burton says Gophers' Teague, Ellis will wow people with hire

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:38:24 -0500

U of M Senior Associate Athletic Director Mike Ellis on Gopher Sports

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:18:58 -0600

Senior Associate Athletic Director for the U of M, Mike Ellis, talks with Darren "Doogie" Wolfson about the Gopher hoops programs and certain coaching contracts.

Flip Saunders explains how Gophers shocked Indiana

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:55:36 -0600

Flip Saunders with a nice interview about Gopher hoops.

Vince Taylor told Trevor Mbakwe to watch film on Ben Wallace

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:05:36 -0600

Tom Pelissero chats with Minnesota Gopher basketball assistant coach Vince Taylor after their huge upset over the #1 ranked Indiana Hoosiers.

Jay Robinson on the IOC's decision to remove wrestling from the Olympics

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:29:28 -0600

Ken Pomeroy explains why he still has Gophers rated No. 13

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:22:42 -0600

Tom Pelissero and Phil Mackey talk with college basketball ratings guru Ken Pomeroy on his ranking of the Gophers at 13th in the country.

Gopher AD Norwood Teague says buyouts aren't a big issue

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:31:01 -0600

St Cloud State HC Bob Motzko on the weekend matchup with the Gophers

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:23:37 -0600

U of M senior associate AD Mike Ellis: Gophers lack confidence

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:50:56 -0600

Darren "Doogie" Wolfson of the KSTP-TV sports department talks Gopher hoops with U of M senior associate athletic director Mike Ellis.

Associate AD Mike Ellis talks about the basketball losing streak.

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:27:30 -0600

Gopher associate AD Mike Ellis joins Doogie to talk about the current Gopher basketball losing streak and his thoughts on the rest of the season.

Gophers head coach Don Lucia on the last matchup with North Dakota

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:08:37 -0600

Gophers asst coach Grant Potulny on the last matchup with North Dakota

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:06:56 -0600

Gophers senior Seth Helgesen on the last matchup with North Dakota

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:04:14 -0600

Gopher SG Joe Coleman the day before the matchup with Michigan

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:42:14 -0600

ESPN analyst Dick Vitale ahead of the matchup with Michigan at the barn

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:24:09 -0600

12/30 - Gopher Weekly: Bowl game edition

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:05:46 -0600

Darren Wolfson is joined by Matt O'Connell for an all-football edition of Gopher Weekly where the boys break down the team's collapse last Friday night.

Tracy Claeys prepares defense for high-powered Texas Tech offense

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:58:24 -0600

Tom Pelissero talks with Minnesota Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys on the eve of the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs Texas Tech.

Saul Smith says DWI arrest was difficult for him and his family

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:00:31 -0600

Tom Pelissero chats with Minnesota Gophers assistant coach, Saul Smith, as the team is off to an 11-1 start to the 2012-13 season.

Gophers AD Norwood Teague addresses 'challenges on the horizon'

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:24:43 -0600

Tom Pelissero chats with University of Minnesota athletics director, Norwood Teague, prior to the Gophers taking on North Dakota State at Williams Arena.

Former St John's QB Tom Linnemann on the retirement of John Gagliardi

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:10:09 -0600

A.J. Barker discusses decision to leave Gophers football team

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:26:48 -0600

AJ Barker talks about why he left the Gopher Football Team

Former Gopher WR AJ Barker on his decision to leave the team (Seg #3)

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:28:52 -0600

Former Gopher WR AJ Barker on his decision to leave the team (Seg #2)

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:27:25 -0600

Former Gopher WR AJ Barker on his decision to leave the team

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:22:20 -0600

Teague says other ADs have talked to him about cancelling N.C. game

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:42:06 -0600

Gopher AD Norwood Teague joins Doogie before Thursday's Gopher basketball game. Teague tells Doogs that other ADs have told him how surprised they were about the negative reaction to him buying out of the North Carolina football game.

Gopher QB Phil Nelson on starting as a freshman, making a Bowl

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:54:59 -0600

Gopher QB Phil Nelson on starting as a freshman, making a Bowl

Vince Taylor says Gophers will be 'a tough out' in NCAA tournament

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:54:24 -0600

Tom Pelissero speaks with Minnesota Gophers assistant basketball coach Vince Taylor on the eve of the team's first regular season game Friday night against American at Williams Arena.

Norwood Teague joins 'This Week in Golden Gopher Sports'

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:44:48 -0600

Darren "Doogie" Wolfson visits with University of Minnesota Athletics Director Norwood Teague in this week's edition of "This Week in Golden Gopher Sports".

