http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire The latest news, analysis and commentary on the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers is on the home of SportsTalk, 1500 ESPN Twin Cities and 1500ESPN.com. A team of columnists including Tom Pelissero, Phil Mackey, Patrick Reusse, Jess Myers, Dana Wessel and Joe Anderson provide original content around the clock. Exclusive interviews, live chats, practice videos, photo galleries and more are posted to the 1500ESPN.com SportsWire every day. en-US http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/gophershttp://www.1500espn.com/structurefiles/images/1500espn_logo_200x53.png 1500espn/sportswire/gophershttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/M6vyrqgVsOM/The_Scoops_Raise_for_Jerry_Kill_still_on_Teague_Gophers_agenda051613 <p>Assuming Gophers football coach Jerry Kill's agent, Jordan Bazant, gets an annual split of Kill's contract, he'll soon have reason to celebrate.</p> <p>According to University of Minnesota director of athletics Norwood Teague, giving Kill a raise on his $1.2 million per year salary remains on the agenda, just not in the immediate future.</p> <p>"We do want to do something some time," Teague said Thursday at the Gophers' Chalk Talk caravan tour in Redwood Falls. "We have to because he's so far behind the second to last place paid coach (in the Big Ten) -- it's about $700,000 (per year)....</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/The_Scoops_Raise_for_Jerry_Kill_still_on_Teague_Gophers_agenda051613">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=M6vyrqgVsOM:pSPG8kkObAU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/M6vyrqgVsOM" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 16 May 2013 23:35:03 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/The_Scoops_Raise_for_Jerry_Kill_still_on_Teague_Gophers_agenda051613 doogie@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/The_Scoops_Raise_for_Jerry_Kill_still_on_Teague_Gophers_agenda051613 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/M136rPvwq8s/U_reworks_concessions_deal_now_claims_21K_profit_on_alcohol_sales051513 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- After losing money during its first season of selling alcohol at stadiums on campus, the University of Minnesota has renegotiated its contract with the company that provides it to allow it to turn a profit.</p> <p>The university announced on Tuesday that after losing $16,000 during the year Aramark has agreed to pay the school an additional $37,000. That means the school will have turned a $21,000 profit.</p> <p>The Golden Gophers were widely criticized in March when it was reported that the school lost money on alcohol sales despite selling more than $900,000 in beer and...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/U_reworks_concessions_deal_now_claims_21K_profit_on_alcohol_sales051513">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=M136rPvwq8s:BCrZpDbAZBU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/M136rPvwq8s" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:59 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/U_reworks_concessions_deal_now_claims_21K_profit_on_alcohol_sales051513 apnews@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/U_reworks_concessions_deal_now_claims_21K_profit_on_alcohol_sales051513 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/tEujBlWyL08/Its_official_Joe_Coleman_granted_release_from_scholarship_at_U051513 <p>If new Gophers men's basketball coach Richard Pitino wanted to change Joe Coleman's mind, he didn't succeed.</p> <p>The "U" announced on Wednesday that Coleman has asked for and will be granted release from his scholarship.</p> <p>"Joe Coleman has made the decision to leave the Golden Gopher basketball program. We wish him the very best in the future," Pitino said in a statement issued by the school. "We appreciate the contributions he has given the program the last two years."</p> <p>Sources told 1500 ESPN's Darren "Doogie" Wolfson on Tuesday that Coleman, 19, had <a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Its_official_Joe_Coleman_granted_release_from_scholarship_at_U051513">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=tEujBlWyL08:qV3uNll_U1o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/tEujBlWyL08" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 May 2013 14:20:46 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Its_official_Joe_Coleman_granted_release_from_scholarship_at_U051513 anonymous@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Its_official_Joe_Coleman_granted_release_from_scholarship_at_U051513 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/ALxfVj7gZNI/Richard_Pitino_lures_FIUs_secondleading_scorer_Malik_Smith_to_U051513 <p>It appears Gophers men's basketball coach Richard Pitino has lured one of his best players from Florida International University.</p> <p>Point guard Malik Smith tweeted Tuesday morning, "My decision is final. I'm a Minnesota Gopher baby!!!!! BIG10 here I come!"</p> <p>Smith averaged 14.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game as a junior last season. He shot just 36.4% from the field, but a respectable 36.2% from three-point range.</p> <p>According to multiple reports, Smith is eligible to play immediately in 2013.<br /><br />The Gophers still have two scholarships...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Richard_Pitino_lures_FIUs_secondleading_scorer_Malik_Smith_to_U051513">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=ALxfVj7gZNI:-dfExY6OmQ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=ALxfVj7gZNI:-dfExY6OmQ4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=ALxfVj7gZNI:-dfExY6OmQ4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=ALxfVj7gZNI:-dfExY6OmQ4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/ALxfVj7gZNI" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 May 2013 09:29:28 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Richard_Pitino_lures_FIUs_secondleading_scorer_Malik_Smith_to_U051513 anonymous@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Richard_Pitino_lures_FIUs_secondleading_scorer_Malik_Smith_to_U051513 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/9MHiG1T1Of4/Sources_Joe_Coleman_asks_for_release_will_meet_with_Gophers_coach051413 <p>Joe Coleman may have played his final game for the Gophers men's basketball team.