Mike Erickson, who left Minnesota's men's hockey program in mid-January for Des Moines of the United States Hockey League, was granted a release of scholarship by Gophers coach Don Lucia. Erickson said...

This year, the beards mark Minnesota's Frozen Four run. Last year it was the perms, and next year promises Grant Potulny, it will be beards and perms. As long as the Gophers men's hockey captain is around,...

Laura Halldorson knows the value of a goal or an assist to her players' psyches. It's one thing to be a part of the second-best women's hockey team in the WCHA, but it's another to contribute to the box...

Don Lucia spent 12 years coaching men's college hockey teams outside Minnesota. Now it appears he will coach in his home state for at least 11 years. Lucia, a Grand Rapids native, has agreed to a seven-year...

In the movie Dazed and Confused, there's a scene during the Moon Tower party where teammates and friends Randall "Pink" Floyd and Benny are in the latter's truck discussing Pink's football dilemma. Pink,...

It was the sort of afternoon where three-pointers rained down but effort down low reigned supreme. Ten three-pointers sparked Minnesota?s 77-69 victory over Michigan State on Saturday at Williams Arena,...

Missing four of his regular forwards to injury, international play and academic dismissal, Minnesota men's hockey coach Don Lucia said prior to Friday's game with St. Cloud State that the Huskies should...

Though Minnesota's loss to Texas Tech on Saturday would need an extra five minutes of overtime for completion, the Gophers showed early and often that they lacked the toughness to win. The Gophers (6-3)...

For the goaltender who lost his starting privileges and the senior forward with nine games played in his career, Monday's hockey exhibition between Minnesota and Team Italy meant something extra. The Gophers'...

After authoring 18 books, Ross Bernstein decided it was time. His 19th book, "Batter-Up! Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Baseball," gave Bernstein, a University graduate and emerging authority on sports...

Don't stand too close to Minnesota's Gary Wilson. You might get hit by lightning. Wilson's women's track and cross country teams have suffered multiple, crucial losses recently, reducing the fire power...

For five seasons, Minnesota's men's cross country team has proven it belongs among the nation's better programs. The Gophers are one of just nine universities to run at the NCAA championships for five...

Penn State's eighth-ranked volleyball team arrived at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday at 7-0, the Big Ten's only undefeated team. Solid as oak, the Lions left in pieces following a trip through a wood...

A reporter made his way out of Murphy Hall last week when he spotted a familiar face in the crowd. "Wilhelm!" the scribe bellowed to Gophers golfer Wilhelm Schauman. The slender Swede stopped, returned...

Minnesota's men's hockey team, widely regarded a flagship college hockey program, is currently rudderless. The defending national champions conducted captain's practice on Monday afternoon though captains...

Homecoming kings and queens, stars of the gridiron, Ms. Popularities and all other high schoolers new to campus, apologies are in order. Sorry for the long bookstore lines last week, the "Is this Math...

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has indefinitely postponed its All-Star team tour of Italy because of concerns about terrorism, said WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod in a statement released Friday. The...

After being found guilty of 14 policy violations, Minnesota's women's basketball program received a handful of penalties from the NCAA Committee on Infractions on Tuesday. The committee found 11 major...

It's not over for Chris Voelz. The University- by virtue of merging the men's and women's athletics departments - might have quit on her, but Voelz knows her fight continues. Never mind the obvious signs...

Minnesota's softball team took the field at the Goodman Complex on Sunday in Madison, Wisc., knowing it must win to have any chance of making its first Big Ten Tournament in three years. During the game,...

The day after Minnesota's 4-3 win over Maine in the NCAA men's hockey title game, Gopher fans headed to Mariucci Arena for a salute to their team. Each player was introduced individually and walked onto...

With the University's dual athletics departments scheduled for a merger as early as July 1, the contracts of current men's director Tom Moe and current women's director Chris Voelz will not be renewed. Both...

On Friday, Minnesota defenseman Jordan Leopold received the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given to the best player in college hockey. The Golden Valley native entered a hallowed circle of Gopher greats,...

All week, Minnesota coach Don Lucia denied any suggestions his team would enjoy home-ice advantage at the Frozen Four. Never mind that the Xcel Energy Center is only a short drive from the University campus;...

It's hard to believe Grant Potulny is only a sophomore. After all, few players in the rich history of Minnesota hockey can match the impact of the rugged winger. In only two seasons, Potulny lifted the...

