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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Minnesota's baseball team is quietly establishing itself as one of the best in the country, but its early-season dominance of conference opponents has reverberated loud and clear throughout the Big Ten. The...

The state of Michigan brought some strong softball clubs to Minnesota over the weekend as the Gophers faced Michigan State and No. 13 Michigan. Michigan broke the Gophers' six-game winning streak Sunday...