The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it plans to open its football season the weekend of Oct. 23-24. All 14 teams will […]

In a non-coronavirus world, Minnesota was poised for another strong season following the 11-2 record and No. 10 ranking in the final Associated Press poll for 2019. Most of the starting offense stayed intact, highlighted by quarterback Tanner Morgan after his head-turning sophomore year. The long-frustrated fan base had come to life around coach P.J. […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Big Ten Conference voted yesterday to postpone all fall sports through the end of the calendar year with hopes of playing in the spring. The conference says if conditions improve in relation to the coronavirus, it will consider a return after the new year. Commissioner Kevin Warren, a former Vikings executive, […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — University of Minnesota women’s golfer Grace Curran says she is keeping her fingers crossed that there will be a season when the academic year resumes. She just completed her freshman season for the Golden Gophers, wrapping it up by taking on-line courses from her New Lenox, Illinois home. Curran says the Gophers […]

The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic. The conference cited medical advice in making its decision and added ominously that the plan would be applied only ”if the […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — Golden Gopher star wrestler Gable Steveson of Apple Valley is using his platform as a well-known black athlete to raise awareness on social justice issues. Steveson says he became more active after the death of George Floyd and has taken part in local protests, tried to help educate friends on the issues, […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — University of Minnesota star wrestler Gable Steveson of Apple Valley says he is moving past the disappointment of not getting a chance to win a national championship in his hometown in front of a record crowd. Steveson had just won the Big Ten heavyweight title and was the heavy favorite to win […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — New University of Minnesota assistant softball coach Katie Richardson says she is excited to be returning to where she was an all-American third baseball for the Golden Gophers. New head coach Piper Ritter completed her coaching staff with the announcement of the Richardson hiring this week. Richardson says she feels like she […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — New Golden Gopher offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. says he is excited to have most of the players back on campus this week. Sanford was hired in January and was able to spend a couple of months with the team in-person, but then the pandemic hit and everything since mid-March has been […]

The Miami Marlins selected junior right-handed pitcher Max Meyer with the third overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft on Wednesday night, tying the Gopher ace as the highest draft pick in program history and making him the top pitcher ever drafted out of the University of Minnesota. With tonight’s historical selection, Minnesota now boasts […]