Minnesota's women's track and field team began competition at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, and several of the team's distance runners scored personal bests. Senior Jill Field and...

After two and a half seasons with Minnesota's men's track and field team, seven-time All-American sprinter Mitch Potter will finally get his chance to run at this weekend's Drake Relays. Potter has been...

Most little kids start playing a sport because their parents sign them up to play. Jordanne Nygren was no exception. She started playing softball at the age of seven thanks to her mom and dad and cried...

The Minnesota rowing team prepared for this weekend's home race with UCLA by racing in a home double dual last weekend. The Gophers hosted their first-ever spring race at Lake Phalen in St. Paul on April...

Minnesota pitcher Glen Perkins has a classic case of ants in the pants. "He has a hard time sitting still," coach John Anderson said. "He hates sitting in the dugout, he hates coming to the park when he's...

If, somewhere along the line, someone wrote a recipe for success both in Division I athletics and in the classroom, this probably wouldn't be it: Take 14 professional school credits, add one spot on a...

Minnesota men's tennis senior Manuel Lievano hates the weather in Minnesota. "It's almost May and it's 35 degrees," Lievano complained in a noticeable Colombian accent while laughing. "Sometimes I wonder...

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...

The most pivotal moment this week for Minnesota's women's tennis team could have come when No. 3 singles mainstay Amy Thomas had an adverse reaction to a cortisone shot in her back. But as it has done...