Pam Borton took the Minnesota women's basketball program to heights unseen before when she guided the Gophers to their first Final Four in 2004. That was 10 years ago, and a five-year NCAA tournament drought proved too much for her to overcome. Borton was fired Friday, a day after a loss to South Dakota State in the women's NIT. I looked at who we are and felt like we needed new leadership in the future.'' Borton is the winningest coach in program history with a 236-152 record in 12 seasons at the school. More...