Sports

Women get on board with first Big Ten win

by Zach Eisendrath
Published April 10, 2006

One day after being shut out on its home courts, Minnesota's women's tennis team picked up its first win of the Big Ten season. The Gophers downed Wisconsin 4-3 on Sunday in dramatic fashion. On Saturday,...

Road-weary Minnesota to play four more away from home

by Emily Wickstrom
Published April 7, 2006

In total, Minnesota will play 43 consecutive games on the road.

Men hope to continue winning ways with duals at Northwestern, Wisconsin

by Zach Eisendrath
Published April 7, 2006

Minnesota won a pair of duals last weekend at Michigan and Michigan State.

Another road test for Gophers in Los Angeles vs. UCLA

by Matt Perkins
Published April 7, 2006

Minnesota will row at UCLA this weekend on the heels of a road sweep last weekend.

Gophers look to wake bats vs. Wolverines

by Robert Mews
Published April 7, 2006

Offensive woes have led Minnesota's baseball coach John Anderson to emphasize aggressiveness for this weekend's home series tilt against Michigan. The Gophers (13-10, 2-2 Big Ten) begin the four-game set...

Williams becomes fifth player to leave program early in the past two weeks

by Emily Wickstrom
Published April 6, 2006

Sophomore forward Natasha Williams will transfer from the Minnesota program.

All-important doubles point proves pivotal to men’s and women’s teams

by Zach Eisendrath
Published April 6, 2006

On the college tennis scene, nothing is easier to understand than securing the coveted doubles point. It's simple - win two out of three of the eight game pro-sets and your team gains a 1-0 advantage heading...

Podominick joins program’s exodus

by Emily Wickstrom
Published April 5, 2006

Liz Podominick is the fourth player in the past two weeks to leave the team.

Midweek nonconference game allows little time for looking at scouting report

by Robert Mews
Published April 5, 2006

Cramming. It sounds like a phrase used by test-taking students. It's also what Minnesota's baseball team (12-10, 2-2 Big Ten) will do before playing at Northern Iowa (15-12) at 3 p.m. today. The Gophers...

Forward Broback quits team

Published April 4, 2006

Star Minnesota women's basketball forward Jamie Broback left the program because of "personal reasons," coach Pam Borton announced in a statement released Monday. Broback, who just completed her junior...