Sports

3, 2, WON: Gophers advance

by Dan Miller
Published March 31, 2004

NORFOLK, Va. - Following Minnesota's women's basketball team's 82-75 victory over top-seeded Duke to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night, Janel McCarville's big arms held...

Whalen, Beard know each other’s ways

by Dan Miller
Published March 30, 2004

NORFOLK, Va. - Minnesota's Lindsay Whalen and Duke's Alana Beard spent last summer forming a powerful backcourt on USA's young women's basketball national team. The two seniors combined forces to win the...

U in line to host future tourneys

Published March 29, 2004

After hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA women's basketball Mideast Regional tournament last week, the University is being considered to host again in 2005 or 2006. The University survived an NCAA...

Gophers happy with finish

by Kent Erdahl
Published March 29, 2004

The 400-meter freestyle relay team shined to lead the team to the top-10 finish.

Singles prowess leads Gophers

by Kent Erdahl
Published March 29, 2004

The dual between Minnesota's men's tennis team and Purdue at the Baseline Tennis Center on Sunday can be summed up with one game point. During the No. 1 singles match, Purdue's Paul Rose confidently charged...

Elite feat: Minn. tops BC

by Dan Miller
Published March 29, 2004

NORFOLK, Va. - With 7:38 left in Sunday's Mideast Regional semifinal game of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, Boston College 6-foot-4-inch player Kathrin Ress had the ball one-on-one against Minnesota...

Gophers sweep three games in Iowa

by Aaron Blake
Published March 29, 2004

Minnesota scored 36 runs over the weekend, including a 19-7 win on Sunday.

Bolden’s defense in the NCAA Tournament has been stingy

by Dan Miller
Published March 29, 2004

NORFOLK, Va. - On a team with a coach who stresses defense above all, Minnesota women's basketball sophomore Shannon Bolden has become one of the premier defenders playing in the NCAA Tournament. In her...