The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the much-anticipated Nike 2022-23 NBA City Edition uniform. This year’s campaign, “Own Every Canvas,” celebrates the intersection of “court + community + culture” and its impact throughout the state of Minnesota. Nike first...
Traffic Advisory for Gopher sports on Friday
The University of Minnesota is hosting four separate athletic competitions on campus on Friday, Nov. 11, as women's swimming, men's basketball, volleyball and men's hockey all host home events that night. Women's swimming hosts Iowa at 5:00 p.m., while men's...
Wolves to host Native American Heritage Night on Wednesday
The Minnesota Timberwolves will host Native American Heritage Night on Wednesday, Nov. 9 when the Timberwolves host the Phoenix Suns. Native American Heritage Night celebrates the rich heritage, traditions and culture of the Bdewakantunwan Dakota people of Prairie...
Wild Start Road Trip ***AUDIO***
(Los Angeles, CA) -- The Minnesota Wild are back on the road to start a three game, four day trip out west. It starts against the Kings tonight in Los Angeles followed by a showdown with the Ducks in Anaheim tomorrow night and will conclude with a rematch against...
Gopher kicker win weekly Big Ten Award
University of Minnesota kicker Matthew Trickett was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance in Minnesota’s 20-13 road win at Nebraska. The fifth-year senior made his two longest field goals of the season, first from 47 yards on the opening...
#9 Gopher volleyball hosts Michigan tonight (AUDIO)
#9 GOPHERS (13-7, 8-4 BT) MICHIGAN (14-8, 5-7 BT) Friday, Nov. 4 6:30 p.m. CT Maturi Pavilion SERIES INFORMATION Minnesota leads Michigan 60-16, and Illinois, 43-40-1 First Meeting: 1975 (Both) Last Meeting: Oct. 7 (UM) and Oct. 15 (Illinois) HEADING INTO THE MATCH •...
Wild Shutout By Seattle
(St. Paul, MN) -- Martin Jones stopped 22 shots as the Kraken stuffed the Wild 4-0 on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. The depleted Wild, without four big forwards due to injury, were overpowered by Seattle most of the night. The Kraken scored three...
Lynx sign Reeve to contract extension
The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team has signed Cheryl Reeve to a multi-year contract extension. Reeve also moves from General Manager to President of Basketball Operations. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. "I appreciate the confidence...
Smith wins NFC Defensive Player of the Week Award
Linebacker ZA’DARIUS SMITH of the Minnesota Vikings, running back CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY of the San Francisco 49ers and tight end WILL DISSLY of the Seattle Seahawks are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 8...
Gopher OL Ruschmeyer on award list
Minnesota redshirt senior offensive lineman Axel Ruschmeyer has been announced as a nominee for the 2022 Burlsworth Trophy, given annually to the top college football player who began his career as a walk-on. Ruschmeyer, who started his career as a walk-on before...
Vikings trade for TE Hockenson
The Minnesota Vikings announce the team has traded a second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to the Detroit Lions in exchange for TE T.J. Hockenson, a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and a conditional fourth-round...
Gopher football hosts Rutgers on Saturday (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Golden Gopher football team is a day closer to hosting Rutgers in a Big Ten football game. Minnesota will have a morning workout today, a fast practice tomorrow and then the game against the Scarlet Knights on Saturday. Both teams are 4-3...
Gopher women’s soccer starts Big Ten Tourney on Sunday (AUDIO)
The University of Minnesota soccer team will face the No. 6 Michigan State Spartans in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota picks up the eight-seed and will travel to East Lansing to compete against the 2022 Big Ten Champions and one-seeded Spartans....
Wolves Saddle Spurs
Postgame NOTES MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVEs 134, San Antonio Spurs 122 October 26, 2022 Timberwolves notes Player Notes Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves tonight, finishing with a game-high and season-high 34 points on 12-of-21 from the field,...
Big Ten announces Gopher football schedule for 2023
The Big Ten conference announced Minnesota's 2023 football schedule today. The Golden Gophers will open the season by hosting Nebraska on Thursday, Aug. 31 at Huntington Bank Stadium. In addition to Nebraska, Minnesota will also play Eastern Michigan, Louisiana,...
#9 Gophers host Michigan State in volleyball (AUDIO)
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The ninth-ranked University of Minnesota volleyball team will host unranked Michigan State tonight at Maturi Pavilion. The Golden Gophers are 12-6 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten. The visiting Spartans are 10-11 overall and 1-9 in the league....
Adam Thielen’s foundation makes $1 million pledge to local charities
The Thielen Foundation is pledging a one million dollar donation which will be shared between eight different Minnesota-based non-profit organizations. For the second time in ten months, Thielen Foundation is making a significant donation to the children and people of...
McCutcheon will stay on as Gopher assistant athletic director
University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that volleyball head coach Hugh McCutcheon will transition into the newly-created role of Assistant Athletics Director / Sport Development Coach on Jan. 1, 2023. McCutcheon recently announced...
Wolves Kicked By Spurs
POSTGAME NOTES SAN ANTONIO SPURS 115, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 106 October 24, 2022 TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • With his basket at the 2:13 mark of the second quarter, Anthony Edwards became (21 years, 80 days) the eighth-youngest player in NBA history to reach...
Wolves win first road game of season
POSTGAME NOTES MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 116, OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 106 October 23, 2022 TIMBERWOLVES NOTES Player Notes • Anthony Edwards paced the Timberwolves tonight, scoring a game-high 30 points on 13-of-19 shooting, including 3-of-7 from the field, his second...
Gophers at #16 Penn State on Saturday night (AUDIO)
THE ESSENTIALS Date/Time: Oct. 22, 2022 / 6:30 p.m. CT Site: University Park, Pa. Stadium: Beaver Stadium Surface: Natural Grass Capacity: 106,572 Series Overall: Minnesota Trails 6-9 Streak: Minnesota Won 1 Series in Pennsylvania: Minnesota Trails 2-5 Streak:...