(Minneapolis, MN) — Golden Gopher wide receiver Seth Green of Woodbury has spent much of the past ten days trying to use his platform to educate and enlighten people on the struggles that African-Americans face. Green has taken part in some of the local protests in Minneapolis and has also used his social media platforms […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — University of Minnesota star wide receiver Rashod Bateman is using his platform as a high profile college football player to try to push for social change. The Tifton, Georgia native just completed his sophomore season and says the death of George Floyd broke his heart, but also scared him. He says having […]

The Big Ten’s Kevin Warren, the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference, is creating a coalition to give the league’s athletes a platform to voice their concerns about racism. with athletes, coaches, athletic director and university chancellors and presidents. Warren said the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis while being detained by police […]

(Lake City, MN) — Golden Gopher women’s hockey standout Taylor Heise just finished her sophomore year of school by distance learning from her family’s Lake City home. She says it was stressful at times, but she also enjoyed her mother’s home cooking and spending time with her dad and two brothers, as well. She is […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — New University of Minnesota men’s basketball assistant coach Jeff Mailhot says returning to his hometown to be a college basketball coach is a dream come true and a great opportunity. Golden Gopher head coach Richard Pitino officially hired the Minneapolis native last week to take over for the departed Rob Jeter, who […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — University of Minnesota women’s basketball player Sara Scalia of Stillwater is trying to improve her game this off-season the best she can. The Golden Gopher guard just completed the spring semester and is looking ahead to her sophomore season this coming fall. Scalia says since gyms are still closed, she has been […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle and the school’s five highest-paid head coaches have agreed to take a 10% pay cut for the first six months of the upcoming fiscal year to help offset revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Coyle announced the pay cuts on Thursday for him, football coach P.J. Fleck, […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — University of Minnesota men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Golden Gophers to a 16-14-and-7 record. In his second season with the Gophers, the team played well after the holiday break, finishing second in the Big Ten. The season was cut short […]

(Minneapolis, MN) — Golden Gopher athletic director Mark Coyle says the coronavirus pandemic will likely mean the University of Minnesota athletic department will sustain a budget loss as this fiscal year wraps up and will likely create a revenue shortfall for next budget year, as well. Coyle says the department was projected to turn a […]

Less than four months before the scheduled kickoff of the college football season, not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure it will have students back on campus this fall – a crucial step for sports. Uncertainty about how the coronavirus pandemic will unfold through the summer has […]