Minnesota Softball legend Sara Groenewegen made history on Tuesday becoming the first Golden Gopher to win a softball Olympic medal as Canada defeated Mexico 3-2 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Groenewegen was clutch throughout the entire competition, leading the Canadians in innings pitched (12.1) strikeouts (14). “We are beyond excited for Sara Groenewegen and the […]
Wild sign goalie
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has re-signed goaltender Andrew Hammond to a one-year, two-way contract ($750,000/$200,000). Hammond, 33 (2/11/88), was assigned to the Minnesota Wild taxi squad on Jan. 13, 2021 and did not appear in a game during the 2020-21 season. He went 16-12-3 with […]
Champ wins 3M Open in Twin Cities
BLAINE, Minn. – Entering Sunday’s final round of the 3M Open two shots off the lead, Cameron Champ fired a 6-under 66 at TPC Twin Cities to claim a two-stroke victory for his third win on the PGA Tour. Champ ends a drought of five missed cuts over his previous six starts with his performance […]
Former Gopher wins gold in Japan
Minnesota alum Bowe Becker embodied every bit of the Golden Gopher name at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Sunday night, as he left the pool deck with his first ever Olympic gold medal hanging around his neck. Becker and Team USA earned the honor in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, winning in a time of 3:08.97. […]
Wild announce protected list for Wednesday expansion draft
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has protected seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender for the NHL Expansion Draft. The following players were protected for the NHL Expansion Draft: Goaltender – Cam Talbot Defensemen – Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba and Jared Spurgeon Forwards – Joel Eriksson Ek, […]
Minnesotan Gable Steveson chasing Olympic gold in freestyle wrestling (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) — Golden Gopher star wrestler Gable Steveson (STEVE-son) of Apple Valley leaves for Toyko tomorrow, where he will be chasing Olympic gold in free style wrestling. Steveson is a two-time Big Ten champion and a national titlist with the Golden Gophers and earned an Olympic spot as the 125-kilogram U-S wrestler by winning […]
Gopher men’s hockey working hard in offseason (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Golden Gopher men’s hockey team is mostly on campus and working out, prepping for the upcoming season. Head coach Bob Motzko says his team is working with the strength and conditioning staff in the weight room and also working out on its own on the ice. He says several players are […]
3M Open is open to fans and excitement (AUDIO)
(Blaine, MN) — The opening round of the P-G-A Tour’s stop in Minnesota is one week from today. The 3-M Open tees off with several big names in the field and some local excitement, according to executive tournament director Hollis Cavner. Cavner says they are thrilled that fans will be allowed in the stands and […]
Gopher offensive lineman Andries works hard for good grades (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) — Golden Gopher senior offensive lineman Blaise Andries (AN-drees) of Marshall has been named an academic all-American for the second consecutive year. Andries was named to this year’s first-team after being a second-team honoree last season. Andries already holds a degree in Mathematics, along with minors in Insurance and Statistics. Andries says he […]
Wild buy out Parise and Suter (AUDIO)
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club will buy out the final four years of the contracts of forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter. “I want to thank Zach and Ryan for everything they did for our organization over the past nine seasons, both on and off […]