In the midst of her tooth-and-nail match with the 46th-ranked women's tennis player in the country, Angela Buergis received some encouragement from the stands. "C'mon Swiss Miss!" a spectator said. The...

Three years ago, Minnesota baseball coach John Anderson saw a slew of talented youngsters on his squad, but with the structure of the professional draft, he had no idea what his team would look like a...

Only one year ago, first place in the Big Ten seemed so far away for rookie Minnesota women's tennis coach Tyler Thomson and his squad. It was 10 places away, to be exact. Now in his second season at Minnesota,...

The Land of Lincoln will be the travel spot for the Minnesota softball team this weekend. The fifth-place Gophers (30-13-1, 6-4 Big Ten) face Illinois on Friday and Saturday, and then go to Northwestern...

Teammates call him "Fatty." Earlier this year, an opposing coach described him as a moose. He describes himself as a "pretty big slacker," admits he has a soft spot for Dairy Queen and doesn't like to...

Not even lightning can stop Minnesota's baseball team this season. Home plate umpire Greg Holman suspended play at 7:30 during Tuesday night's game between the Gophers and St. Cloud State after an intense...

Shani Marks was named both Big Ten and Trackshark.com athlete of the week after breaking Minnesota's triple jump record and clinching two individual and two relay titles at the Pepsi Invitational at Oregon...

Northern Iowa played scrappy softball against Minnesota on Tuesday night, just as Gophers' co-head coach Julie Standering anticipated. For one full game at least. The Panthers held Minnesota to a 1-0 game...

Another week gone by, another tournament, and another finish in the middle of the pack for Minnesota's men's golf team. The defending national champion Gophers, currently ranked 14th in the nation, finished...