A Gophers' guard will continue her basketball career as a pro in Minneapolis. Kenisha Bell was drafted by the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx as the sixth pick in the third round of the 2019 WNBA draft. She was...

Winter is coming? The cold and snowy weather is back, and it's not good news for sports teams at the University of Minnesota. Mostly the teams plan for this kind of weather when it is seasonably expected....

After Minnesota's most successful men's basketball season since 2013, head coach Richard Pitino received a contract extension with the program. Gopher Athletics announced that Pitino agreed to a two-year...

After his playing time dwindled as the 2018-19 season went on, a Gophers' guard intends to go elsewhere. Sophomore point guard Isaiah Washington announced on Twitter on Monday that he intends to transfer...

Now that the Gophers' men's hockey season is over, keep track of the players that sign professional contracts here as they happen Goaltender Mat Robson (March 18) Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton...

Minnesota is back to the big dance for the first time since 2017. The Gophers made it to the NCAA tournament after missing out last season. The 10th-seeded team will take on No. 7-seeded Louisville in...

Although it was a happy Tuesday night for Minnesota basketball fans with an upset victory over Purdue, one fan's actions stirred controversy after the game. The final buzzer sounded and fans began to storm...

After the first period, the Gophers looked poised to have a competitive game with a team that had a similar record. Minnesota and Michigan were near even in goals and shots, with goals tied at 1-1 and...

Fans woke up Saturday morning to a familiar frame of mind: the Gophers are underdogs against Wisconsin. The point spread favored the Badgers by more than 11 on their home turf to keep Paul Bunyan's Axe...

The men's hockey team couldn't ride the high of the football team's victory over Wisconsin on Saturday. Minnesota faltered in the second and third periods, giving up a 2-0 lead around the mid-point of...

Minnesota will be without an all-Big Ten catcher starting in the 2019 season. Junior Kendyl Lindaman will be transferring from Minnesota after two seasons with the Gophers, the Star Tribune first reported....

Emergency vehicles at the commercial buildings located at 501 29th Ave SE on Wednesday, Oct. 24.

A prominent University of Minnesota running back was jailed in the early hours of Sunday morning. Shannon Brooks was arrested on suspicions of domestic assault early Sunday, according to Hennepin County...

This offseason wasn't completely "off" for three men's hockey players. Though the Gophers' season ended in disappointment by missing the playoffs and their longtime head coach stepped down, captain Tyler...

A Minnesota student-athlete will go to Europe to represent her country. Nayoka Clunis, a member of the women's track and field team for Minnesota, will compete at the first-ever Athletics World Cup in...

Nearly every time Minnesota football head coach P.J. Fleck ends a public appearance, he utters a few of his team's slogans. On Thursday, he said his signature "Row The Boat" catchphrase on the last stop...

The Gophers did something they had never accomplished before in women's track and field. No. 11 Minnesota emerged as the overall team champion in both the indoor and outdoor Big Ten tournament on Sunday...

It has been a long journey with a lot of bumps in the road for senior Dani Wagner to end up in center field for the Gophers softball team. Minnesota takes on Penn State in the final regular season series,...

It was business as usual for Minnesota in a doubleheader. The Gophers tacked on two more victories against North Dakota State Tuesday in the final nonconference matchup of the season. Minnesota won the...

Minnesota might not remember too clearly what losing feels like. The Gophers (32-14, 15-3 Big Ten) swept Purdue (13-39, 4-15 Big Ten) this weekend to further solidify their third-place hold in the Big...

Minnesota is on a roll since Big Ten play began.  The Gophers swept Nebraska (30-17, 8-7 Big Ten) at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium over the weekend for the team's second consecutive series sweep. Minnesota...

University of Minnesota pitcher Sydney Smith is well-traveled with trips abroad and across the country. Smith just recorded her third victory with the Gophers in the series finale Sunday over Iowa, clinching...

Minnesota recorded its first three-game series sweep of the season on Friday. The games were rescheduled and not cancelled, and the Gophers took advantage and won their series versus Iowa on Thursday and...