Open the 2001 WCHA Final Five program to the section entitled "From the Captain's Chair" and on those pages you'll find Erik Westrum's legacy. Despite a well-earned reputation as one of the league's most...

Dennis Dale knows no formula exists for how to properly train his athletes for high profile events, but Minnesota's men's swimming coach is drawing hope from numbers. The Gophers compete at the NCAA championships...

Ross Bernstein, author of several regionally best-selling coffee-table sports books, offers a round ball retrospective in his 11th book, "Hardwood Heroes: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Basketball." "Hardwood...

Over a four-year span in her native Carson City, Nev., Dana Baum racked up a plethora of awards and citations for her swimming skills. Baum graduated from Carson High School in 1999 a two-time swimmer...

Lisa Dyer became accustomed to success as a cross country and track runner at Moorhead High School. Dyer won the Minnesota Class AA state individual cross country title in 2000, making her the crown jewel...

There is no clock adorning the wall in Tyler Thomson's office, but Minnesota's newly hired women's tennis coach knows what time it is. His desk is almost entirely covered with paperwork he's accumulated...

Saturday's Twin Cities All Comers Regatta, which will kick off Minnesota rowing's 2001-2002 season, is not the event it has been in the past. The regatta, formerly known as the Head of the Mississippi,...

Joseph J. Duffy, the Chicago attorney selected to head Minneapolis' self-investigation, arrived Tuesday and began assembling a team of investigators, said City Attorney Jay Heffern. The city investigation...

The shockwaves from Tuesday's terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., resonated throughout a weekend devoid of collegiate and professional sporting events. The National Football League...

Public relations consultant Gisele McAulisse was at home in Washington, D.C. with her boyfriend Tuesday morning when she heard an explosion and felt the earth shake. She didn't know it then, but her senses...

Minnesota's defense left itself open to a barrage of criticism after a 38-7 loss against Toledo two weeks ago. How best to describe a unit that surrendered 512 yards of Rockets offense? Fans filled in...

Minnesota men's golf coach John Means resigned Thursday amid controversy surrounding personal airline tickets he charged to the University. Means repaid the money, and an audit of the golf program was...

Lindsay Lieser was pumped. The junior guard for the University women's basketball team already knew what was coming, but still brought her own camera to last Friday's press conference to mark the moment. A...

Timeout was called. Maurice Hargrow put his head down and returned to the bench a little shellshocked. He gazed onto the now-vacant court in a fruitless search for answers. During a Howard Pulley League...

Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson is under investigation once again, this time for using University equipment to solicit funds for Simply Common Sense, an organization founded three years ago to fight...

Over the past two seasons, adjectives like "surprising" and "surging" preceded Minnesota's football team. But a more important component, generated by a poignant team meeting, fuels Minnesota's 2001 squad...

Spurred by complaints of intimidation and harassment, University officials - including chief of staff Tonya Moten Brown and representatives from the general counsel's office - began investigating wrestling...

Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series on incoming Minnesota men's basketball recruits. Timeout was called. Maurice Hargrow put his head down and returned to the bench a little shellshocked....

Lindsay Lieser was pumped. The junior guard for the University women's basketball team already knew what was coming, but still brought her own camera to last Friday's press conference to mark the moment. A...

Ambria Thomas swears this began as a joke, an extreme measure for getting through a difficult situation. A former player for the University women's hockey team, Thomas lived with friend Kim Martin and...

Dear prospective coach: Somewhere high on your list of goals to accomplish as the University's new women's basketball coach is sure to be winning. Former coach Cheryl Littlejohn, your predecessor, left...

Whittled down to six athletes on the men's side and two for the women, Minnesota's track and field teams head to the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore., beginning today and running through June 2. Tom...

The phone is always ringing in Bob Motzko's world, but lately things are getting out of hand. After holding a press conference Monday to announce his acceptance of the assistant men's hockey coach position...

Bob Motzko, general manager and head coach of the Sioux Falls Stampede, will announce his acceptance of the assistant coach position with the Minnesota's men's hockey team at a press conference in Sioux...

Trailing Michigan by three points going into the final event of the Big Ten Outdoor championships, the 4X400 relay, Minnesota caught a break when a Wolverine runner dropped the baton on the last turn. The...