Rodney Williams

For the Thursday Nugz we're bringing the last of the local media lead-up to round 2 of the basketball border battle, Will Ferrell being awsome, and why Darth Vader was a horrible military tactician.

Minnesota forward Rodney Williams told reporters that Monday's 76-63 victory over Michigan State was a "statement game."

Once tomorrow's MBB game against NDSU is over, we are officially in the pre-holiday slump where Gopher sports feel like they grind to a halt. Bleh.

Bring on the NERDS (and sayonara BYE WEEK)! Gopher links, why Tim Beckman wishes Illinois played for the Old Brass Spittoon, and Ohio State's band plays the Warp Whistle.

Trevor Mbakwe and Rodney Williams were both ranked among the top 100 players on CBS Sports' preseason list.

Michigan Escapes Minnesota, Looks to Beat Ohio State

JaJuan Johnson wins the first annual BT Powerhouse Slam Dunk Contest.

Help choose Rodney Williams' dunk for the next round of the Slam Dunk Contest.

The NHL and NBA Drafts came and went last week, and we'll get to that in a minute, but what is very interesting is that Chad Ford has already released his very early top 100 for next year's draft....