Minnesota played its annual spring game Thursday night, where fans and media alike got to see the next wave of Gophers football. The Gophers were split into two teams — Maroon team and Gold team —...

Lindsay Whalen was named the next head coach of the women's basketball team Thursday. Whalen will take over the now-vacant head coaching position, opened up by Marlene Stollings' departure to Texas Tech...

The future for MaKenna Partain could go many ways, but working with kids will be part of the plan. "I'm hoping to become a family therapist, more so work with children. I am also minoring in child psychology,"...

Minnesota will look for another head coach this spring. Women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings left the Gophers Monday to take the head coaching job at Texas Tech. "I am very proud and honored to be...

Minnesota had another weekend of weather-related changes. The Gophers (21-14, 4-3 Big Ten) went to East Lansing, Michigan to face off against Michigan State (14-19, 2-6 Big Ten) for a three-day, three-game...

Since its last season, Minnesota's softball team has remained relatively the same. One of the team's additions stands out, though. Ellee Jensen, the Gophers' freshman left fielder, leads the team in batting...

Minnesota returned home with a bang against Illinois. The Gophers (20-13, 3-2 Big Ten) faced the Fighting Illini (22-13, 3-4 Big Ten) in their first home series of the season and though it was a short...

Bob Motzko has had a busy week. Motzko's St. Cloud State men's hockey team was upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. The coach said, the day after the loss, he received a phone call...

The Gophers are back in town. Minnesota heads into its second Big Ten series of the season, this time against Illinois. The team will find itself not traveling to play for the first time this season. The...

Minnesota only had to look 70 miles to find its next men’s hockey head coach. Bob Motzko, the former head coach at St. Cloud State, will be the next head coach of the Minnesota men's hockey team, the...

First the seniors, then the coach, now Casey Mittelstadt. The now-former Minnesota freshman decided Monday to forego his last three years of college hockey to sign with the team that drafted him eighth...

Minnesota started off slow in Big Ten play but capped off the weekend with its first conference win of the season. The Gophers (18-13, 1-2 Big Ten) played close against Northwestern (19-9, 2-1 Big Ten)...

After a few weekends of work, Allie Arneson is back in the swing of the season. The Gophers (17-11) begin Big Ten play this weekend against Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois and their roster is closer...

The Gophers are replacing a head coach for the first time in almost 20 years. Minnesota has had five head coaches since 1972, though that number will soon be six. Former head coach Don Lucia stepped down...

Minnesota men's hockey head coach Don Lucia is stepping down after 19 years at the helm of the program. Lucia will end his tenure at the position, pending approval from the Board of Regents. Lucia will...

The Gophers capped off a week-long trip with a series victory. Minnesota (17-11) ended its spring break trip with a three-game series, winning two of three games over New Mexico State (12-14) in Las Cruces,...

Minnesota came into Saturday looking to see if it would fall into a three or four seed at the NCAA Tournament. Instead, the Gophers were left empty-handed. Minnesota was kept out of the NCAA Tournament...

Minnesota found its way back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015. The Gophers made the tournament as a 10th seed. They will play against 7th seed Green Bay on Friday at 4 p.m. in Eugene,...

The Gophers are off to a winning start, but it hasn't come without growing pains. Minnesota heads into spring break on a nine-game, week-long trip in Arizona against five different teams. They will play...

The running back unit for Minnesota got smaller Tuesday, about six months before the season starts. Senior Shannon Brooks has a lower-leg injury and will miss the entire 2018 season, according to head...

The Gophers lost out on their bid to make a Big Ten tournament run beyond the first round. No. 11 Minnesota (19-17-2, 10-12-2 Big Ten) was swept again by No. 15 Penn State (18-13-5, 9-10-5 Big Ten) with...

The Nittany Lions scored five goals in each of the two games against the Gophers last weekend.  The first game of this weekend, Penn State picked up right where it left off. No. 11 Minnesota (19-16-2,...

From taunting players to scoring five in each game, the Nittany Lions seemed to have it out for Minnesota last weekend, which resulted in Penn State sweeping the team. The matchup will be renewed this...

