Minnesota women's tennis coach Tyler Thomson makes an ironic comparison when asked what he compares Angela Buergis's tennis style to. "I guess I would relate it to somebody who plays chess," Thomson said....

Home openers are supposed to be scheduled so the host team will win. The Minnesota softball team was able to follow that rule with its home opener Tuesday. The Gophers shut out Wisconsin-Green Bay in both...

For two years, distance runner Josh DoBell has posed the question to Minnesota's men's track and field coaches like a 6-year-old pleading for a trip to Disney World: When would the Gophers finally get...

Minnesota women's tennis senior Michaela Havelkova wanted to be the X-factor. With the doubles point decided and the overall score knotted at three, Havelkova had some motivation for rallying to beat Northwestern's...

On one of the biggest stages in college track and field, Minnesota's men's 4x400-meter relay team might finally have made the statement it has been looking for over the last three years. Minnesota's team...

Minnesota's rowing team went to San Diego in December to train for the spring season. The Gophers return this weekend to see just how far they've come. Winter training propelled Minnesota to a 2-0 spring...

They sing her praises on the track, but off it, sprinter Kou Luogon can't catch a break from her teammates. "We'll be playing cards or something, and if I lose, I never hear the end of it," she said. But...

Minnesota softball infielder Jordanne Nygren has made a habit of hitting home runs in her three full seasons of play for the Gophers. Her latest, she says, was the hardest to get. Batting in the leadoff...