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Game 14 Preview: Gophers vs. Iowa

Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by JF.

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Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes 3:00 pm (CST) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network One year removed from questioning whether the Minnesota-Iowa rivalry, once one of the most intense in all of college basketball, was dead, I’ve decided to find out first hand. In a first but [...]

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Quick thoughts: Gophers 94- Morgan State 64

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by JF.

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I’ll be back tomorrow for a complete recap, weather and traffic permitting. Until then: Damian Johnson left the game in the second half with an injured wrist. He went briefly to the locker room, and then returned to the bench. With the game out of hand, there wasn’t really any reason to put him back [...]

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Gophers chew up, spit out Big Red with huge second half run

Posted on 07. Dec, 2008 by JF.

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Four days after playing their most complete game of the still young season season, the Gophers were bound to have a bit of a let down, and did they every. Playing their worst half of basketball in almost two years, heavily favored Minnesota trailed by 12 points to Cornell. However, they used a 25-2 second [...]

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Gophers crush Eastern Washington, Carter hurt but should be ok

Posted on 28. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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As I walked out of Williams Arena on Wednesday night, I was thinking my first paragraph of my game review would be spent trying to convince myself that the Gophers would be ok even if Paul Carter would miss several weeks. Fortunately, I won’t have to, as what looked like a very severe ankle injury [...]

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Breathe easy, its only a sprain and Carter is day to day

Posted on 27. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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With about 10 minutes left in their win over Eastern Washington, Minnesota’s season almost took a turn for the terrible. Ralph Sampson took a charge, fell back against Paul Cater’s ankle, and Carter hit the deck in agony. He was down for several minutes, and was eventually carried off the court, unable to put any [...]

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Ralph Sampson III may be out for CSU

Posted on 21. Nov, 2008 by JF.

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With strep throat. Developing…

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What does Damian Johnson’s injury mean?

Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by JF.

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It is never good to lose a starting forward and best defense player, but if it had to happen, now is not the worst time. Johnson’s injury is coming early in the season, and if his recovery stays on schedule, he could be back as early as the Colorado State road game. He would miss [...]

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Damian Johnson out 4-6 weeks with hand injury

Posted on 21. Oct, 2008 by JF.

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Not good…not good at all. Anyone still complaining about the weak nonconference schedule? Gophers forward Damian Johnson will miss 4 to 6 weeks with a broken left hand, according to Gophers spokesman Matt Slieter. Johnson broke the hand in practice Monday, Slieter said. That means Johnson could make his return as early as mid-November or [...]