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The Minnesota Daily

James gets bittersweet homecoming

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 31, 1997

INDIANAPOLIS -- The homecoming for Gophers forward Courtney James, which he hoped might end with a national championship tonight, became a bittersweet weekend, not only for himself, but for his family. Besides...

Knaeble takes a title at Big Tens

by Susan Filkins
Published March 31, 1997

When junior Mindy Knaeble finished her nearly flawless balance beam routine at the Big Ten championships, she was met by Gophers assistant coach Meg Stephenson, who embraced her in a hug. It had been...

Media exploits Haskins’ tattoo policy

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 31, 1997

INDIANAPOLIS -- The days leading to the Final Four gave the media plenty of time to explore every aspect of the Gophers men's basketball team. Once they discovered Coach Clem Haskins' policy against players'...

Kentucky’s full-court press takes Gophers out of their game plan

Published March 31, 1997

For once, the media was right -- partially, at least. Kentucky's press was written about in magazines, newspapers and seemingly even in school textbooks. It was talked about on four-hour television specials,...

Gophers hang with Michigan

by Susan Filkins
Published March 31, 1997

It was inevitable. The No. 3 Michigan women's gymnastics team entered the Sports Pavilion, confident it would take home its sixth consecutive Big Ten championship. In the end, the Wolverines were victorious...

Tourney features highs, lows for Gophers

by Allison Younge
Published March 31, 1997

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The NCAA wrestling tournament produced diverse individual outcomes for the Gophers. From the excitement of an overtime victory to the disappointment of an upset loss, the tournament...

Headline

Published March 31, 1997

Spring Break is over. But that cherished Southern weather is following breakers north. Today calls for mostly sunny skies and a high in the upper 50s; southeast winds at 15 to 25 mph. Tuesday will bring...

Gopher gold: Thanks for a terrific season

Published March 31, 1997

In 1990, an underrated Gopher men's basketball team made an improbable, inspiring run in the NCAA tournament. They exceeded all expectations, reaching the Elite Eight. In the final seconds of that game,...

ophers get a quiet ending to an emotional season

by Michael Rand
Published March 31, 1997

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Ryan Trebil, a seldom-used freshman defenseman on the Gophers hockey team, haphazardly wrapped black tape around a box holding the team's portable stereo March 23 after Minnesota's...

Gophers finish 12th as hosts to NCAA championships

by Ryan Schuster
Published March 31, 1997

Over the weekend, the usually quiet University Aquatic Center was transformed into a loud, raucous arena during the men's NCAA swimming and diving championships. Throngs of people packed into the building...

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