Clay Estes watched Andy Roddick win the 2003 U.S. Open last September with friends and teammates on Minnesota's men's tennis team. During the match he muttered, "I beat him."
Estes, who was ranked one...
Many track and field throwers coming into the Minnesota track and field program have not thrown a hammer before.
After all, the hammer throw isn't even an event in Minnesota State High School League meets.
So...
After the 2001 spring season, Minnesota rowing coach Wendy Davis delegated then-novice rower Jackie Gagner to write an end of season reflection in the team's newsletter that goes out to alumni and boosters.
In...
Ever since Minnesota thrower Karl Erickson exploded onto the Minnesota's men's track and field scene two years ago as a freshman, people have been telling him of his potential.
Erickson broke the Gophers'...
Minnesota baseball coach John Anderson said he chose to start pitcher Matt Loberg on Sunday against Purdue because of the success Loberg has had against the Boilermakers - namely, a 10-0 complete-game...
Facing program elimination two years ago, many Minnesota's women's golfers transferred or gave up the sport. Even the coach at the time, Melissa Arthur-Ringler, quit and took another job.
But for Katie...
Game one of a doubleheader against Illinois did not start the way Minnesota's softball team had planned Sunday.
The Gophers (32-21, 9-9 Big Ten) were victimized by the mercy rule and the bats of the Illini...