University of Minnesota senior libero Kylie Murr and senior setter Melani Shaffmaster joined redshirt junior outside Taylor Landfair on the 2023 Preseason All-Big Ten Team. The Gophers were voted to finish third by the conference's coaches, behind only Wisconsin and...
After just one prolific season with the University the Minnesota men's hockey team, freshman Logan Cooley will forgo his final three years of eligibility as he signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Arizona Coyotes Thursday. He led the Golden Gophers...
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have reinstated designated hitter Byron Buxton from the Paternity List. Buxton missed the last three games to be with his wife, Lindsey, as the couple had their third child, Baire, on Monday morning in Minneapolis. Buxton...
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired right-handed pitcher Dylan Floro from the Miami Marlins in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jorge López. Floro, 32, has gone 3-5 with a 4.54 ERA (39.2 IP, 20 ER), seven saves, 11 walks, 41 strikeouts, a 1.49...
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Josh Winder from Triple-A St. Paul. Winder, 26, went 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA (7.1 IP, 6 ER), four walks and 12 strikeouts in five appearances for the Saints since July 5. He has gone 1-0 with...
The Big Ten Conference announced its 2023 football preseason honors on Wednesday ahead of the start of Big Ten Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium. A media panel selected the 10-member preseason list, with five representatives each from the East and West...
The Minnesota Twins announced today the signing of their 2023 first round pick, outfielder Walker Jenkins from South Brunswick High School (NC), whom they selected fifth overall in the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft and signed for $7,144,200. The...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Carlos Correa got his first hit of the night in extra time as the Twins beat the Mariners 4-3 in 10 innings. Correa was 0-for-4 before he came up in the bottom of the 10th and then hit home Donovan Solano with a single to right. Twins Radio had...
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed designated hitter Byron Buxton on the Paternity List. Buxton has played in 81 games this season, hitting .195 (57-for-292) with 12 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs, 40 RBI, 46 runs scored, a .284 on-base...
Minnesota Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Plitzuweit announced the completion of her first staff as head coach of the Golden Gophers on Monday. Plitzuweit announced the elevation of Rachel Banham and Tyler VanWinkle to Assistant Coaches along with a role change for Jan...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 23-player roster for its 2023 U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team which will compete at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Břeclav, Czechia, and Trenčín, Slovakia, July 31 - August 5. All U.S. games in the...
The University of Minnesota men's basketball team was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches with a Team Academic Excellence Award, announced today by the organization. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs...
(Eagan, MN) -- Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is one of three N-F-L Q-B's staring in a new Netflix series called "Quarterback." The series focuses on Cousins along with Chiefs Q-B Patrick Mahomes and Falcons Q-B Marcus Mariota and takes you through their 2023 season...
The Canterbury Park Hall of Fame's newest inductees were announced today. The Class of 2023 includes thoroughbred owner and breeder Bob Lothenbach of Wayzata, former jockey Ry Eikleberry and retired Minnesota-bred thoroughbred racehorse Mr. Jagermeister. These...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gopher men's basketball team continues to conduct summer workouts on campus, working mostly in small group settings with a limited allowable time to spend with coaches. Gopher senior Parker Fox of Mahtomedi has missed each of the past...
The Minnesota Twins announced tonight that they have selected outfielder Walker Jenkins from South Brunswick High School (NC) with the fifth overall selection in the first round of the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The 6-foot-3, 212-pound...
3M Open tournament officials announced four players, who own a combined 14 PGA TOUR career wins, have committed to compete in Minnesota’s only PGA TOUR event, scheduled for July 24-30 at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine. Fargo’s Tom Hoge will be making his fourth consecutive...
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have returned right-handed pitcher Cole Sands from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 15-day Injured List. Sands, who missed the last 31 games with right shoulder impingement, appeared in two games on rehab...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gopher men's basketball team continues with summer workouts this week on campus. Coaches are allowed to work with players on a limited basis during the summer workout period and head coach Ben Johnson says they are doing a lot of small...
The Minnesota Twins announced that they have reinstated right-handed pitcher Jorge López from the 15-day Injured List. López, who missed the last 17 games with mental health, has appeared in 29 games for the Twins this season, going 2-2 with a 5.00 ERA (27.0 IP, 15...
Kylin Muñoz has been promoted to assistant coach of Minnesota volleyball, head coach Keegan Cook announced on Monday. Muñoz, who has been working as the team's volunteer assistant since Jan. 1, 2023, had spent the past two seasons at Loyola Marymount University....
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The University of Minnesota men's basketball team enters its fourth week of summer workouts, where coaches can be with the team for a limited amount of time. The Golden Gophers are coming off of a 9-22 season last year and guard Braeden Carrington...
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have placed infielder Royce Lewis on the 10-day Injured List with a left oblique strain. Lewis has played in 26 games for the Twins this season, hitting .326 (31-for-95) with two doubles, four home runs, 15 RBI, 11 runs...
Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired forwards Patrick Maroon and Max Cajkovic from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Tampa Bay will retain 20...
The Minnesota Timberwolves today named Corliss Williamson Assistant Coach. Williamson comes to the Wolves after previous coaching stops with the Sacramento Kings (2013-16), Orlando Magic (2016-18) and Phoenix Suns (2018-19). “Corliss is a fantastic addition to our...
The Minnesota Wild selected six players during the 2023 NHL Draft on Wednesday and Thursday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn, including five players in rounds two through seven today. Minnesota selected four forwards and two defensemen, including two Canadians,...
The University of Minnesota women's basketball program is providing its student-athletes with a once-in-a-lifetime foreign experience this August. Beginning on Thursday, August 17, the Golden Gophers will take a five-city foreign tour that consists of stops in Athens,...