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JaJuan Johnson Helps No. 12 Purdue Rebound Against No. 16 Minnesota

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- JaJuan Johnson scored 24 points in leading No. 12 Purdue to a 73-61 win over No. 16 Minnesota on Saturday. The Big Ten's leading scorer made 8 of 13 field goals to notch his sixth straight game with at least 20 points. Ryne Smith scored all 15 of his points in the second half and Lewis...

Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin Grind Out Win Over No. 14 Minnesota

Jordan Taylor scored 22 points and dished out seven assists as the Wisconsin Badgers (11-2, 1-0 Big Ten) took down No. 14 Minnesota (11-2, 0-1 Big Ten), 68-60. The final margin was pushed higher at the free throw line, as it was within five points for the overwhelming majority of the game. The Badgers did open up a...

Minnesota Continues Resurrection, Ready for Finale in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – At first glance, the Minnesota Golden Gophers appear to be a team riddled with bad karma. The list of who's out at times has overshadowed the list of who's in. The team's best player, Devoe Joseph, was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules last week and did not make the trip to this...

Summer Session: Big Ten

Once Duke cut down the nets in Lucas Oil Stadium -- Big Ten country -- last April, fans of teams in the Midwest's power league likely started to look ahead to 2010-11. And when they did, they had to have seen what a loaded league the Big Ten can be this upcoming season. Events of the summer have done little to change...

You've Come a Long Way, Trade Deadline

I figure we could use some perspective, or maybe comic relief, on this day of reckoning.Disclaimer: I'm cheating a little here. This video is from during the Eastern Conference Finals, which means the proposed trade would have gone down in the off-season. And I'm sure it's somehow illegal now to have a trade hinge on an...

Ralph Sampson News From the Web

05/20/12 Sports is very important on many levels Source: The Kinston Free Press - Kinston NC The term conjures thoughts in everyone; some good, some not so good.
04/30/12 NBA postseason blowups nothing new Source: USA Today â¢1986 playoffs â Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics was marred by a fight between Houston center Ralph Sampson and Boston guard Jerry Sichting when they got tangled over the ball with about three minutes gone in the second period.
04/11/12 Houston Rockets: 5 Greatest Moments of Ralph Sampson's... Source: Bleacher Report With less than a second to play, Ralph Sampson caught the inbound, turned and fired a prayer towards the rim that hit the iron four times before falling home and sending the Houston Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals.