(Champaign, IL) — Despite 31 points by Jamison Battle the Gophers fell at Illiois on Monday night 78-69. Dawson Garcia had 18 points in the loss as the Gophers drop to 7-17 on the season. The Fighting Illini, who improved to 17-9, got were lead by Matthew Mayer who scored 22. The Gophers are at […]
Hartman’s Late Goal Lifts Wild
(St. Paul, MN) — Despite blowing a third period lead, Ryan Hartman scored with 20.4 seconds left in regulation to lift the Wild to a 4-3 win over the Predators. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice and Brandon Duhaime also got on the board to help the Wild build a 3-1 lead early in the third but […]
Banham staying with Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has re-signed guard Rachel Banham. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Banham, a Lakeville, Minn., native, wrapped up her third season in a Lynx uniform (seventh in the WNBA) as one of three players (Bridget Carleton, Jessica Shepard) to appear in all 36 games […]
Gopher hockey clinches Big Ten title
The University of Minnesota men’s hockey team clinched its sixth Big Ten Conference regular season championship outright Thursday night and will be the top seed heading into the B1G Tournament. The No. 1 ranked team in the PairWise standings, the Golden Gophers are the only team in the league’s 10-year history to win multiple titles. […]
Wild to host Diversified Hockey Celebration
The Minnesota Wild today announced details of a Diversified Hockey Celebration on Sunday, February 26, when it hosts the Columbus Blue Jackets at 1 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota Diversified Hockey enables athletes to participate with other skaters with similar interests and abilities in the disciplines of: Blind Hockey, Deaf/HOH Hockey, Special Hockey, Sled […]
Gopher baseball opens season this weekend (AUDIO)
Surprise, AZ — The University of Minnesota Baseball program is set to open its 135th season in the history of the program this weekend at the Sanderson Ford Classic in . The Gophers will play UC-Santa Barbara twice and Oregon State and New Mexico once each from Friday, Feb. 17 through Monday, Feb. 20. All […]
Gopher football adds two to coaching staff
Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck announced two additional members of the football staff on Wednesday. Eric Koehler joins the Gophers as a Senior Offensive Analyst, while Chase Gallagher has been named Minnesota’s Director of Recruiting Management. Koehler joins with 26 years of experience, including 21 years as a coordinator and two as a head coach. […]
Gopher volleyball adds middle blocker transfer
The University of Minnesota volleyball program has announced the addition of middle blocker Phoebe Awoleye (Marietta, Ga./Loyola Marymount). She will have two seasons of eligibility remaining when she arrives on campus this summer. “We’re excited to announce Phoebe Awoleye as the latest addition to the Gophers volleyball program,” said head coach Keegan Cook. “She comes […]
Gopher women’s basketball at #13 Ohio State (AUDIO)
The University of Minnesota (9-14, 2-10 B1G) is slated for its fourth straight ranked matchup with Wednesday’s game against No. 13/13 Ohio State (20-4, 9-4 B1G) in Columbus, Ohio. The rematch against the Buckeyes is scheduled to tip at 6 p.m. ABOUT THE OHIO STATE GAME Minnesota’s matchup with Ohio State is the second this […]
Make-up date announced for Gopher men’s basketball game at Illinois
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota men’s basketball game originally scheduled for Feb. 7 at Illinois, will now be played on Monday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. in Champaign, Ill. A television designation will be set at a later date. The game was postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Golden Gopher […]