The annual Army-Navy football game is one of the most-watched college games of the year. The 2022 contest was played last weekend in Philadelphia and a Minnesota veteran was able to attend the game and take in special events. John Kriesel served in the US Army...
The Minnesota Twins today revealed the club’s full promotions lineup for 2023 Spring Training home games at Hammond Stadium – including at least one special offer for all 17 games – while also announcing that the popular “Pick Five Pack,” along with Spring Training...
University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that Keegan Cook has been named head volleyball coach. The University and Cook have agreed to a five-year term, which is pending Board of Regents approval and the completion of a background...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Wild are home for four straight starting tonight when they host the Edmonton Oilers. It will be the third meeting in 11 days between the two clubs with split results in the first two matchups. On December 1st in St. Paul the Wild won 5-3 but...
(Detroit, MI) -- Jared Goff and Kirk Cousins each put up monster numbers but it was the Lions that surged past the Vikings 34-23. Goff was 27 of 39 for 330 yards through the air and threw three T-D passes as the Lions thwarted the Vikings effort to clinch the N-F-C...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Gophers early season woes continued on Sunday night as they fell to No. 23 Mississippi State 69-51. Dawson Garcia scored 20 for the Gophers but it wasn’t enough as they lost their fifth straight and fell to 4-6 on the season. The Bulldogs...
The University of Minnesota football team had two players named to the 2022 FWAA (Football Writers Association of America) All-America Team presented by the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. Center John Michael Schmitz was a First-Team selection, while running back Mohamed...
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Minnesota Wild today announced the team will host Military Appreciation Night on Wednesday, Dec. 14 when it hosts the Detroit Red Wings at 6:30 p.m. Presented by Thomson Reuters where nearly every element of the game will honor the...
(Edmonton, Alberta) -- The Wild continue the second half of their road trip this weekend in Western Canada. They got split results to start the trip with a shootout win in Dallas on Sunday followed by a 5-3 loss on Wednesday in Calgary. Tonight the trip continues...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Ta’Lon Cooper led five Minnesota players in double-figures by tying his season-high with 16 points, Pharrel Payne had 15 points, and Dawson Garcia added 13 points, but Michigan shot 52.4 percent and made 10-of-18 three-pointers in a 90-75 win...
The 7G Foundation, in partnership with the Minnesota Vikings, will host the 5th Indigenous Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, December 11 with a 10:00 a.m. kickoff. The Indigenous Bowl began in 2017 and creates opportunities for Native American athletes to compete...
The University of Minnesota and head football coach P.J. Fleck have agreed have agreed to a new seven-year contract. This agreement, pending Board of Regents approval, will keep Fleck in Maroon and Gold through the 2029 season. The 2022 campaign was the sixth for...
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- The No. 8 (#2 seed) Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-8, 15-5 Big Ten) take on the No. 10 (#3 seed) Ohio State Buckeyes (21-9, 15-5 Big Ten) in the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Gregory Gym in Austin, Texas. ESPN2 will provide television coverage...
University of Minnesota center John Michael Schmitz accepted an invitation to play in the 2023 Senior Bowl. Schmitz, who was recently named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, is the 47th Gopher all-time to be invited to the Senior Bowl. Schmitz's invitation to the...
The NFL and Minnesota Vikings announced today WR Adam Thielen has been named the team’s nominee for the 2022 WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD. Considered the league's most prestigious honor, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The University of Minnesota volleyball team takes on Ohio State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday morning in Austin, Texas. The 22-8 Golden Gophers are the eighth-overall seed in the tournament and will be facing the Buckeyes for...
University of Minnesota center John Michael Schmitz was named a finalist today for the Rimington Trophy, which is presented annually to the best center in college football. The other two finalists are Brett Neilon (USC) and Olusegun Oluwatimi (Michigan). Schmitz...
The University of Minnesota football team has accepted an invitation to compete in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 29, 2022, in New York City. The Gophers, who went 8-4 in the regular season for the second straight year, will face Syracuse from the ACC at...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Another game another game the Vikings eek out a late win this time it was a 27-22 win at U.S. Bank Stadium over the New York Jets. Justin Jefferson scored with 8:33 left to give the home team the lead and then the defense was able to shine...
(Dallas, TX) -- The Minnesota Wild held on for a 6-5 shootout win over the Dallas Stars after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period. Five separate players each scored for Minnesota as they built a 5-1 lead early in the third. Then, Dallas center Roope Hintz...
University of Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim was named a semifinalist for the 2022 Comeback Player of the Year Award today. The award is presented annually by the College Sports Communicators in association with The Associate Press and the Fiesta Bowl...
The Minnesota Twins today announced plans for TwinsFest 2023 on January 27-28, as the club’s offseason celebration returns in person for the first time since 2020 with an enhanced lineup of fun, unique and interactive moments to be shared with current and former Twins...
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 2-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-8, 15-5 Big Ten) are set to participate in their 27th NCAA Tournament in school history this weekend. The Gophers will host SE Louisiana (25-7, 13-5 Southland) on Friday night at 7 p.m. Central time....
Vikings RB Kene Nwangwu has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, the NFL announced today. Four minutes into the third quarter with Minnesota trailing New England, 23-16, Nwangwu tight roped the sideline to return a kick 97 yards for a game-tying...
University of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan was named one of three finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy today. Joining Morgan as a finalist are Dillan Gibbons of Florida State and Patrick Fields of Stanford. The annual award, which is known as "College Football's...
(Blacksburg, VA) -- Pharrel Payne and Ta’Lon Cooper lead Minnesota with 13 points each but the Gophers fell to Virginia Tech 67-57 to open the A-C-C/Big Ten Challenge. Payne was 5-of-8 from the field for his fourth game in double-figures this season, and he led...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Wild got goals from Kirill Kaprizov, Sam Steel, Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon as they held on to beat the Coyotes 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in St. Paul. Spurgeon and Boldy scored in the third to put Minnesota up 4-1 but the Coyotes scored twice...