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Softball gets mixed bag in games with Michigan schools

by Sam Campanaro
Published April 14, 2003

The state of Michigan brought some strong softball clubs to Minnesota over the weekend as the Gophers faced Michigan State and No. 13 Michigan. Michigan broke the Gophers' six-game winning streak Sunday...

Windy conditions only challenge for men’s tennis

by Aaron Blake
Published April 14, 2003

Minnesota men's tennis senior Manuel Lievano might have cursed the wind loud enough for all to hear, but he and his teammates had nothing to complain about following the contest. "It was unexpectedly windy,"...

Baseball tames Lions, moves conference record to perfect 10-0 on year

by Brett Angel
Published April 14, 2003

Minnesota's baseball team is quietly establishing itself as one of the best in the country, but its early-season dominance of conference opponents has reverberated loud and clear throughout the Big Ten. The...

Buergis moves to head of tennis class

by Aaron Blake
Published April 10, 2003

Minnesota women's tennis coach Tyler Thomson makes an ironic comparison when asked what he compares Angela Buergis's tennis style to. "I guess I would relate it to somebody who plays chess," Thomson said....

Sloppy play breaks baseball’s win streak

by Anthony Maggio
Published April 10, 2003

Solid defense and intensity have played an integral role for Minnesota's baseball team this season and were largely responsible for the Gophers' seven-game winning streak entering Wednesday's game with...

Oregon’s Hayward Field a mecca to many runners

by Ben Goessling
Published April 9, 2003

For two years, distance runner Josh DoBell has posed the question to Minnesota's men's track and field coaches like a 6-year-old pleading for a trip to Disney World: When would the Gophers finally get...

Softball posts two shutouts in opener

by Sam Campanaro
Published April 9, 2003

Home openers are supposed to be scheduled so the host team will win. The Minnesota softball team was able to follow that rule with its home opener Tuesday. The Gophers shut out Wisconsin-Green Bay in both...

Women’s tennis team scores huge upset of Wildcats

by Aaron Blake
Published April 7, 2003

Minnesota women's tennis senior Michaela Havelkova wanted to be the X-factor. With the doubles point decided and the overall score knotted at three, Havelkova had some motivation for rallying to beat Northwestern's...

Men’s 4×400 relay enjoys breakout performance

by Ben Goessling
Published April 7, 2003

On one of the biggest stages in college track and field, Minnesota's men's 4x400-meter relay team might finally have made the statement it has been looking for over the last three years. Minnesota's team...

Competitive Luogon off to fast start for women’s track team

by Ben Goessling
Published April 4, 2003

They sing her praises on the track, but off it, sprinter Kou Luogon can't catch a break from her teammates. "We'll be playing cards or something, and if I lose, I never hear the end of it," she said. But...

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