The University of Minnesota football team will hold its annual spring game at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 1 at TCF Bank Stadium. The traditional Maroon versus Gold tilt will once again end with the victorious team hoisting the coveted Goldy’s Cup and a player being named the Sid Hartman Spring Game MVP. Up to […]
Gopher volleyball wins NCAA opener (AUDIO)
The No. 3 University of Minnesota volleyball program advanced to the Regional Semifinal with a 3-0 win over Georgia Tech, last night in Omaha, Neb. Minnesota (16-2) won by scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 and will play Pittsburgh on Sunday at noon. The Golden Gophers had three with double-digit kills this evening. Stephanie Samedy had […]
MSHSL approves spring state tournaments
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Plans for spring championship experiences, competitive section placements beginning with the 2021-2022 school year and a position statement by the League’s Sports Medicine Advisory Committee regarding masking in outdoor competitions were approved today during the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors meeting that was held in a virtual format. […]
Gopher AD Coyle named to Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will feature five new members for the 2021-22 season, thanks in part to the Division I Council’s approval in January of a proposal to expand the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees from 10 to 12. Both committees consist of one member selected from each of the five autonomy conferences […]
Wolves lose to Nets (AUDIO)
TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • In 33:12 minutes of play, Anthony Edwards finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and two assists, marking his 24th 20+ point game of the season and 12th game with 25+ points, which both lead all NBA rookies. • D’Angelo Russell tallied 15 points in 20:22 of action off the bench. […]
Wolves, Wild all postpone games (AUDIO)
MINNESOTA TWINS STATEMENT ON POSTPONING TODAY’S GAME VS. THE BOSTON RED SOX (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) – The Minnesota Twins issued the following statement regarding the decision to postpone today’s scheduled game against the Boston Red Sox. “Out of respect for the tragic events that occurred yesterday in Brooklyn Center, and following the additional details in […]
Gopher star wrestler Steveson discusses his success (AUDIO)
Golden Gopher star wrestler Gable Steveson of Apple Valley has had a busy past five weeks. He won his second consecutive Big Ten heavyweight championship on March 7th at Penn State, followed that up by winning his first national championship on March 20th in St. Louis. And, then last weekend, he won the U-S Olympic […]
Wild respond with big win over Colorado (AUDIO)
(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota wing Kevin Fiala scored his first career NHL hat trick and rookie Kirll Kaprizov (kuh-PREE-sov) added a pair of goals as the Wild blasted the Colorado Avalanche 8-3 last night in St. Paul. Fiala finished the night with four points, while Jared Spurgeon and Victor Rask each put up three […]
Wolves fall behind big, nearly rally to win (AUDIO)
TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • Karl-Anthony Towns registered 32 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and one block, his eighth 30+ point/10+ rebound game of the season (64th career). It marks Towns’ 64th career such game, tying Kevin Garnett for the most 30/10 games in Timberwolves history. • Connecting on two threes tonight, Towns extended […]
Gopher softball has huge weekend approaching (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Golden Gopher softball team has a huge four-game Big Ten series at Northwestern this weekend. Minnesota is 15-5 on the year, while the 22nd-ranked Wildcats are 18-2 on the season and leading the conference. Gopher junior outfielder Natalie Denhartog of Hopkins leads her team and the league with six home runs […]