After Minnesota's baseball team wrote down its goals before the season started, coach John Anderson left the team with one message. "You say a lot of things, but words don't do it for you," Anderson said....

A fastball low and away was the finishing touch. In the third inning of Saturday's first game at Siebert Field, Minnesota pitcher C.J. Woodrow coaxed Purdue second baseman Nick McIntyre to foul tip his...

It's been 19 days since Minnesota's baseball team has suited up for a contest at Siebert Field. But tonight the Gophers finally kick off a four game series against Purdue in the stadium they call home. Minnesota...

After grinding through two weeks and ten games away from Siebert Field, Minnesota's baseball team wanted to come home on a positive note. But fourth-ranked Nebraska (34-11) proved too much for the road-weary...

Minnesota's baseball team finally figured out those pesky Panthers. After losing three straight games dating back to last season, the Gophers defeated Northern Iowa 10-5 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday...

Rachael Roth, Minnesota's soccer team's offensive leader and Second Team All-Big Ten selection, has quit the team and will forgo her senior season. According to Roth, the decision to leave was made in...

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...

Before Minnesota's baseball team practiced last Wednesday, center fielder Sam Steidl addressed his team's undefeated conference record with some caution. "We're not going to win every game in the Big Ten,"...

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...

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...

Solid defense and intensity have played an integral role for Minnesota's baseball team this season and were largely responsible for the Gophers' seven-game winning streak entering Wednesday's game with...

Less than three years ago, Rick Rickert backed out of a verbal commitment to Arizona to play basketball for Minnesota. But in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Rickert announced his decision to...

Minnesota's men's basketball team never got a taste of National Invitational Tournament victory while in Madison Square Garden. The Gophers (19-14) lost two games in New York, and couldn't even get a lead...

With one game left, win or lose, in Minnesota's men's basketball team's season, there is really only one question left to answer. And just for the record, it's not which team will emerge victorious in...

Georgetown center Mike Sweetney received the ball in the post, and was fouled by Jeff Hagen with 2:53 to play in the first half. The bad part for Minnesota was as a result, Sweetney hit his 10th and 11th...

With 1:19 to play and Minnesota's men's basketball team down nine, the Gophers needed a defensive stop to keep their hopes of a National Invitation Tournament title game appearance alive. But Georgetown's...

Ten years and one day ago, National Invitation Tournament Most Valuable Player Voshon Lenard led Minnesota's men's basketball team to the NIT title over Georgetown. Tonight, the Gophers face the Hoyas...

In every game of the National Invitation Tournament, Minnesota's men's basketball team has been forced to exorcise evil spirits that kept them out of the Big Dance. In the first round, Minnesota went into...

For 28 minutes, Minnesota's men's basketball team couldn't get over the hump. Things bottomed out when the Gophers found themselves down nine with just over 17 minutes to play. Then Minnesota's offense...

Minnesota's men's basketball team could have just thrown in the towel. The Gophers could have succumbed to Hawaii's early hot shooting and exited the National Invitation Tournament in the second round...

In a perfect world for Minnesota's men's basketball team, the Gophers would currently be preparing for a trip to Albany, N.Y. and a sweet sixteen game in the NCAA tournament. Instead, Minnesota (17-12)...

CHICAGO - The dancing shoes can stay in storage. After a 76-64 loss to 10th-seeded Northwestern on Thursday, Minnesota's men's basketball team has now done everything in its power to keep the NCAA tournament...

CHICAGO - Minnesota's men's basketball team's 76-64 first-round Big Ten tournament loss to Northwestern on Thursday came after an interesting sign. "We had a horrible practice yesterday," Wildcats coach...

Kevin Burleson has certainly rested better. But it comes as no surprise, considering his childhood dream of playing in the NCAA tournament is in danger of playing out only in his slumber. "I could hardly...

ICHAMPAIGN, Ill. - t looked like Minnesota might have a chance. With 14:30 to play, the Gophers men's basketball team was down only six points to an Illinois squad that blew out its last three opponents...

When Minnesota's men's basketball team faced Illinois at Williams Arena in its final regular season game last year, the Gophers needed a win to get off the NCAA tournament bubble. But this year's regular...

JBLOOMINGTON, Ind. - erry Holman gave it everything he could. After taking Sunday's loss to Wisconsin on Minnesota's senior night personally, Holman hoped to rain on Indiana's senior day parade. Holman...

