Sports

Owens will miss time because of injury

by Matt Perkins
Published October 5, 2005

Minnesota's football team's defense looked inept in its Big Ten road opener loss Saturday at Penn State. Early in the second quarter on a Penn State scoring drive, junior strong safety Brandon Owens was...

With clock nearing zero, time to produce

by Matt Anderson
Published October 4, 2005

After the disaster that was Saturday's game at Penn State, Minnesota's football team is in crisis condition. There were multiple flaws exposed in the Gophers after they were systematically drubbed by a...

Shells cruise to success on Mississippi

by Zach Eisendrath
Published October 3, 2005

Minnesota rowing coach Wendy Davis said she is pleased with how her team has progressed this fall. But after an impressive showing this weekend at the Head of the Mississippi regatta, Davis said she isn't...

Despite grueling week of workouts, Minnesota wins South Dakota race

by Chris Lempesis
Published October 3, 2005

Last week was tough for Minnesota's women's cross country team. After their second-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational last Saturday, the 11th-ranked Gophers had grueling workouts Monday and Wednesday. The...

Mississippi River hosts Gophers’ home event on Saturday

by Zach Eisendrath
Published September 30, 2005

Minnesota is the only Division I team in the Head of the Mississippi regatta.

Maroney Madness

by David McCoy
Published September 30, 2005

Q&A with Laurence Maroney

It’s all about the ‘Pham’-ily: Local tennis player rebuffs Yale for Minnesota

by Zach Eisendrath
Published September 29, 2005

Sophomore Chi Pham turned down an offer from Yale to come to Minnesota.

Gophers using meets to settle back of pack before NCAAs

by Chris Lempesis
Published September 29, 2005

Minnesota is still trying to settle on its last three runners for the meet.

Shake-up in the national rankings for the Big Ten

by David McCoy
Published September 28, 2005

When the preseason AP Top 25 poll was released, four Big Ten teams were ranked in the top 15 - No. 4 Michigan, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 11 Iowa and No. 15 Purdue. Now there are five Big Ten teams in the Top...

High ranking heightens expectations

by Chris Lempesis
Published September 28, 2005

Finishing ahead of all but one of the six ranked teams at Saturday's Roy Griak Invitational figured to put Minnesota's women's cross country team, previously unranked, into the top 30. But few, if anyone,...