Gophers Already in the Hole: Minnesota learned that senior guard Vincent Grier, the team’s best player, will miss four to six weeks with a broken finger on his left hand. The injury sidelines another Gopher guard — the team is missing three of its top five guards because Rico Tucker is academically ineligible and freshman Kevin Payton is nursing a shoulder injury. Grier is by far the most significant loss, however, because he figured to carry this team throughout the season.
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