The Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball team came in at No. 11 in the AVCA Preseason Poll, it was announced Wednesday. The Gophers have now been ranked in the preseason poll in 10 straight seasons and 24 of the last 26. The last time Minnesota was unranked in a...
The Big Ten Hockey Tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, will shift to a two-week, single-elimination format with all games played on campus. The 2025-26 regular season concludes with games on Thursday and Friday, March...
Minnesota wide receiver Javon Tracy was named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player,...
University of Minnesota running backs Darius Taylor and A.J. Turner were named preseason candidates for the 2025 Doak Walker Award today by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum. The Forum annually presents the award to the nation's most outstanding college running back. Taylor...
Minnesota defensive back Koi Perich was named to the preseason watch list for the 2025 Paul Hornung Award. The Paul Hornung Award is given annually by the Louisville Sports Commission to the most versatile player in major college football. This is the third preseason...
The University of Minnesota women’s soccer team has earned national recognition, debuting at No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. Minnesota’s schedule features five teams ranked in the top 25. The Golden Gophers will open the season on Aug. 14 against...
Minnesota defensive back Koi Perich was named to the 2025 Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and the Jim Thorpe Association. The award is presented to the best defensive back in college football based on performance on the field,...
Minnesota gymnastics has completed its coaching staff with the hiring of 13-time All-American Mya Hooten as an assistant coach, the program announced Tuesday. Hooten joins the coaching staff after competing for the program from 2021-25, helping the team make five NCAA...
The University of Minnesota football team had nine players named to the Shrine Bowl 1000 today. The annual watch list serves as a look into the Shrine Bowl's scouting process and features college players who are currently all-star game eligible for the 2026 East-West...
University of Minnesota senior outsides Julia Hanson and Mckenna Wucherer were named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, the conference announced today. In the 18-team league, the Golden Gophers were picked to finish fourth behind Nebraska, Penn State and Wisconsin....
Golden Gopher head coach PJ Fleck was the first coach to speak at Day Two of Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas:
Big Ten Football Media Days are underway in Las Vegas. The three-day event will feature all 18 Big Ten teams, including the Golden Gophers tomorrow (Wed.). Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti kicked off the media days with an opening statement and a Q&A with...
Minnesota defensive back Koi Perich was named to the 2025 Big Ten Football Preseason Honors list. The annual list features 15 players from seven schools this year and is voted on by members of the media. Played in all 13 games last year as a true freshman and started...
The University of Minnesota men's basketball program will highlight nine home games in the nonconference portion of its season, announced today by the program. Times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date, along with the Big Ten Conference slate....
The Golden Gopher football season is now less than six weeks from getting underway. Redshirt freshman Drake Lindsey is the presumptive starting quarterback and he joined MNN sports director Mike Grimm for his first in-depth interview of his Minnesota career: ...
The University of Minnesota football team will host F.A.M.I.L.Y. Day on Saturday, Aug. 2. The popular event is free to the public and coincides with Minnesota's 6:00 p.m. open practice at Huntington Bank Stadium. Fans are encouraged to park in Maroon, Gold, or Victory...
University of Minnesota men's basketball standout Dawson Garcia has signed with the Detroit Pistons and is also scheduled to compete in the NBA 2K26 Summer League. Garcia, a forward from Savage, Minn., was a three-year standout for the Gophers. In 89 games for the...
The game schedule for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, set to take place in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Dec. 26, 2025 – Jan. 5, 2026, was announced today. The iconic IIHF World Junior Championship showcases the best men’s ice hockey players in...
Golden Gopher men's hockey coach Bob Motzko, along with USA Hockey, has named the coaching staff for the 2026 U.S. National Junior Team. Greg Brown (Scituate, Mass./Boston College), Steve Miller (Sun Prairie, Wis./University of Minnesota), and Garrett Raboin (Detroit...
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team has accepted an invitation to one of the premier non-conference tournaments of the upcoming season in the Bahamas - the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts &...
The Golden Gopher women's hockey team saw three alumni selected during the 2025 PWHL Draft on Tuesday evening. Peyton Hemp, Ella Huber and Natálie Mlýnková were among 48 players selected during the six rounds of the draft. Ella Huber was selected by the Boston Fleet...
Golden Gopher head soccer coach Erin Chastain has announced the addition of Michael O'Hare as an assistant coach to her staff. Prior to Minnesota, O'Hare spent three seasons at Little Rock, two seasons at Sam Houston State and three at Oklahoma State, where he...
For the first time in program history the University of Minnesota track and field program has a two-time Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year winner. NCAA hammer throw champion Kostas Zaltos added a second yearly conference honor to his trophy case after winning it in...
The University of Minnesota women’s hockey program has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The 29th season in program history will feature a 28-game conference slate and six non-conference matchups. The Gophers will drop the puck at home against...
Sarah Martin has been invited to participate in the first-of-its-kind Women's College Talent ID Camp, U.S. Soccer announced Monday. The camp will take place June 18–22 in Atlanta, home of the new Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. Martin, a...
The Minnesota wrestling team has learned its conference opponents for the upcoming 2025-26 season as the Big Ten released home and away designations Monday. The Golden Gophers are set to host Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin. It'll be the Buckeyes'...
The Minnesota Twins Community Fund and the Minnesota All Sports Alliance are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Mr. Baseball and Ms. Softball Awards, presented by the Minnesota Twins Community Fund. Mr. Baseball 2025 is Owen Marsolek, a left-handed pitcher from...