Gophers lose big lead, suffer epic collapse against Maryland
Michael Geiger, Editor
March 7, 2020
Going into halftime against Maryland, the Gopher basketball team likely felt on top of the world. Minnesota just played its best half of the season against the ninth-ranked Terrapins and held a commanding 47-31 lead. Everything went right in the game’s first 20 minutes: the Gophers shot the lights out...
Timberwolves looking for post-All Star Break spark
Michael Geiger, Opinion Editor
February 23, 2020
As the NBA moves into the second half of its 2019-2020 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves remain in a state of flux. Through 53 games, Minnesota’s record is a paltry 16-37, the fourth-worst record in the league. The Timberwolves have struggled on the court, both at home (7-20) and on the road (9-17). ...
Mourning the loss of Kobe Bryant
February 20, 2020
Kobe was a testament to hard work and inspired millions of people around the world well beyond the game of basketball.
Houston, we have a problem: NBA announces lower salary cap
February 20, 2020
Barring a miracle, the 2020-2021 salary cap increase will be the smallest year-to-year increase that the NBA has seen since 2014.
Golden Gophers gearing up for potential Big Ten-heavy March Madness
Ethan Olson, Editor
February 7, 2020
As the college basketball season comes down to the final stretch, the Golden Gophers have a decent shot to make the March Madness basketball tournament. Sitting at 12-10 at the time of writing, the Gophers are also sitting in the middle of the pack in the Big Ten with a 6-6 record. However, they'...
Glimmers of hope exist for ailing Timberwolves Fans
Ben Dettmer, Contributor
December 15, 2019
After coming out of the gates strong and surging to a 3-0 start, the Timberwolves have since cooled down and fallen outside the playoff picture early on in the 2019 NBA season. Losers of their last six and winning just two of their last ten games have brought them crashing back down to earth in the reloaded...
Kris Humphries: former Gopher, current entrepreneur
Ben Dettmer, Contributor
September 12, 2019
It’s not often that a basketball player of Kris Humphries’ caliber is most known for something completely unrelated to sports. Then again, it’s not often that two people are married for as short a time as 72 days—which is how long the former Gopher was married to ubertalented reality TV star and meg...
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