Minnesota's softball team has one last chance to end the 2006 season on a positive note. The Gophers (15-32 overall, 1-17 Big Ten) will face South Dakota State at 2 p.m. Saturday and again Sunday in a...

With consecutive wild innings, Minnesota's softball team was able to redeem some of its dignity and gain a doubleheader split. The Gophers (15-32) beat North Dakota State 9-7 after losing 1-0 to the Bison...

This season has in no way turned out how Minnesota's softball team would like. The Gophers completed their Big Ten season Sunday with a 1-17 conference record and no chance of a postseason. But Minnesota...

All season Minnesota's softball team has felt it hasn't gotten the breaks. The Gophers (14-31, 1-17 Big Ten) were swept in a doubleheader with Purdue, 5-4 and 4-3 on Sunday at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. "There's...

Minnesota's softball team is out of postseason play, but still hoping to end its season on a high note. In their final Big Ten games, the Gophers (14-29, 1-15 Big Ten) will host Indiana (26-22-1, 6-9 Big...

Minnesota's softball team had picked up just three shutout victories in 41 games. On Wednesday they added two more. The Gophers (14-29, 1-15 Big Ten) defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 4-0 and 5-0 in a doubleheader...

Even in the midst of a losing streak, Minnesota's softball team has managed to not get too down. The Gophers (12-29, 1-15 Big Ten) have lost 17 of their past 18 games, and are three-fourths of the way...

If Minnesota's soccer team is using its spring schedule as a measuring stick, the Gophers have to feel pretty good about where they stack up. The Gophers defeated Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1-0 and lost 1-0 to...

Minnesota's soccer team ended the fall season with feelings of unfinished business. The new roster, stacked with talented freshmen, had the Gophers experiencing their best season since 1999, but still...

For Minnesota women's gymnast Laura Johnson, there is not much left to prove. The senior already has established herself as one of the Gophers' all-time bests and as a consistent yet exceptional performer...

This season, the road has not been kind to Minnesota's softball team. In the past three weeks, the Gophers have gone 1-11 in Big Ten away games. Minnesota (12-25, 1-11 Big Ten) dropped all four of its...

For the first time in the Big Ten season, Minnesota's softball team has some momentum to build on. The Gophers (12-21, 1-7 Big Ten) won their first conference game last Sunday against Wisconsin after dropping...

Minnesota softball player Lisa Parks is a two-time All-American. But that was in junior college. The Gophers junior third baseman tasted her share of success in two seasons at Pima Community College in...

Just like last season, Minnesota women's gymnast Laura Johnson will be competing in the NCAA Championships. But again, she won't be taking her teammates with her. The Gophers placed fifth as a team Saturday...

For much of the season, Minnesota's softball team doesn't need a home stadium. The Gophers, more than accustomed to playing on the road, are nearing the end of a streak in which they will play 43-consecutive...

Everything went right for Minnesota's women's gymnastics team at the Big Ten Championships on March 25, and the Gophers were rewarded with the conference title. Minnesota is hoping for more of the same...

On Wednesday sophomore forward Natasha Williams became the fifth player to leave Minnesota's women's basketball team since the season ended, and was granted a release from her scholarship. Natasha Williams,...

The outlook for Minnesota's women's basketball team next season went from bad to worse Tuesday. Junior forward Liz Podominick said she will leave the program to focus on track and field, in which she hopes...

Minnesota's softball team did not open the Big Ten season as it would have hoped, but the Gophers are trying to see their struggles as room for improvement rather than a sign of bad things to come. The...

Minnesota's softball team already has been on the road for 25-straight games, and it will be no different when it opens Big Ten play. The Gophers (11-14) face Michigan State tonight and Saturday in East...

Sophomore Ashley Stanton is by no means the star of Minnesota's women's gymnastics team. That title without a doubt belongs to senior Laura Johnson, who recently was crowned Big Ten Gymnast of the Year...