</p> <p>"Joe has asked for his release," a source close to Coleman told 1500 ESPN's Darren "Doogie" Wolfson on Tuesday night.</p> <p>A second source close to Coleman, 19, confirmed the 2011 Minnesota Mr. Basketball wants to be released from his scholarship, though there's still a chance he changes his mind.</p> <p>The plan is for the guard, who has two years of eligibility remaining, to meet with new coach Richard Pitino on Wednesday morning, sources said.</p> <p>A "U" source said Coleman's transfer...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sources_Joe_Coleman_asks_for_release_will_meet_with_Gophers_coach051413">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=9MHiG1T1Of4:B3nfM9Dpnmk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=9MHiG1T1Of4:B3nfM9Dpnmk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=9MHiG1T1Of4:B3nfM9Dpnmk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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<p>In 2012, Hageman's first full season at defensive tackle and as a starter, the hulking 6-foot-6, 310-pound lineman began to finally match the potential that his impressive array of physical abilities had always deemed possible. On a staggeringly...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_A_look_at_the_U_defensive_line051113">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=EZ_o6iOxyBs:185MjMqG3nA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/EZ_o6iOxyBs" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 11 May 2013 00:26:33 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_A_look_at_the_U_defensive_line051113 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_A_look_at_the_U_defensive_line051113 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/wmIdskioLiA/Gophers_will_host_Florida_State_in_Big_TenACC_challenge_on_Dec_3050813 <p>For the second consecutive year, the Gophers men's basketball team will play Florida State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.</p> <p>The Gophers won last year's matchup 77-68 in Tallahassee. This year's game will be on Dec. 3 at Williams Arena.</p> <p>Game time and TV have yet to be announced.</p> <p>The conferences split last year's annual event with six wins each. The ACC is 10-3-1 all-time.</p> <p>This year's other games are: Indiana at Syracuse, Michigan at Duke, Notre Dame at Iowa, Penn State at Pittsburgh and Illinois at Georgia Tech on Dec. 3; and North Carolina at Michigan State,...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_will_host_Florida_State_in_Big_TenACC_challenge_on_Dec_3050813">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=wmIdskioLiA:MkBPFJPV21E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/wmIdskioLiA" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 May 2013 13:07:27 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_will_host_Florida_State_in_Big_TenACC_challenge_on_Dec_3050813 anonymous@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_will_host_Florida_State_in_Big_TenACC_challenge_on_Dec_3050813 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/-y8Fzj-9ETw/Badgers_will_visit_Gophers_for_inaugural_Big_Ten_hockey_game_Nov_29050813 <p>The Gophers' inaugural game as part of the Big Ten Conference for men's hockey will be Nov. 29 against Wisconsin at Mariucci Arena, the league announced on Wednesday.</p> <p>Ohio State plays at Michigan the same night as the Big Ten launches its new hockey league. The Gophers and Badgers meet against the next night at Mariucci.</p> <p>The conference tournament is scheduled for March 20 to 22 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.</p> <p>The Gophers released the complete 2013-14 schedule on Wednesday afternoon.</p> <p>Oct. 11 Friday Ice Breaker Tournament<br />Oct. 12 Saturday Ice...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Badgers_will_visit_Gophers_for_inaugural_Big_Ten_hockey_game_Nov_29050813">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=-y8Fzj-9ETw:-rUgF1fzdDo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/-y8Fzj-9ETw" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 May 2013 11:06:02 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Badgers_will_visit_Gophers_for_inaugural_Big_Ten_hockey_game_Nov_29050813 anonymous@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Badgers_will_visit_Gophers_for_inaugural_Big_Ten_hockey_game_Nov_29050813 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/5GvjZq50-Po/Gophers_sign_basketball_recruit_Deandre_Mathieu_to_letter_of_intent050813 <p>Deandre Mathieu made it official on Wednesday, signing a national letter of intent to play basketball for the Gophers.</p> <p>He's the second player to sign since the hiring of new coach Richard Pitino, along with Daquan McNeil. Both players will be eligible to compete in 2013-14, the university said in a release.</p> <p>"Deandre is the type of player that fits our style of play, both offensively and defensively," Pitino said in a statement. "He is an up-tempo point guard that does just about everything on the court, which was really evident in the numbers he put up last season. He is a...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_sign_basketball_recruit_Deandre_Mathieu_to_letter_of_intent050813">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=5GvjZq50-Po:K5RBEb8OCeo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/5GvjZq50-Po" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 May 2013 11:00:09 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_sign_basketball_recruit_Deandre_Mathieu_to_letter_of_intent050813 anonymous@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_sign_basketball_recruit_Deandre_Mathieu_to_letter_of_intent050813 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/tSwNmY4IRuA/Gophers_AD_Teague_calls_addition_of_TCU_series_a_terrific_deal050713 <p>The addition of a future home-and-home series with Texas Christian University was the type of deal the Minnesota Gophers were in need of making.