NBLOOMINGTON, Ind. - o matter what matchup problems Minnesota's men's basketball team can cause any opponent on any night, the Gophers have continually lived and died by the three-pointer this season. So...

Sunday was a golden opportunity for Minnesota's men's basketball team. With a victory, the Gophers would've moved into a third place tie in the Big Ten, and needed only one more conference win to all but...

It's difficult enough to win a basketball game on the road in the Big Ten without suffering a poor shooting night. But Minnesota's men's basketball team found out in its 71-61 loss to Michigan State that...

It's been on the schedule, staring down Minnesota's men's basketball team all season. When the schedule came out in September, the final four-game run looked daunting, like the steep, first drop of a roller...

Dan Monson said it himself after Minnesota's men's basketball team's contest with Penn State on Saturday night. "We didn't probably play our best game that we have here in the last couple of weeks. We...

EVANSTON, Ill. - Nobody would've blamed the 4,088 in Welsh-Ryan Arena for leaving Wednesday night's basketball game between Northwestern and Minnesota at halftime. The Gophers held the Wildcats to 26.1-percent...

Minnesota's men's basketball team will likely finish the season with a losing record on the road. Heck, the Gophers need to go undefeated over their last four games away from Williams Arena just to finish...

Michael Bauer has hit big three-pointers before. Wednesday night, he hit three of them. With Minnesota's men's basketball team tied at 60 with Iowa on Wednesday night, Bauer hit back-to-back threes, followed...

It was bad news for Ben Johnson, but it sort of made sense. Three days after his best performance in a Minnesota jersey, a 15-point outing against Purdue on Saturday, Johnson was diagnosed with mononucleosis. The...

Things haven't been easy for Ben Johnson. After moving from starter to reserve and seeing his minutes dwindle recently, the guard's numbers - and confidence - took a hit. But in Minnesota's men's basketball...

Minnesota forward Rick Rickert needs to shoot the basketball more. Sure, the Gophers (12-7, 4-4 Big Ten) have plenty of options on the offensive end, but only one comes with a coaches' pick as preseason...

Maybe somebody switched the game plans before Wednesday night's contest. Minnesota's men's basketball team was supposed to do in Ohio State with a full bench and a size advantage in the paint. Instead,...

Minnesota's men's basketball team has won on the road once. But with five of their final nine games on the road, the Gophers need to improve drastically on their 1-4 mark away from Williams Arena if they...

Jeff Hagen, and one. Jeff Hagen, and one. Jeff Hagen, and one. Three times in a 1:33 stretch during the second half of Minnesota's men's basketball team's 87-80 win over Michigan, Hagen received the ball...

With 7.6 seconds left in Wednesday night's 76-75 win over Penn State, Minnesota forward Rick Rickert told his teammates he'd sink both of his free throws to give the Gophers the lead. As promised, Rickert...

The only difference between an almost certain one-way ticket to the NIT and new life in Minnesota's men's basketball team's quest for a Big Ten title was Michael Bauer's fingertips. Bauer's right hand...

Maybe the trouble stems from homesickness. Perhaps jetlag has caused the problem. But whatever ailment has caused Minnesota's men's basketball team to start its season 0-4 on the road could be cured by...

Maurice Hargrow went to the locker room of Saturday's game against Northwestern with his ego bruised. After building a 13-point first half advantage, Minnesota's men's basketball team fell asleep, allowing...

The defense softened like butter in a microwave, the offense disappeared like a scarf from David Copperfield's hand and late turnovers proved costly as Minnesota's men's basketball team's chance to cease...

When Dan Monson arrived at Minnesota in 1999, he was in the same shoes Michigan men's basketball coach Tommy Amaker now dons. After the Wolverines self-imposed sanctions stemming from investigations of...

The Big Ten season is just over a week old, but Wednesday's night's 50-64 loss at Wisconsin for Minnesota's men's basketball team was as big as a game can get in the month of January. The Gophers (8-5,...

With 12-and-a-half minutes left in Minnesota's men's basketball team's 76-70 loss to Illinois, it appeared the Gophers were gaining momentum. They came back from a three-point halftime deficit to go up...

It's been a long week for Minnesota's men's basketball team. The Gophers are on the verge of playing their fifth game in 10 days Friday night against Fairleigh Dickinson. "We're tired," forward Michael...