Most coaches avoid talking about the future. They donâÄôt bother with hype and get prickly every time they field a question about expectations. Minnesota assistant wrestling coach Joe Russell apparently...

After two weeks of competing unattached, it looks like the Minnesota wrestling team was ready to debut as a team. The Gophers opened their 2008-09 season with dominant dual meet victories Saturday against...

Sophomore Mike Thorn has burst out of the gates in 2008 for the University of Minnesota wrestling team. Individual titles in the 141-pound bracket at the Bison Open and last weekendâÄôs Kaufman-Brand...

Minnesota menâÄôs cross country coach Steve Placensia said he could tell when he looked in Chris RomboughâÄôs eyes that the senior was ready to go Monday at the NCAA championship in Terre...

Minnesota wrestlers crammed into cars and hotels again this weekend as they wrestled unattached at the Nebraska-Omaha Open on Saturday. This was the final time this season that each member of the team...

Although both the Minnesota menâÄôs and womenâÄôs cross country teams earned automatic bids to todayâÄôs NCAA championship, the two teams have used very different means to get to...

Just like the Bison Open , Gophers wrestlers are again on their own as they head to the Kaufman-Brand Open hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. SaturdayâÄôs tournament boasts a wide range...

A few things have changed for junior wrestler Jayson Ness since his outstanding 2007-2008 sophomore season in which he posted a 39-2 overall record, tied his former coachâÄôs record for 20 pins...

a trend that the most publicized athletes are sometimes the ones who donâÄôt stay long enough to graduate. ThatâÄôs what is so special about Minnesota cross country runner Felicitas Mensing...

Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte was in Minneapolis this past weekend competing in the USA Swimming-sponsored Minnesota Grand Prix at the University Aquatic Center, where he took first place in the 100-yard...