Gophers' Nate Condon explains his knack for short-handed goals

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:00:25 -0500

Tom Pelissero visits with Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Nate Condon as the team prepares for a weekend series against Minnesota State-Mankato.

QB coach Jim Zebrowski talks about Philip Nelson's progression

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:20:26 -0500

Tom Pelissero chats with Minnesota Gophers quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski on the progression of freshman Philip Nelson.

Norwood Teague explains the University's decision to spend 800K not to play

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:15:22 -0500

Tracy Claeys assesses Gophers defense against Iowa Hawkeyes

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:42:40 -0500

Tom Pelissero talks wit Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys on how the defense has stacked up during the 2012 season.

Gophers AD Norwood Teague talks about the undefeated football team

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:01:54 -0500

Gophers AD Norwood Teague joins Doogie to talk about the football teams undefeated start and the status of the practice facility for basketball.

Def. Coordinator Tracy Claeys previews 2012 Golden Gopher defense

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:40:37 -0500

Tom Pelissero previews the Minnesota Golden Gophers 2012 defense with Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys.

OC Matt Limegrover previews 2012 Golden Gopher offense

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:04:14 -0500

Tom Pelissero previews the Minnesota Golden Gophers 2012 offense with Gophers offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover.

Gopher HC Jerry Kill on beginning his second year at the U of M

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:18:40 -0500

Tubby Smith speaks on his new contract, Penn State scandal

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:32:17 -0500

MN Golden Gopher Nick Bjugstad on returning for his junior season

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:22:22 -0500

New Gophers AD Norwood Teague joined us on his first day in office.

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:10:08 -0500

Jerry Kill takes stock of his team heading into the Spring Game

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:46:30 -0500

Jerry Kill takes stock of his team heading into the Spring Game

ESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose live from the Frozen Four

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:11:14 -0500

Gopher assistant coach Mike Guentzel live from the Frozen Four

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:02:39 -0500

Gopher hockey defenseman Nate Schmidt on preparing for the frozen four

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:48:10 -0500

Gophers forward Zach Budish pumped for trip to Frozen Four

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:16:31 -0500

Tom Pelissero chats with Minnesota Gophers forward Zach Budish fresh off the team winning the West Regional over North Dakota in the NCAA tournament, moving onto the Frozen Four in Tampa.

Don Lucia on the Gopher beating ND and advancing to the frozen four

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:41:38 -0500

Don Lucia previews Gophers vs. North Dakota Final Five matchup

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:13:33 -0500

Gopher hockey coach Don Lucia joins Judd and Phunn live from the Xcel Energy Center to preview Friday's Frozen Five semifinal matchup between the Gophers and North Dakota.

MarQueis Gray focused on improving accuracy during offseason

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:59:21 -0600

Tom visits with Minnesota Gophers QB MarQueis Gray following their 27-7 season-ending victory over Illinois.

Tubby Smith on losing Trevor Mbakwe for the year

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:11:30 -0600

Tubby Smith on losing Trevor Mbakwe for the year

Gophers have different dynamic than championship teams, Potulny says

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:07:25 -0600

Tom visits with Minnesota Gophers Assistant Hockey Coach Grant Potulny on their 11-3 start to the season.

Hard work in the offseason has paid off so far, Kent Patterson says

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:28:18 -0600

Tom visits with Minnesota Gophers senior goaltender Kent Patterson on their blazing start and winning national player of the month.

Tubby Smith assesses his team heading into the non conference schedule

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:51:02 -0600

Tubby Smith assesses his team heading into the non conference schedule

MarQueis Gray says team found 'confidence' in recent weeks

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:21:59 -0600

Gophers QB MarQueis Gray joins the Reusse & Mackey show to talk about how his season has been leading the Gopher offense and what has led to the team playing better in the last two weeks.

Guentzel impressed by all phases of Gopher hockey team

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:12:04 -0500

Tom visits with Minnesota Gophers assistant head hockey coach Mike Guentzel on their 7-1 start to the 2011-2012 season.

Gophers LB Mike Rallis reflects on 22-21 upset win over Iowa

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:17:24 -0500

Tom visits with Minnesota Gophers LB Mike Rallis after their 22-21 upset win over the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Maturi 'surprised' by talent level with Gopher football

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:20:00 -0500

Gophers AD Joel Maturi joins Judd & Phunn live at Mariucci Arena to talk about the state of the Gopher hockey and football programs.

