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Al Nolen's Broken Foot to Require Surgery

Minnesota senior guard Al Nolen will be sidelined after breaking his foot Saturday against Michigan. Nolen will require surgery, Gophers coach Tubby Smith announced Monday. It is unclear at this point how long he will be out for. Nolen missed five games earlier in the season due to a stress fracture in his foot, and he...

Devoe Joseph to Transfer From Minnesota, According to Mother

Devoe Joseph will transfer from Minnesota, according to a published report citing an e-mail from his mother. In eight games this year, the junior guard averaged 11.3 points and 3.5 assists per game. Myron Medcalf of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that Joseph's mother, Connie Joseph, confirmed to him Tuesday...

Minnesota Coach's Apparent Interest in Kansas Job Irks His AD

It's not clear whether or not Minnesota Gophers Tim Brewster is a serious contender for the Kansas job, but from the sounds of the Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi he might need to be. Maturi didn't sound all too pleased upon learning this week his head football coach is a candidate for the Kansas Jayhawks job. He...

Minnesota Should Hire a Brother Shamus

Flabbergasting news from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: University of Minnesota football coaches believed they had scored a coup by signing Robert McField to a scholarship tender in February 2006. McField, however, had been charged with two armed robberies in the St. Louis area more than three months earlier. University...

Tick...Tick...Tick...

That sound you hear (suspend disbelief for a moment, please)---it's the 2006 college football season quickly approaching. We are now a mere six days and a few hours from Aug. 31, the new season's genesis. The slate of games' for that Thursday hold only modest promise, but as a true college football nut I'll find a way to...