</p> <p>A bounty of criticism was directed at coach Jerry Kill's program in October when the Gophers spent $800,000 to buy its way out of a two-year series with North Carolina in 2013 and 2014. The move, which Kill adamantly defended as necessary given the state of the program at the time, left Minnesota with a slate of lackluster upcoming non-conference schedules, void of a BCS-level opponent until 2017.</p> <p>But the Gophers, who are in the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_AD_Teague_calls_addition_of_TCU_series_a_terrific_deal050713">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=tSwNmY4IRuA:nVD81vYb4fs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/tSwNmY4IRuA" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 07 May 2013 17:53:57 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_AD_Teague_calls_addition_of_TCU_series_a_terrific_deal050713 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_AD_Teague_calls_addition_of_TCU_series_a_terrific_deal050713 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/F1j8cIO_osQ/Gophers_to_face_TCU_in_2014_2015_as_part_of_homehome_series_050713 <p>Jerry Kill's attempt at bringing legitimacy back to the Minnesota Gophers football program is set take a surprising leap.</p> <p>The Gophers and TCU have settled on an agreement to face each other in 2014 and 2015 as part of a home and home series. The series will begin on Sept. 13, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas and conclude with the Gophers hosting TCU to open the 2015 schedule.</p> <p>Kill and Gophers athletic director Norwood Teague took heavy criticism last year when they paid North Carolina $800,000 to opt out of a home-home series in 2013 and 2014.</p> <p>However, by facing the Big...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_to_face_TCU_in_2014_2015_as_part_of_homehome_series_050713">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=F1j8cIO_osQ:VwoRXYnK42c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/F1j8cIO_osQ" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 07 May 2013 12:02:20 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_to_face_TCU_in_2014_2015_as_part_of_homehome_series_050713 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_to_face_TCU_in_2014_2015_as_part_of_homehome_series_050713 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/5o2_5sdJ5qo/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_A_look_at_the_U_offensive_line050413 <p>The Minnesota Gophers' offense was a mess of inconsistencies in 2012, caused in part by the midseason switch to freshman quarterback Philip Nelson, a thin wide receiving corps, a run game that chaotically shifted between effective and stagnate and an overall lack of cohesiveness. Progress in Jerry Kill's overhaul of the offense, now entering its third year of "rebuilding," has been seen, but it has shown up slowly.</p> <p>No position group in the Gophers' offense has developed as solidly in the last two seasons as the offensive line. Depth has been an elusive trait for the offense, and...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_A_look_at_the_U_offensive_line050413">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=5o2_5sdJ5qo:xAJEYptCr3w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/5o2_5sdJ5qo" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 04 May 2013 01:26:36 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_A_look_at_the_U_offensive_line050413 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_A_look_at_the_U_offensive_line050413 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/XrL5edT6D4Q/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Wide_receivers_and_tight_ends043013 <p><em>The following is the second in a series of position-by-position spring practice recaps, breaking down where the Gophers currently stand in each area with the final stretch of the offseason having just begun.</em></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Wide receiver </span></strong></p> <p>The Gophers entered the 2012 season with question marks at nearly every position. While they have since seen legitimate forward progress in several areas, especially throughout the secondary, others are still lacking definite signs of development towards a cohesive identity. And after the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Wide_receivers_and_tight_ends043013">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=XrL5edT6D4Q:y1BTk0oWqaw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/XrL5edT6D4Q" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:30:15 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Wide_receivers_and_tight_ends043013 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Wide_receivers_and_tight_ends043013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/QWPReSsd1Xw/Big_Ten_goes_to_9game_league_football_schedule_realigns_divisions042813 <p>PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- The Big Ten says it is going to an East and West alignment for divisions and a nine-game football schedule format for conference play.</p> <p>Big Ten presidents and chancellors approved the moves on Sunday.</p> <p>The new division alignments will begin in 2014 when Rutgers and Maryland join the conference, meaning "Legends" and "Leaders" will be a thing of the past. Teams will go from playing eight conference games to nine in 2016.</p> <p>Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers will be in the East division. The West will...