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Out to Lunch: Lindsay Whalen is ready to have joy back in basketball
Lindsay Whalen was off the court for 18 months after her departure as head coach of the Gopher's Women's basketball team. When she went out to lunch with MPR News host Nina Moini, Whalen said it was a much-needed break, but that she's excited to be part of a team again.
Niko Medved was born into a family of Gophers basketball fans. Now he’s their head coach
The gravitation toward the Gophers for Niko Medved began even before he was born. That's when his father bought the season tickets that would soon spark his young son’s passion for college basketball.
Jake Oettinger stops 32 shots, Stars score twice in a minute to beat Wild 3-0
Jake Oettinger shut out his home-state team stopping 32 shots, Wyatt Johnston and Matt Duchene scored 58 seconds apart late in the second period and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Monday night. 
Niko Medved leaves Colorado State for his native Minnesota after an NCAA tournament run by the Rams
Minnesota hired Colorado State’s Niko Medved on Monday, agreeing to a six-year contract with the Twin Cities-area native and former student manager for the Gophers who had the Rams within one basket of the Sweet 16.