The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (14-8, 4-7 B1G) returns home to take on No. 5/5 Ohio State (19-3, 10-1 B1G) at Williams Arena on Thursday, February 8. GAME INFORMATION Tip Time: 8:00 p.m. CT. Promotion: National Girls & Women in Sports Day -...
University of Minnesota men's basketball guard Cam Christie (Arlington Hills, Ill.) has been named Big Ten's Freshman of the Week following his performance against Northwestern Saturday. It is Christie's first Big Ten award of his career and the Golden Gophers' second...
Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck has announced additions to his coaching and support staff. Fleck promoted Defensive Line Coach Winston DeLattiboudere III to Assistant Head Coach and named Eric Koehler Tight Ends Coach. DeLattiboudere, who played for the Gophers from...
University of Minnesota men's basketball standout Dawson Garcia has been named a top-10 finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, announced today by Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Garcia is one of two Big Ten players named to the top-10 list....
University of Minnesota head women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit announced today that sophomore guard Mara Braun suffered a foot injury against Illinois that will require surgery and will be out indefinitely. “Mara has experienced an incredible sophomore season...
The USA Hockey Congress today approved legislation requiring the use of neck laceration protection for players in all age classifications, other than adults, in games and practices, as well as for on-ice officials under the age of 18, effective August 1, 2024. USA...
GOPHERS - NITTANY LIONS, 5:31 PM, SATURDAY SERIES INFORMATION* 46th Meeting (30-15 all time) Road Record vs. Penn State: 10-10 Gophers All-Time vs. Big Ten: 790-905 * - excludes vacated games STARTING FIVE • Minnesota returns to road action when it travels to Penn...
St. Paul, Minn. – It’s Hobey Baker time. Fan balloting has opened for the 2024 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s tremendously popular fan-voting will run from Friday, January 26 until Sunday, March 10 at midnight....
After finishing a six-game homestand, the No. 9 Minnesota men's hockey team hits the road for the first time since early December when it travels to No. 8/7 Michigan State in a top-10 battle Jan. 26-27 at Munn Ice Arena. The series against the Big Ten...
Minnesota head coach Keegan Cook announced the addition of Crissy Jones Schoonderwoerd as the team's new assistant coach. Jones Schoonderwoerd spent the 2023 season at California as the team's interim head coach after taking over two weeks before the regular season...
University of Minnesota women's hockey head coach Brad Frost will miss this weekend's road series at Bemidji State due to a medical situation. Associate head coach Greg May will serve as Minnesota's acting head coach this weekend. Frost is expected to return to the...
Head Soccer Coach Erin Chastain has announced the addition of Ellis Riley as assistant coach to her staff. "Ellis will be a tremendous addition to our staff and program," said head coach Erin Chastain. "He's extremely driven, focused, competitive and will invest...
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (13-3, 3-2 B1G) heads to Bloomington, Ind., to take on No. 16/13 Indiana (14-2, 5-1 B1G) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be Minnesota's debut on the streaming platform Peacock, on Jan. 17,...
Former Minnesota women's ice hockey player and assistant coach Natalie Darwitz was named to the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame Class today. The IIHF's Historical Committee met in Prague recently and nominated its newest members to the...
In its 39th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade announced that 2024 Minnesota signee Stella Swenson of Wayzata High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Minnesota Volleyball Player of the Year. Swenson is the first Gatorade Minnesota...
University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck today announced the hiring of defensive coordinator / linebackers coach Corey Hetherman and special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky. "I am excited to welcome Corey and his wife, Julie, and Bob and his wife, Shelley,...
The University of Minnesota and wrestling head coach Brandon Eggum have agreed to a contract extension that will keep Eggum at the helm of his alma mater through the 2025-26 season. "It is an honor to lead this storied program, along with our amazing staff,"...
USA Hockey announced today that the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, will serve as host of the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship. The 10-nation tournament features the best men’s players in the world under...
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (11-2, 1-1 B1G) is set to begin the new year with a matchup with Maryland (9-4, 1-1 B1G) on Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. ABOUT THE MARYLAND GAME Minnesota and Maryland are clashing for the 15th time on Jan. 3, with the...
Incoming freshman McKenna Johnson, who signed a National Letter of Intent with Minnesota in November, has graduated early from high school and joined the Golden Gophers program. Johnson, who will wear No. 7 for the Gophers, has been cleared to practice with the team...
Six members of the Minnesota football team have been named Academic All-District, as announced by College Sports Communicators Tuesday. The 2023 Academic All‐District Team recognizes the nation's top student‐athletes for their combined performances on the field and in...
Intersport and FOX announced a partnership to bring nationally prominent women's volleyball programs to network television during Labor Day Weekend when Minnesota, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin meet for an early season showcase event, which will be staged at Fiserv...
The longest-tenured coach in the history of Gopher Athletics, head baseball coach John Anderson has announced that the 2024 season will be his last. Anderson will have been the head coach for 43 seasons at Minnesota. With his time spent as a player on the team,...
All-session tickets for the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament are on sale now. The Target Center in Minneapolis will play host to the tournament March 13-17, marking the first time in the tournament’s 27-year history that it will be played in Minneapolis. The...
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team officially sold out its game against No. 4/4 Iowa on Wed., Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. Fans still interested in purchasing tickets should visit SeatGeek, the Official Fan to Fan Marketplace of Gopher Athletics. For more...
The University of Minnesota football team has accepted an invitation to compete in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 26, 2023, in Detroit. The Gophers will face Bowling Green at 1 p.m. at Ford Field on ESPN. The Quick Lane Bowl will be the 24th bowl game all-time for...
University of Minnesota standouts Tyler Nubin and Brevyn Spann-Ford were invited to compete in the upcoming Senior Bowl, which will be played on Feb. 3, 2024, in Mobile, Ala. Nubin, who was recently named All-Big Ten First Team, made 53 tackles this year and had five...