Katelyn Kemmetmueller's ability to manage her life in college and softball came from a routine. The routine on the Kemmetmueller Dairy Farm to be exact, owned by the family of the Minnesota shortstop....

The Gophers got back into the win column this weekend. No. 22 Minnesota (10-4) rebounded from last weekend's 0-4 record to win five games in a row at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Orlando, Florida. "We're...

Minnesota couldn't rectify a shocking loss Friday. No. 18 Penn State (16-13-5, 9-10-5 Big Ten) completed the sweep against No. 8 Minnesota (19-15-2, 10-12-2 Big Ten) Saturday in a 5-2 victory. The two...

Minnesota made the game one to forget almost from the drop of the puck. No. 18 Penn State (15-13-5, 8-10-5 Big Ten), with one victory in the previous nine games, had an offensive explosion against No....

The offense has struggled and the defense has thrived, but the biggest story for Minnesota the second half of this season has been in the net. Sophomore goaltender Mat Robson had to sit out the first half...

In a weekend of results they didn't want, the Gophers found value in a utility player. No. 22 Minnesota looks to redeem itself after a weekend of four consecutive losses in five games at the Diamond 9...

The Gophers first two weekends of their spring could not be more different. No. 14 Minnesota (5-4) lost all four games of the weekend after starting the season 5-0 last week. "When you're playing good...

The No. 10 team in the country was no match for the unranked Gophers. Minnesota (21-6, 10-4 Big Ten) upset another top-25 team, this time a rout of No. 10 Maryland (22-5, 11-3 Big Ten) 93-74 at Williams...

The Gophers got to within one point of clinching their position in the Big Ten. No. 6 Ohio State (19-8-5, 12-8-2 Big Ten) and No. 10 Minnesota (19-13-2, 10-10-2 Big Ten) finished in a 1-1 tie Saturday,...

The game-tying puck sat on the goal line in the second period after hitting off the post and sliding on the ice. Luckily for the Gophers, defenseman Jack Sadek swept it away and now the team can go for...

The defensive ability of the Gophers has been a point of emphasis this season. The defensive-minded forwards, Darian Romanko and Jack Ramsey, have four regular season games left this season to make an...

Amber Fiser could find herself as one of the Gophers top pitchers this season. Before No. 14 Minnesota takes on its toughest opponents yet — Notre Dame and No. 8 Florida State at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge...

The Gophers opened the season with a bang this weekend. No. 16 Minnesota (5-0) swept the opening weekend of the season at the UNLV SportCo Kickoff Classic with five victories. “We came into this saying...

Paul Bunyan's Axe might have gone back to the Badgers after they shutout the Gophers in football, but the men's hockey team managed to score seven against Wisconsin on the ice. No. 12 Minnesota (18-13-1,...

Another game late this season came down to the wire for Minnesota. No. 12 Minnesota (17-13-1, 8-10-1 Big Ten) took down No. 17 Wisconsin (14-14-3, 8-10-2-1 Big Ten) 4-2 Friday night thanks to some heroics...

Minnesota needed a steady presence on defense this year. Two of the team's seniors have provided just that, but the duo have had different ways of getting there. Seniors Jack Glover and Steve Johnson will...

Job applications can involve a long, arduous process, with potential employees waiting months to hear back. While that may be the case for some, it doesn't describe new Minnesota head coach Jamie Trachsel's...

Former Minnesota safety Damarius Travis is the Gophers' only representative in the Super Bowl this year. But his role on the Patriots is different from when he was on the Gophers. Travis plays for the...

Minnesota got the same offensive production Saturday, but not the result they wanted. No. 13 Minnesota (16-13-1, 7-10-1 Big Ten) fell to No. 1 Notre Dame (20-5-1, 14-2-0 Big Ten) 4-1 in the series finale. "We...

Minnesota's upset win on Friday came on a walk-off shot. Gophers freshman Casey Mittelstadt scored the rebound goal to give No. 13 Minnesota (16-12-1, 7-9-1 Big Ten) the upset versus No. 1 Notre Dame (19-5-1,...