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Big_Ten_goes_to_9game_league_football_schedule_realigns_divisions042813">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=QWPReSsd1Xw:V3cy2r22CIQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/QWPReSsd1Xw" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:17:23 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Big_Ten_goes_to_9game_league_football_schedule_realigns_divisions042813 apnews@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Big_Ten_goes_to_9game_league_football_schedule_realigns_divisions042813 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/2_XNfXSy6d0/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Quarterbacks_and_running_backs042813 <p>Jerry Kill's third spring at the helm of the Minnesota Gophers came to a close Saturday with the team's annual spring game.</p> <p>Four months remain before the Gophers open the year against UNLV on Aug. 29 in a season that will hold ever-increasing expectations for Kill's squad.</p> <p>For all the ups and downs Minnesota went through in 2012, six wins and an impressively aggressive showing in the program's first bowl appearance in three years was a worthy step forward. To have expected more than that would have been a misjudgment of the ground-zero state the program has been trying to...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Quarterbacks_and_running_backs042813">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=2_XNfXSy6d0:C2SygO4Sn1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=2_XNfXSy6d0:C2SygO4Sn1E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=2_XNfXSy6d0:C2SygO4Sn1E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/2_XNfXSy6d0" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:31:02 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Quarterbacks_and_running_backs042813 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_spring_position_breakdown_Quarterbacks_and_running_backs042813 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/uyXELSlyUtg/Sources_Dan_McHale_once_Tubby_Smiths_student_manager_headed_to_U042313 <p>Richard Pitino's first Gophers men's basketball coaching staff is nearly complete.</p> <p>The "U" will finalize the addition of Seton Hall assistant Dan McHale in the coming days, sources said on Tuesday.</p> <p>McHale got his start as a student manager at Kentucky from 1997 to 2001, when Tubby Smith was the coach there.</p> <p>He then joined Louisville as a staff assistant and later director of video operations under Pitino's father, legendary coach Rick Pitino.</p> <p>At Louisville, McHale worked with Kevin Willard, who brought him along when Willard became head coach at Iona and...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sources_Dan_McHale_once_Tubby_Smiths_student_manager_headed_to_U042313">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=uyXELSlyUtg:RHHRzpeXjmI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=uyXELSlyUtg:RHHRzpeXjmI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=uyXELSlyUtg:RHHRzpeXjmI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/uyXELSlyUtg" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:57:57 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sources_Dan_McHale_once_Tubby_Smiths_student_manager_headed_to_U042313 doogie@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sources_Dan_McHale_once_Tubby_Smiths_student_manager_headed_to_U042313 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/JipsbI8UqNQ/Gophers_Scott_Ekpe_key_part_of_budding_depth_across_the_Dline041913 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- Days before the Minnesota Gophers boarded a plane for their 2012 season opener at UNLV, Scott Ekpe received word he would be traveling with the team.</p> <p>The humble defensive tackle was flattered by the move but truly didn't think it was anything more than an attempt to fill out the 70-man travel roster. Even as the team prepped for the game in a nearby Las Vegas hotel, Ekpe didn't think he was likely to see any playing time being a freshman seemingly on the bottom half of the depth chart.</p> <p>He told this to friend and starting tackle Cameron Botticelli, who looked...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_Scott_Ekpe_key_part_of_budding_depth_across_the_Dline041913">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=JipsbI8UqNQ:iXp2XPvjMB0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/JipsbI8UqNQ" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:36:55 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_Scott_Ekpe_key_part_of_budding_depth_across_the_Dline041913 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Gophers_Scott_Ekpe_key_part_of_budding_depth_across_the_Dline041913 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~3/3ES_YXi1hZ8/Sandell_Richard_Pitino_brings_focus_on_advanced_statistics_to_Gophers041813 <p>MINNEAPOLIS -- As his initial season as head coach reached its midpoint, Richard Pitino had grown frustrated.</p> <p>One statistic among the bounty of game data on his desk at Florida International kept infuriating him.</p> <p>Florida International, the team Pitino had to rapidly piece together through the dizzying mess he had inherited months earlier, was allowing opponents to hit close to half of their total shots from the floor. The Golden Panthers' defensive field goal percentage was hovering at or near the bottom of the Sun Belt Conference and stuck in the lower fourth of the...</strong><p><a href="http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sandell_Richard_Pitino_brings_focus_on_advanced_statistics_to_Gophers041813">Read more ...</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?a=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/1500espn/sportswire/gophers?i=3ES_YXi1hZ8:VDK8S5r0Tl0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/1500espn/sportswire/gophers/~4/3ES_YXi1hZ8" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:37:23 -0500 http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sandell_Richard_Pitino_brings_focus_on_advanced_statistics_to_Gophers041813 nsandell@1500espn.com http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Sandell_Richard_Pitino_brings_focus_on_advanced_statistics_to_Gophers041813