The Minnesota Vikings (4-6) host the Carolina Panthers (4-7) with kickoff set for noon CT at U.S. Bank Stadium in what is the second of three consecutive home games for Minnesota. The Vikings snapped a three-game win streak with a 31-28 loss vs. Dallas last week, while the Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak with […]
Gopher AD Coyle gives latest department update
Golden Gopher athletic director Mark Coyle spoke with MNN sports director Mike Grimm for department update on COVID-19, canceling Saturday’s football game, and more:
Gopher basketball opens with win over Green Bay
Marcus Carr matched a career high with 35 points and Minnesota cruised to a 99-69 victory over Green Bay on Wednesday night. Carr, a junior who set a program-record with 207 assists last season, finished with four helpers against Green Bay including an alley-oop to Jarvis Omersa. Carr was 12 of 22 from the floor […]
Gopher men’s basketball team opens season tonight (AUDIO)
GAME INFORMATION The University of Minnesota tips off its 124th season of men’s basketball on Wednesday night, hosting Green Bay in the second matchup between the two schools. Williams Arena, Tip Time: 6 p.m. CT SERIES INFORMATION Series: Second Meeting (1-0) Date: 11/24/84, W 75-71 Current Streak: Gopher won one in a row Minnesota vs. Horizon […]
#7 Gopher men’s hockey sweeps #10 Ohio State
Playing in his fourth game in six days to open the season didn’t wear Jack LaFontaine down as the senior earned his first career shutout on Tuesday night in a 2-0 win for the No. 8/7 Gopher men’s hockey program over No. 10 Ohio State. LaFontaine backstopped Minnesota to its second-straight Big Ten sweep behind […]
Saturday’s Gopher game at Wisconsin is canceled
The University of Minnesota football team will pause all team-related activities as it responds to positive COVID-19 cases in the program. The team’s scheduled game at Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 28, will not be played and will not be rescheduled, per Big Ten policy for this season. The game will be ruled a no contest. […]
Thielen goes on COVID/Injured List
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Vikings have placed star wide receiver Adam Thielen of Detroit Lakes on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team has not disclosed whether he tested positive or came in close contact with someone who did. Thielen is coming off his best game of the season, logging eight catches for 123 yards and […]
Gopher men’s hockey beats Ohio State
MINNEAPOLIS – A dominant performance in the first 40 minutes carried the newly minted No. 8/7 Gopher men’s hockey program to a 4-1 win over No. 10 Ohio State on Monday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci as Minnesota has now won three-straight games to open its 100th season of play and five-straight contests dating […]
Gophers will practice virtually today while awaiting COVID test results
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Golden Gopher football team will practice virtually today while it awaits the results of COVID-19 testing of its players. The hope is to resume in-person practice tomorrow as the team gets ready to play at Wisconsin on Saturday. The decision was made to go virtual after an unspecified number of players […]
Gopher men’s hockey at home tonight against Ohio State
The Gopher men’s hockey program continues the 2020-21 season — the 100th campaign in program history — with a Monday/Tuesday series against Ohio State this week at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The action begins tonight at 7:30 p.m, while the Gophers and the Buckeyes will close up a four-game homestand for Minnesota tomorrow at 7:30 […]