Baseball has an old saying that goes, "momentum is tomorrow's starting pitcher." Translated, the adage says that how a team performed yesterday has no relation to how it will perform today.
A similar...
A smile crept across Wyatt Smith's face at the mere mention of a possible rematch between the Gophers hockey team and North Dakota.
Minnesota's emotionally draining 4-3 loss Saturday to the Sioux in the...
The difference between heading into the third period of a hockey game trailing by one goal and two goals is dramatic.
Such was Gophers coach Doug Woog's line of thinking -- at least for a few seconds...
The NCAA announced Sunday afternoon the 12-team field for college hockey's national tournament, and Gophers coach Doug Woog is not amused.
Of course, the probability of Woog finding humor in his team's...
In the week preceding the WCHA Final Five, league coaches seemed to be on a crusade to get this point across: The winner of the tournament would need to get some fortunate bounces along the way because...
When senior co-captain Jonda Hammons stepped to the middle of the floor Friday night to be honored before her last regular season meet in the Sports Pavilion, she was met with a huge surprise.
Hammons'...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. --
Now, I'm not really the drinking and partying type, but in the interests of investigative journalism I entered Kelly's Bar on Saturday with an open mind and a full stomach. Both came...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- All those questions about Temple's zone defense can finally be put to rest.
The Gophers men's basketball team passed its test Sunday at Kemper Arena by thumping the Owls 76-57 in the...
Call it karma, fate or whatever. No matter what word you use, the fact remains that something unexpected has seemed to happen the past two years to prevent the Gophers men's swimming and diving team from...
Even before the Gophers wrestling season began, second-ranked junior Jason Davids fixed his eyes on one Big Ten rival opponent.
Indiana's Roger Chandler held top billing at 142 pounds, and Davids eagerly...
