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Top-seeded Louisville continued on its march to the Final Four by beating Oregon on Friday.

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Junior Hockey:

The Granite City Lumberjacks lost 5-2 to the Flint Generals Thursday night in Fox Valley, Illinois in game 1 of the Silver Cup Six Tournament. Aaron Storch led the Lumberjacks with their first 3 goals. The Lumberjacks will play the North Iowa Bulls tonight at 6pm.

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The Boston Red Sox downed the Twins 6-1 in Fort Myers, Florida Thursday night. Kevin Correia made his last start before the regular season starts. He allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in 5 innings.

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Syracuse knocked off top-seeded Indiana to set up an all-Big East final in the East Regional on Saturday.

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A clutch shot allowed Ohio State to advance to the Elite Eight by beating Arizona, 73-70, in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

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Here is a profile on potential Gophers head coach candidate, Jay Wright

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Here is a profile on potential Gophers head coach candidate, Buzz Williams

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One intriguing candidate for the Gophers head coaching vacancy is former Timberwolves head coach Flip Saunders. One of the factors working against Saunders is his lack of coaching experience at the college level, but here are the other factors he brings to the table:

Coaching Experience-

• Minnesota Timberwolves: 1995-2005
• Detroit Pistons: 2005-2008
• Washington Wizards 2009-2012
• Career record: 638–526, 47-51 playoff record
• 4 first place finishes (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)
• Reached the NBA Conference Finals 4 times (2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008)

Pros brought to table-

• Saunders is a Gopher alum and would appeal to fans and other alumni.
• Saunders can appeal to recruits due to his NBA coaching experience
• Saunders knows the area, has cur

One of the names most associated with the Minnesota Gopher basketball head coach vacancy is that of Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart. Gopher athletic director Norwood Teague was the athletic director at VCU before coming to Minnesota, so the ties Teague has to Smart would make him a natural fit in Minnesota. In

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The dust is settling after Tubby Smith was fired as the head basketball coach at the University of Minnesota on Monday. Athletic Director Norwood Teague will conduct the search to find a replacement.

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