THE ESSENTIALS Date/Time: Sept. 18, 2021 / 12 p.m. CT Site: Boulder, Colo. Stadium: Folsom Field Surface: Grass Capacity: 50,183 Series Overall: Minnesota Trails 0-3 Streak: Minnesota Lost 3 Series in CO: Minnesota Trails 0-1 Streak: Minnesota Lost 1 Last Meeting: Minnesota lost 21-20 in Minneapolis (9/19/92) FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Minnesota […]
Canterbury Park closes out record year
Canterbury Park’s live horse racing season came to a conclusion Thursday night, producing record wagering figures while returning $15,558,701 in purses, the most ever in a single meet, to horse owners, jockeys and trainers, fueling an industry that supports thousands of jobs across the state. Wagering was robust during the 65-day season, 12 race days […]
#11 Gopher Volleyball in action tonight vs. St. Thomas
No. 11 Gophers Host Diet Coke Classic MINNEAPOLIS — The No. 11-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3, 0-0 Big Ten) will complete non-conference play this weekend in the Diet Coke Classic against St. Thomas (1-7, 0-0 Summit) and Iowa State (6-2, 0-0 Big 12). They’ll play St. Thomas on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. and Iowa […]
Jax wins MLB award
The Minnesota Twins, in conjunction with the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation, announced today that Twins right-handed pitcher Griffin Jax has been named the 2021 MLB winner of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award. The award presentation will take place on the field prior to tonight’s 6:40 p.m. game against the Cleveland […]
Gaard is new radio announcer for Gopher women’s hoops
Gopher Athletics and its multimedia rightsholder LEARFIELD’s Gopher Sports Properties, announced today the hiring of Justin Gaard as the play-by-play voice for Golden Gopher Women’s Basketball for the upcoming season. Gaard is currently the pre-game host and sideline reporter for Gopher football broadcasts and also hosts the Golden Gopher Podcast. Gaard replaces Corbu Stathes, who […]
Gophers host Miami (OH)
THE ESSENTAILS Date/Time: Sept. 11, 2021 / 11 a.m. CT Site: Minneapolis Stadium: Huntington Bank Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 50,805 Series Overall: Minnesota Leads 4-0 Streak: Minnesota Won 4 Series in MN: Minnesota Leads 4-0 Streak: Minnesota Won 4 Last Meeting: Minnesota won 26-3 in Minneapolis (9/15/18) FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1. Minnesota enters […]
Steveson returning to Gophers and going to WWE
Olympic Gold Medalist and Golden Gopher heavyweight Gable Steveson will be returning to Minnesota for his senior season to defend his NCAA national title as announced on Thursday morning. The news comes off the heels of a separate news release by the WWE that Steveson has signed an unprecedented NIL deal with the organization to […]
Gophers announce men’s basketball slate
The 2021-22 University of Minnesota men’s basketball schedule features 17 home games this year, including 10 Big Ten contests, announced today by the conference office. Times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date and schedule is subject to change. After an exhibition game against Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 1, Ben Johnson’s head […]
Vikings sign RT O’Neill to extension
The Minnesota Vikings announce T Brian O’Neill has signed a contract extension with the team. The 2018 second-round draft pick out of Pittsburgh has appeared in 46 career games and made 42 starts in this three-year career. Since starting 11 games during his rookie campaign, O’Neill has started 15 games in 2019 and 16 games […]
Wolves name new executive
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx announced the promotion of Tru Pettigrew to Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Pettigrew will oversee the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy including all franchises – Timberwolves, Lynx, Iowa Wolves, and T-Wolves Gaming. Pettigrew will also support equity training and planning for parent company, Taylor Corporation. “In a short period […]