Tubby Smith says he was bored with last season's slow pace of Golden Gophers basketball. The 2010 team was forced to slow it down because they didn't have great guard play. This year the plan is to increase the tempo.
The Vikings have also activated Michael Pierce from injured reserve.
Marshall Wayne Boshey was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.
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The vehicle was stolen in a car-jacking in Minneapolis Thursday.
Gopher fans avert your eyes.
Tyler Leibfried's trial is set to begin early next year.
Parts of northern Minnesota could see more than a foot of snow, but there won't be much in the Twin Cities.
D'Angelo Russell stepped up but couldn't overcome Brooklyn's firepower.
"I’ve been running from it a long time. I’m not ashamed of it anymore.”
Both murders happened within a day of each other in June.
Police say all her family and friends have been contacted, and none of them know where she is.
The man is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that happened Wednesday evening.
Tubby Smith is entering what some are calling a "crossroads" year for the Golden Gophers. With the season opener Friday night against Bucknell, Smith is hoping his team shows more toughness and gets itself back "into the fight."
Gophers basketball head coach Tubby Smith told reporters Thursday that he is happy, and more importantly, cancer free. Smith was diagnosed with prostate cancer before the start of last season. Now Smith wants to work on getting a new deal, a new practice facility, and another winning season.
Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith says he's "motivated as hell" after finding out he had prostate cancer earlier this year. The cancer was removed, but Smith says he got a wake up call to re-energize and show more appreciation for the job he has.
Tubby Smith's 2012-13' Golden Gopher basketball team became a little more athletic Tuesday. Charles Buggs, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound power forward from Arlington, Texas called coach Smith and told he's coming to the U of M next fall.
Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith tells the Star Tribune his reserves execute better than his starters. So if Wisconsin is blowing out Minnesota early tonight, don't be surprised if Smith pulls a five-for-five switch.
On his first day on the job, new Gophers' athletics director Norwood Teague says the contract extension for basketball coach Tubby Smith is in "the 11th hour." Teague tells the Pioneer Press there are issues holding up the deal, but gave no specifics.
Tubby Smith's coaching style is different from most NCAA basketball coaches. He likes to sub in four or five guys at a time. That's the problem with his Gophers team right now. He hasn't settled on a second unit to come off the bench and play well together.
The 2011-12 Golden Gopher men's basketball season gets under way tonight with an exhibition game against Bemidji State. New faces are expected to provide energy to a team that might be on the brink of doing good things this season.
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