The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov will represent the club at the 2024 NHL® All-Star Weekend, Feb. 1-3, at Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, Ontario. This is the third consecutive NHL All-Star appearance for Kaprizov....
Gopher women gear up for Wednesday night game against Maryland
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team (11-2, 1-1 B1G) is set to begin the new year with a matchup with Maryland (9-4, 1-1 B1G) on Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. ABOUT THE MARYLAND GAME Minnesota and Maryland are clashing for the 15th time on Jan. 3, with the...
Gopher star WBB recruit Johnson to enroll early
Incoming freshman McKenna Johnson, who signed a National Letter of Intent with Minnesota in November, has graduated early from high school and joined the Golden Gophers program. Johnson, who will wear No. 7 for the Gophers, has been cleared to practice with the team...
Wild call up Walker
Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward Sammy Walker from Iowa. The team has also placed forward Vinni Lettieri (lower-body) on Injured Reserve. Walker,...
Wild Clip Wings; Win Fourth Straight
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Wild scored four goals in the third period of their 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings at the Xcel Energy Center. Detroit tied the game with a goal from Alex DeBrincat early in the third period before Ryan Hartman, Marcus Foligno, and...
Vikes Lose Hockenson For Rest of Season
>>Vikings Lose TE Hockenson For The Season (Eagan, MN) -- The Minnesota Vikings will have to close out the 2023 season without one of their top pass-catchers. Head coach Kevin O'Connell announced Tuesday that tight end TJ Hockenson will miss the rest of the...
Wild On Holiday Break
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Wild are enjoying three straight days off for the Christmas holiday as mandates by the National Hockey League and the N-H-L Players Association. The N-H-L takes a break to celebrate the holiday from December 24th through the 26th and they not...
Big gameday plans for Vikings on Christmas Eve
The Minnesota Vikings will highlight year-round social justice efforts through the NFL’s “Inspire Change” campaign this Sunday, December 24, when the team hosts the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium. Since its inception, the Vikings player-led Social Justice...
Wild raise big bucks for charity
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Minnesota Wild announced the Wild Foundation Gala raised a record $465,000 in gross proceeds to benefit the Minnesota Wild Foundation and Children’s Minnesota. Taking place on Dec. 12, at Xcel Energy Center, the Wild Foundation Gala...
Canterbury Park racing session approved
Canterbury Park’s request for a 54-day 2024 horse racing season, Saturday, May 18 through Saturday, Sept. 28, was unanimously approved by the Minnesota Racing Commission. Racing will be conducted on Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. central and Sundays at 1 p.m. Three...
Kaprizov Scores In OT Again
(St. Paul, MN) -- For the second straight game the Wild went to overtime and for the second straight game Kirill Kaprizov scored the O-T winner, this time against Montreal for a 4-3 overtime win. Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Brock Faber all scored in regulation but...
NCHC tourney to move from St. Paul starting in 2026
Beginning with the 2026 conference tournament, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) will be moving its playoffs entirely to campus sites, the NCHC announced Tuesday. The decision was approved unanimously by the NCHC’s Board of Directors on Monday, Dec. 18....
Gopher football players honored for academics
Six members of the Minnesota football team have been named Academic All-District, as announced by College Sports Communicators Tuesday. The 2023 Academic All‐District Team recognizes the nation's top student‐athletes for their combined performances on the field and in...
Lynx announce 2024 regular season schedule
The Minnesota Lynx today announced the team’s schedule for the upcoming 2024 regular season. The Lynx will tip off their 26th WNBA season, presented by Mayo Clinic, in Seattle against the Storm on Tuesday, May 19 at 9:00 p.m. CT, marking the 10th time in club history...
Gopher volleyball set to play in Labor Day weekend showcase in Milwaukee
Intersport and FOX announced a partnership to bring nationally prominent women's volleyball programs to network television during Labor Day Weekend when Minnesota, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin meet for an early season showcase event, which will be staged at Fiserv...
Pace named NFC Defensive Player of the Week
Vikings rookie LB Ivan Pace, Jr., has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, the NFL announced today. In the Vikings win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 14, Pace led the team with a career-high 13 tackles, recorded a sack and captured his first career...
Legendary John Anderson announces 2024 will be his final as Gopher baseball coach
The longest-tenured coach in the history of Gopher Athletics, head baseball coach John Anderson has announced that the 2024 season will be his last. Anderson will have been the head coach for 43 seasons at Minnesota. With his time spent as a player on the team,...
Mullens To Lead Vikings
(Eagan, MN) -- The Vikings are making a change at quarterback for their upcoming game against the Bengals. Minnesota head coach Kevin O'Connell has named Nick Mullens the team's starter for Saturday's matchup in Cincinnati. Mullens will become the fourth different...
Tickets On Sale Now for Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tourney in Minneapolis
All-session tickets for the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament are on sale now. The Target Center in Minneapolis will play host to the tournament March 13-17, marking the first time in the tournament’s 27-year history that it will be played in Minneapolis. The...
Vikings to auction off game-worn cleats for charity
Approximately 50 Minnesota Vikings players and coaches will reveal their shoes supporting causes and charitable efforts about which they are passionate through the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats initiative when the team visits the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on...
Harrison Phillips nominated for NFL Man of the Year Award
The NFL and Minnesota Vikings announced today DL Harrison Phillips has been named the team’s nominee for the 2023 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...
Gopher WBB announce advance sellout for Iowa and Caitlin Clark
The University of Minnesota women's basketball team officially sold out its game against No. 4/4 Iowa on Wed., Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. Fans still interested in purchasing tickets should visit SeatGeek, the Official Fan to Fan Marketplace of Gopher Athletics. For more...
Gopher football headed to Detroit
The University of Minnesota football team has accepted an invitation to compete in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 26, 2023, in Detroit. The Gophers will face Bowling Green at 1 p.m. at Ford Field on ESPN. The Quick Lane Bowl will be the 24th bowl game all-time for...
Two Gophers chosen to take part in Senior Bowl
University of Minnesota standouts Tyler Nubin and Brevyn Spann-Ford were invited to compete in the upcoming Senior Bowl, which will be played on Feb. 3, 2024, in Mobile, Ala. Nubin, who was recently named All-Big Ten First Team, made 53 tackles this year and had five...
Twins announce plans for new TV and radio roles
The Minnesota Twins today announced the club’s new lead television and radio broadcast talent: <strong>Cory Provus</strong> will be the new television play-by-play voice, with <strong>Kris Atteberry</strong> taking over lead radio play-by-play...
Jefferson Unlikely For Sunday
(Eagan, MN) - As Joshua Dobbs prepares for his first start with the Vikings on Sunday against the Saints, one of the leagues best targets probably won’t be available. Justin Jefferson, who returned to practice on Wednesday and spoke to the media yesterday for the...
T-Wolves Hand Celtics First Loss
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Anthony Edwards lead the way with 38 points as the Timberwolves handed the Celtics their first loss of the season 114-109 in overtime on Monday night at Target Center. Edwards not only had 38 points but also nine rebounds and seven assists as...