The Minnesota Daily

Gophers bring in $89,000 over Black Friday weekend

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published December 4, 2012

The University of Minnesota’s athletics department raised more than $89,000 in sales over Black Friday weekend, department spokesman Garry Bowman said. That’s about an 80 percent increase from...

Gophers miss NCAA tourney after penalty-kick loss

by Betsy Helfand
Published November 6, 2012

The Big Ten is sending five teams to the NCAA soccer tournament. Minnesota is not one of them. Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State all made the tournament field. The Gophers failed...

Saul Smith to rejoin Gophers after arrest

by Andrew Krammer
Published October 29, 2012

The assistant coach had been on unpaid administrative leave following his Oct. 20 DWI arrest.

Mbakwe gets more probation

by Charlie Armitz
Published October 22, 2012

A Miami judge sentenced Trevor Mbakwe to two years of probation Friday.

Tubby’s son put on leave after DWI arrest

by Andrew Krammer
Published October 22, 2012

Asst. coach Saul Smith, 33, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving.

Kill released from hospital after seizure

by Dane Mizutani
Published October 14, 2012

Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill was released from the hospital Sunday after suffering a seizure following Saturday’s game, the team confirmed. Kill suffered a seizure in his private locker...

Mbakwe pleaded guilty to DWI

by Andrew Krammer
Published October 14, 2012

Minnesota’s Trevor Mbakwe was nearly kicked off the team this summer.

U dismisses two associate athletics directors

by Andrew Krammer
Published October 4, 2012

Regina Sullivan and Jason LaFrenz will depart as Norwood Teague moves the U’s athletics department in a new direction.

Minnesota safety Wells earns national honor

by Dane Mizutani
Published September 4, 2012

Gophers sophomore safety Derrick Wells is slowly making a name for himself on the national stage. Wells was named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, one day after he...

Gophers soccer ranks eighth in Big Ten preseason poll

by Betsy Helfand
Published August 14, 2012

Taylor Uhl, Cat Parkhill and Tamara Strahota are among 36 players to watch from the 12-team conference.

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