Lucia says he's confident Gophers can return to NCAA tournament

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:59:04 -0500

Gopher hockey coach Don Lucia joins Judd & Phunn live from Mariucci Arena. Lucia previews the season for the Gophers, talks about the state of the program, and tells us what it's like having his son Mario playing at Notre Dame.

Tim Brewster has 'no regrets' about his belief in Gophers program

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:36:30 -0500

Scott Korzenowski catches up with former Minnesota Golden Gophers head football coach Tim Brewster, following the Gophers 19-17 loss to USC in their 2011 season opener.

Jerry Kill on Max Shortell's interception: 'I'd have thrown it'

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:23:15 -0500

Trevor Mbakwe says he's developing jump shot, outside game

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:11:29 -0500

Tubby Smith sees 'very, very competitive schedule' for Gophers

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:10:27 -0500

Tubby Smith regrets position switches with Hoffarber, Sampson

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:49:53 -0500

Minnesota Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith talks about some of the decisions he made as the Gophers struggled late last season and previews what the coaching staff and team will be up to this summer.

Joel Maturi on Don Lucia's future: 'In the end, he's got to win more games'

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:26:17 -0500

Gophers Athletics Director Joel Maturi joins Reusse & Mackey to talk about the life of Murray Warmath. Later in the interview, Patrick grills him on the state of both the hockey and basketball programs.

Former Gophers QB Adam Weber on NFL Draft preparation

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:42:47 -0600

Joe Anderson talks with former Minnesota Golden Gophers QB Adam Weber on the potential of being taken in the NFL Draft.

Don Lucia previews WCHA playoff series with Alaska-Anchorage

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:31:05 -0600

Joe Anderson talks with Golden Gopher hockey coach Don Lucia about their new radio partnership with 1500 ESPN and what to expect during their WCHA playoff series with Alaska-Anchorage.

Joel Maturi on radio partnership, Tubby Smith's future at 'U'

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:09:17 -0600

Joel Maturi on the new partnership with 1500ESPN, candid about Tubby Smith

Don Lucia: 'We're not good enough to take anybody for granted'

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:18:34 -0600

Joe Anderson chats with Golden Gopher hockey coach Don Lucia, after a weekend where his team took three out of four points from the Wisconsin Badgers.

Blake Hoffarber looks forward to clean slate in NCAA Tournament

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:41:44 -0600

Blake Hoffarber looks forward to clean slate in NCAA Tournament

Gophers football coach Jerry Kill assesses his recruiting class

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:16:55 -0600

Gophers football coach Jerry Kill assesses his recruiting class.

'Coach Kill' calls SportsTalk

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:13:57 -0600

Coach Kill Calls Sportstalk

Gophers football coach Jerry Kill's introductory press conference

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:09:06 -0600

U of M Head Coach Jerry Kill's Press Conference

Gophers RB Duane Bennett says physical attitude key to turnaround

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:07:56 -0600

Joe Anderson talks with Minnesota Golden Gophers RB Duane Bennett following their 27-24 victory Saturday against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Adam Weber on the win over Iowa and his Gopher career

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:30:02 -0600

Gophers QB Adam Weber talks with Reusse & Mackey about the win over Iowa, his career at the U of M, and his plans for the future.

Gophers guard Blake Hoffarber very confident in team's ability

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:36:37 -0600

Star Tribune sports columnist Jim Souhan interviews Minnesota Golden Gophers guard Blake Hoffarber on the teams 5-0 start to the season, ranked 15th in the nation.

Gophers coach Jeff Horton says it's been a daily battle this season

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:52:49 -0600

Joe Anderson talks with Minnesota Golden Gophers football coach Jeff Horton following their 38-34 win against Illinois in Champaign Saturday.

Jeff Horton is '100 percent' behind Gophers QB Adam Weber

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:21:37 -0500

Gopher football interim head coach Jeff Horton joins Reusse & Mackey. He talks about his coaching past, taking over the program at this stage of the year, and what he expects from the team in the final weeks of the season.

Darren 'Doogie' Wolfson analyzes Gophers' latest loss

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:44:58 -0500

Doogie talks about the Gopher loss to the Wildcats with Matt Humbert from fringebowlteamblog.com.

Darren 'Doogie' Wolfson rants about the Gopher football loss

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:50:23 -0500

Darren "Doogie" Wolfson and Phil Mackey recap the humiliating loss to the South Dakota Coyotes football team.

Maturi on with Reusse and Mackey

webmaster@1500espn.com (1500 ESPN Twin Cities) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:46:32 -0500

Joel Maturi talks with Reusse and Mackey about the current state of the Golden Gophers