Trevor Mbakwe

Tubby Smith is done at Minnesota. Smith, who has spent the past six seasons with the Gophers, was fired on Monday afternoon, sources told CBSSports.com. His tenure ends with a 124-81 overall mark and a 46-62 record in Big Ten play. The school released a...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Matt Painter spent all season searching for answers to Purdue's problems. Suddenly, the Boilermakers seem to have figured it out. D.J. Byrd and Rapheal Davis each scored 18 points Saturday and A.J. Hammons had a...

TWINS-BRAVES Teheran pitches Braves past Twins ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota...

UCLA's basketball season is over. Is Ben Howland's tenure as Bruins coach? Minnesota knocked off UCLA, 83-63, Friday night in a second-round South Regional game at Austin, Texas. The Bruins (25-10) went out with a whimper, shooting poorly and...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Mike Rosario scored 25 points and Florida used an overpowering first half to roll past Minnesota and into the NCAA tournament round of 16 for third consecutive year with a 78-64 win Sunday in the South Regional. The No. 3-seeded...

AUSTIN, Texas — Down in south Texas where gunslingers and lawmen used to rule, Florida Gators point guard Scottie Wilbekin will look to add another notch to his belt. For No. 3 seed Florida (27-7) to beat No. 11 Minnesota (21-12) Sunday and...

It's tough to figure the Minnesota Golden Gophers - the Florida Gators' next opponent in the NCAA Tournament. Following a 15-1 start, coach Tubby Smith's squad went into a funk. The Golden Gophers finished 8-10 in the Big Ten and lost seven of it...

EAST LANSING, MICH. -- For all the pain that Michigan State freshman Gary Harris seemed to be in throughout Wednesday's game, it had nothing on the anguish he inflicted on Minnesota. Despite moving gingerly throughout the game, Harris gutted it out and...

TALLAHASSEE -- Leonard Hamilton's eyes said it before his lips even moved. Reality, the dark pupils suggested, had finally sunk in; this was going to be a challenging year for his young Florida State Seminoles. That realization had long been rattling...

NEW YORK - Andre Ingram went up for a wide-open dunk in the final seconds of the first half with Minnesota still in striking distance. The ball slipped out of his hands before he could slam it in, a fitting image for a frustrating night. The short-...

IU spotted Minnesota a 6-0 lead, and it seemed like one of IU's unfortunately common listless road starts. Fortunately, the Hoosiers bounced right back, took the lead for good less than five minutes into the game, and coasted to victory over a Minnesota...

Keith Appling and Brandon Wood both scored 13 points to key No. 6 Michigan State's 66-61 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night, helping the Spartans keep their hold on first place in the Big Ten. Draymond Green had 17 points, five rebounds, five...