After being one of the top five offenses in the country last year, the Gophers should have no trouble finding the net this season. The team brought in a strong freshman class and returned scorers, but...

Minnesota had two different stories this season against its two conference opponents from Michigan. The No. 13 Gophers (15-12-1, 6-9-1 Big Ten) escaped with a win on Big Ten Super Saturday from Madison...

It was tough near the final minutes, but the Gophers saw their top forwards come in when they needed him. No. 13 Minnesota (14-12-1, 5-9-1 Big Ten) got a late game goal from captain Tyler Sheehy to win...

The Gophers are in unfamiliar territory. Minnesota is 1-8-1 in its last 10 conference games, even though the team has won the Big Ten four years in a row. Now, the Gophers sit one game above .500 in the...

Minnesota had its first shakeup in the new coaching staff. Defensive backs coach and newly appointed assistant head coach Maurice Linguist departed from Minnesota Monday night to become an assistant coach...

Gophers players said after Friday's loss that they would need a jolt of energy to turn the weekend around and beat the Wolverines Saturday. The team held a players-only meeting to ensure they saw a change...

The Gophers tried to fight back from the early deficit, but the late effort wasn't enough. No. 9 Minnesota (13-11-1, 4-8-1 Big Ten) had to prolong their first victory of the season against unranked Michigan...

Minnesota did not come close to an upset in the first game of the series versus No. 1 St. Cloud State. The second game was a different story. No. 10 Minnesota (13-10-1, 4-7-1 Big Ten) turned around after...

Minnesota faced a tough task Saturday against top-ranked St. Cloud State. The Huskies showed throughout the game why they are the No. 1 team in the country, as the Gophers could not pull off the road upset. The...

Last season, P.J. Fleck stepped into his role as Minnesota's head coach with around a month to hit the recruiting trail for his new team. This year, Fleck had a full season to prepare for signing day,...

Minnesota is facing a rough offensive patch, to say the least. The offensive performance for the Gophers this season has shown glimpses of being effective and efficient, but the same struggles to score...

Defenseman Tyler Nanne is halfway through his first season patrolling Minnesota’s blue line, and he isn’t taking playing time for granted.  The defenseman never played a game for Ohio State, his...

Minnesota took advantage of one goalie Friday, but failed to get the same result Saturday night. No. 7 Minnesota scored four goals in the second period to secure a 5-4 win against rival No. 14 Wisconsin...

Minnesota’s game this season has been defined as offensive, but recently that offense has been stifled. The No. 7 Gophers play the Badgers this weekend in another Big Ten battle. The team will look to...

Minnesota had no trouble putting shots on target against Notre Dame. Only one problem — those shots didn't go in. The Gophers had the shot advantage in both games against the Fighting Irish, but they...

Heading into Saturday's game, the Badgers had beaten Minnesota every year since 2003. Head coach P.J. Fleck had his first chance at changing the narrative of the rivalry. He also had a chance to dethrone...

Minnesota will conclude its regular season at TCF Bank Stadium Saturday, against its toughest opponent yet: Wisconsin. The Gophers face daunting odds to break No. 5 Wisconsin’s unbeaten record. The No....

Minnesota’s seniors are a unique group among college football. Not for their record, not for the team’s performance, but this class has seen three head coaches over the course of their career. The...

Forward Brent Gates Jr. hears the name junior a lot these days. His nickname is ‘Junior’, and now fitting enough, he is in his junior year at Minnesota. Gates Jr. is finding scoring success this season....

Head coach P.J. Fleck received a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Minnesota through the 2022 season, the team announced on Wednesday. The extension adds an additional year to...

The Gophers are set to face the toughest opponent they’ve had under head coach P.J. Fleck. No. 5 Wisconsin (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) plays Minnesota (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) at TCF Bank Stadium in, potentially,...

With 277 rushing yards allowed, the Gophers lost yet another Big Ten game. Minnesota (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) had been a team characterized by its dynamic running attack and defensive capabilities up front,...