MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota signed forward Stanley Gaines and center Aliou Kane on Wednesday -- adding some extra size to their frontcourt. Gaines, who is 6-foot-7, 230-pounds, averaged 19.2 points...

...Monson said. "The problem is we need to reach and fulfill our goals." Notes: The Gophers will redshirt center Aliou Kane, a 6-foot-9 freshman from Dallas. ... Burleson and Holman are the only seniors. ... Minnesota's first game...

...starting point guard. Guard Wesley Washington, a top-50 prep recruit from Santa Ana, Calif., arrives, and big man Aliou Kane gets to play after redshirting this season. Plus returners Bauer, forwards Moe Hargrow and Steve Esselink, guard Ben...