It was close – 22-21, to be exact – but the Minnesota Gophers eked out a win over the Iowa Hawkeyes to breathe some like into new coach Jerry Kill’s team. The victory marks the Gophers’ first Big 10 win of the season and the second overall. Duane Bennet ran for over 100 yards, Kim [...]
So, there’s at least one bit of good news out of Winter Park this week. Christian Ponder started, made the Packers sweat despite falling short of a win, and somehow managed not to get charged with a felony, or released. Such was not the case for some of his teammates. Cornerback Chris Cook has been [...]
Gophers’ biggest test of the season may be next week’s game against Nebraska. Sure, the team is loaded with poor players left over from the previous regime, but if Minnesota can even look competent next Saturday, it will be a big confidence booster for the team that will inspire players to get plenty of personalized [...]
If players and management can’t reach an agreement by Tuesday, NBA Commissioner David Stern has said enough regular season games will be cancelled that it could result in no games will be played until after the first of the year. That means LeBron James might be more involved in guitar lessons than three-point shots this [...]
Even before the first quarter was over, the Minnesota Vikings trailed the Chicago Bears 16-0, and by the time the game entered the fourth quarter, everyone knew there would be no late comeback. So finally, rookie QB Christian Ponder was put out on the field to complete his first regular season NFL pass. Ponder responded [...]
Freshman point guard Andre Hollins may get an honor coach Tubby Smith has only extended to a freshman once before in his long and distinguished coaching career: he may be named the Gophers’ regular starter at the position in his first year of college-level play. The only player previously so honored was Rajon Rondo, who [...]
After opening the current season to a 0-4 record, it’s clear that ex-Eagles star and former Redskin QB Donovan McNabb is no Brett Favre. Sure, the loss of Sidney Rice in free agency to the Seattle Seahawks made a difference in the depth of the purple’s receiving corps, but even at his worst, Favre could [...]
