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The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher men's basketball team is in Puerto Rico to play Louisville tonight. The game, which will take place inside a U.S. Coast Guard airplane hangar, pits University of Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino against his father Rick Pitino who is Louisville's head coach of Louisville. 

MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the game which is the 2014-15 opener for the Gophers.

MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for The Star Tribune, about an interesting coaching match-up set for tonight in Puerto Rico.

The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Men's basketball team is in Puerto Rico to play Louisville tonight.  The game will take place inside a U.S. Coast Guard airplane hangar, and it will pit University of Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino against his father Rick Pitino who is the head coach of Louisville.  MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the game which is the 2014-15 opener for the Gophers.

It's Pitino vs. Pitino for the Gopher season opener

Go Deeper.

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