Minnesota native Dawson Garcia is ready to return to his home state and don the Maroon and Gold. After stops at North Carolina and Marquette, the former Prior Lake prep standout will join the University of Minnesota men’s basketball program next season. “We’re really excited to have Dawson join our program,” head coach Ben Johnson […]
Legendary John Anderson hits 600 Big Ten wins
The Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team took down the Penn State Nittany Lions 7-3 on Friday night at Siebert Field. With the win, Minnesota head coach John Anderson became the first manager in Big Ten history to hit 600 conference wins (600-390). His 1,342 overall wins rank him 21st all-time in collegiate baseball history, and […]
Gopher baseball hosting Penn State this weekend (AUDIO)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-24, 1-8 Big Ten) are set to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-19, 5-7 Big Ten) for their second Big Ten home series of the season. With one more conference victory, head coach John Anderson will become the first manager in Big Ten history to eclipse 600 […]
Upcoming Big Ten Tournaments will impact Minnesota (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) — Three of the largest college basketball conference tournaments will be played in Minneapolis over the next two years. The Big Ten Conference announced the Target Center will host the Big Ten Conference’s Women’s Basketball Tournament in 2023 and 2024, and also host the Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2024. The 2023 women’s tournament […]
Minnesota to host upcoming Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments
The Big Ten Conference announced today that the Big Ten Football Championship Game will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis through 2024, and that the 2023 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament – as well as the 2024 Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments – will be held at the Target Center in […]
Mavericks beat Gophers to advance to national championship game
Minnesota State fell behind early, but proceeded to score five unanswered goals en route to a 5-1 win over Minnesota in a 2022 NCAA NCAA Division I Frozen Four semifinal game played in Boston, Mass., Thursday night. The Mavericks, 38-5-0 overall and winners of 18 games in a row, will play Denver Saturday night for […]
Gophers advance to Frozen Four
For the 22nd time in program history, the No. 5/6 Gopher men’s hockey team is heading to the NCAA Frozen Four following a 3-0 win over No. 4/5 Western Michigan on Sunday evening at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Justen Close earned his third shutout in the last six games to improve to 14-3-0 […]
Gopher star Heise wins Kazmaier Memorial Award
University of Minnesota senior forward Taylor Heise has been named the 2022 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner USA Hockey announced on Saturday morning on NHL Network. The award is annually presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Heise becomes the third player in program history to earn the prestigious award […]
Four Minnesota teams in NCAA men’s hockey bracket
There will be four Minnesota-based programs in the upcoming N-C-A-A Men’s National Tournament. Minnesota State-Mankato (35-5) will face Harvard (21-10-3on Thursday at 11 A-M in Albany, New York in round one. Minnesota-Duluth (21-15-4) will play Thursday at 2 P-M against Michigan Tech (21-12-3) in Loveland, Colorado. Minnesota (24-12) skates against Massachusetts (22-12-2) in the opening […]
Gopher women win WNIT opener in Green Bay
The University of Minnesota (15-17, 7-11 B1G) overcame a nine-point second half deficit to come from behind and take out Green Bay (20-8, 14-4 Horizon) on Thursday night in the first round of the WNIT at the Kress Center in Green Bay, Wis. Sara Scalia notched her fourth 30-point game of the season, scoring 17 […]