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The Gophers will play Virginia Tech in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl for the first time on Jan. 3, 2025.

Gophers football to play Virginia Tech in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

by Andrew Cornelius
Published December 11, 2024

Gophers football will play in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Virginia Tech to finish their 2024 season and springboard the team into next year.The 2024 campaign only gets sweeter as Minnesota capped...

The Gophers faced a 17-point deficit heading into the second quarter and could not turn the game around.

Huskers hand Gophers women’s basketball first loss of the season

by Grace Praxmarer
Published December 9, 2024

Surrounded by a sea of red at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Nebraska, the Gophers' perfect season ended as they could not overcome the Huskers on Saturday and fell 65-84 in the conference opener.Without leading...

Gophers senior captain Abbey Murphy is ranked second in the WCHA in goals this season (16).

Opening PWHL rosters feature nine Gophers hockey alumnae

by Emmett Laurent
Published December 9, 2024

The second season for the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) started Nov. 30 featuring nine former Gophers across the league. The nine players span across four teams including The Minnesota...

Junior forward Connor Kurth scored the Gophers’ sixth goal on Friday night and his ninth of the season.

Gophers men’s hockey beats Michigan in physical home series

by Eitan Schoenberg
Published December 9, 2024

Gophers men’s hockey shut out the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines in both games at 3M Arena at Mariucci in a matchup between two of the best offenses in the Big Ten.Only one team could leave 3M Arena undefeated...

Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck’s class ranks 51st in the country and 15th in the Big Ten, according to 247 Sports.

Gophers football adds 21 new faces for 2025 season, more expected

by Andrew Cornelius
Published December 7, 2024

Gophers football head coach P.J. Fleck welcomed his ninth recruiting class to Minnesota on Wednesday morning. 21 new players joined the team.Fleck expects to add at least 10-15 additional athletes...

The Gophers donned their black alternate uniforms for the first time this season.

Defensive disaster leads to blowout loss in men’s basketball Big Ten opener

by Champ Howard
Published December 7, 2024

Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball moved to 6-4 after their loss to Michigan State on Wednesday. The Gophers were led by forward Dawson Garcia in their first Big Ten game of the season and faced...

Sam Rinzel has 15 points in 16 games this season.

Gophers men’s hockey clashes with offensively-talented Michigan

by Eitan Schoenberg
Published December 6, 2024

Gophers men’s hockey and the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines will face off this weekend at 3M Arena at Mariucci as two of the three remaining undefeated Big Ten teams. Minnesota enters the series at the...

Gophers players celebrated their tournament bid at A Bar of Their Own.

Gophers volleyball goes dancing, earns sixth seed in NCAA tournament

by Emmett Laurent
Published December 2, 2024

The Gophers volleyball team sat together at A Bar of Their Own, the local women’s sports bar in Minneapolis, as they munched on bar food and chatted among each other as they celebrated their season. At...

The Gophers evened up the Border Battle rivalry series at 63-63-8 with their third win in the last four seasons.

Gophers football cut Badgers out of bowl eligibility

by Andrew Cornelius
Published December 1, 2024

Minnesota's defense dominated Wisconsin en route to a commanding 24-7 win over the Badgers at Camp Randall on Friday. For the third time in four years, the Gophers beat the Badgers and Paul Bunyan’s...

Lindsay Whalen spent four seasons as head coach for the Gophers women’s basketball team.

Lindsay Whalen to join Minnesota Lynx as assistant coach

by Alex Karwowski
Published December 1, 2024

Head coach for the Minnesota Lynx Cheryl Reeve announced Saturday that former Gophers women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Whalen will join the Lynx as an assistant coach.Whalen’s new job with...

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