Today marks the 40-year anniversary of the U-S beating Finland at the Lake Placid Olympics to capture the gold medal. The final victory came two days after the stunning upset of Russia in the “Miracle On Ice” game. St. Paul native Rob McClanahan scored the go-ahead goal in the win over Finland and says they […]
Miracle On Ice – 40 Years Later (AUDIO)
MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm talked to one of the 12 Minnesotans on the “Miracle On Ice” roster. Mike Ramsey was the youngest player on the team, 19 years old at the time, and recalls some great memories, now four decades later. Including missing out on the infamous “Herbies” skating drill in Norway. Here is […]
Gopher falter late, lose at home to Indiana
Trayce Jackson-Davis had 27 points and 16 rebounds, both career highs, to lead Indiana’s second-half takeover of Minnesota for a critical 68-56 victory on Wednesday night. Race Thompson added nine points and 10 rebounds and Devonte Green scored 11 points for the Hoosiers (17-9, 7-8), who moved out of the bottom four of the Big […]
Gopher men’s basketball hosting Indiana in big game (AUDIO)
SERIES INFORMATION Series: 163rd Meeting (67-95)* Series (Home): 82nd Meeting (46-35)* Current Streak: W-1 Richard Pitino vs. Indiana: 3-5 Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 767-842* Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 50-81 * – excludes vacated games PITINO PREGAME TALK Gopher head coach Richard Pitino sat down with MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm: STARTING FIVE • […]
Gopher women lose third straight
Minnesota women’s basketball (15-11, 5-10 B1G) was tripped up on the road at Michigan State (13-12, 6-8) Monday night, 66-54. Freshman Jasmine Powell continued her stellar play with a team-high 15 points. It was her ninth straight game in double figures and her 15th overall on the year. Powell added four rebounds, two steals and […]
Gopher women try to snap two-game skid at MS
In the only regular season meeting between the teams this season, Minnesota (15-10, 5-9 B1G) visits Michigan State State (12-12, 5-8) Monday night. The game, which starts at 6 p.m. THE OPENING TIP-OFF • Minnesota is 6-4 this season in road games. The Gophers opened the season with four straight road wins for the […]
Gophers can’t hang on to beat #17 Iowa
Luka Garza scored 24 points and Ryan Kreiner added 10 points as No. 21 Iowa came back to beat the Minnesota Gophers 58-55. Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu missed the front end of a one-and-one free-throw attempt with a chance to tie the game with 3.8 seconds left and the Hawkeyes came away with a rare road […]
Gopher women lose at Ohio State
Minnesota redshirt junior Gadiva Hubbard joined the 1,000-point club but the Golden Gophers (15-10, 5-9 B1G) fell on the road Thursday night, 99-76, to Ohio State (15-9, 8-5). Needing nine points entering the game to join the exclusive club, Hubbard knotted seven in the first half to leave her within striking range. With 5:58 left […]
Gopher baseball opens season Friday (AUDIO)
The season opens this weekend for the University of Minnesota baseball team. The 2020 campaign will be the 132nd season in Golden Gopher baseball history. OPENING WEEKEND AGENDA Friday, Feb. 14 Oregon vs. Minnesota First Pitch: 8:30 p.m. CT Location: Tempe Diablo Stadium Minnesota Starter: RHP Max Meyer (5-3, 2.11) Oregon Starter: RHP Cullen Kafka […]
Gopher women at Ohio State tonight
In the second of two meetings between the teams this season, Minnesota (15-9, 5-8 B1G) visits Ohio State (14-9, 7-5) Thursday night to kick off a two-game road trip that also sees Minnesota head to Michigan State Monday. Thursday’s game, which starts at 6 p.m. THE OPENING TIP-OFF • The teams met earlier this season […]