Center Greg Monroe gives Timberwolves help in post on 10-day contract, after stint in G League.
This may not be the bowl game of the Gophers dreams, but the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix provides a match-up against a Big 12 opponent and a warm weather destination.
Former Hopkins standout Boye Mafe will begin his pro career after playing in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. He has accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl.
The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes conducted a fourth day of deliberations Monday without reaching a verdict. Holmes is facing 11 criminal charges alleging that she duped investors and patients by hailing her company's blood-testing technology as a medical breakthrough when in fact it was prone to wild errors.
Tuesday's Guaranteed Rate Bowl will be the third bowl game for the Gophers under coach P.J. Fleck, and he's determined to keep them running toward more.