Minnesota's women's gymnast Laura Johnson said her team didn't set out trying to win a Big Ten Championship. "We were just there to post our best score of the season," Johnson said. Although they didn't...

Minnesota's women's basketball team started its season with plans of remaining in the national spotlight with a long postseason run and a fourth-straight appearance to the Sweet Sixteen. But attempts to...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Minnesota's women's basketball team ended its season in a way no team in the Pam Borton era is accustomed to - with a first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament. The No. 8 seed Gophers...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With the graduation of seniors Shannon Bolden, April Calhoun and Shannon Schonrock, Minnesota's women's basketball team is in desperate need of new leaders. There is no doubt who will...

After losing five of its past seven games, Minnesota's women's basketball team has its fair share of critics. Tuesday's edition of ESPN.com's Bracketology has the Gophers as a projected No. 10 seed in...

There were no standout stars, but that's probably the way Minnesota's women's basketball team's six seniors wanted their final home game to be. The Gophers (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) easily handled Northwestern...

Minnesota's women's basketball coach Pam Borton stressed last week that the Gophers' veterans would be key factors as the team approached postseason play. "Nothing can replace experience," Borton said...

INDIANAPOLIS - This is the time of the year when teams want to play their best basketball of the season, and Minnesota's women's team is doing just the opposite. The 20th-ranked Gophers suffered an uninspired...

Minnesota's women's basketball team may not know what opponent it faces today, but they do know it will be a team they have beaten twice this season. The 20th-ranked Gophers (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) will face...

Minnesota's women's basketball team had two individual honorees when the annual Big Ten conference awards were announced Tuesday. Junior forward Jamie Broback was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and...

Minnesota's women's basketball coach Pam Borton said she had no doubt her team was going to win Thursday. The Gophers (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) didn't disappoint, snapping their four-game losing streak by defeating...

What in the preseason could have been seen as an easy victory has suddenly turned into a very dangerous game for Minnesota's women's basketball team. The 22nd-ranked Gophers (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) are in...

On Feb. 7 Minnesotaís womenís basketball team looked poised to make another deep NCAA Tournament run, ranked 11th in the country and on a seven-game winning streak. Two weeks later, the picture is entirely...

MADISON,Wis. ó With the Big Ten title well out of reach, Minnesotaís womenís basketball team now has to figure out how to win again. The 17th-ranked Gophers (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) dropped their fourth-straight...

When Ohio State All-American Jessica Davenport had two points at halftime, it looked like Minnesotaís womenís basketball team had a chance to win Thursday nightís game. Instead, the 17th-ranked Gophers...

Minnesotaís womenís basketball team didnít have much time to get over losing back-to-back road games at Michigan State and Purdue last week. Thatís because the 17th-ranked Gophers (17-6, 9-3 Big Ten)...

After injuring her right elbow during Sundayís game at Purdue, Minnesota womenís basketball forward Jamie Broback is day to day, coach Pam Borton said on Tuesday. Midway through the second half against...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. " Minnesota's women's basketball team's hopes for a Big Ten championship all but disappeared Sunday with its second straight loss and a possible injury to its best player. The 11th-ranked...

Minnesota's women's basketball team had held its past two opponents to less than 50 points. On Thursday, the Gophers gave up more than that in the first half. No. 11 Minnesota (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) was unable...

For a team that was not supposed to have a go-to player, Minnesota's women's basketball player Jamie Broback has been exactly that as of late. The 6-foot, 3-inch junior forward has been the Gophers' most...

On a day when Minnesota's women's basketball team had season highs in attendance, three-pointers and margin of victory, coach Pam Borton also thought the Gophers played some of their best basketball. No....

Despite its history of home success, Minnesota's women's basketball team also has been exceptional in Big Ten road games this year. The Gophers (16-4, 8-1 Big Ten) remain undefeated in conference games...

With the Big Ten title race as close as it is, losing once could prove disastrous for Minnesota's women's basketball team. Despite having just one conference loss, the 12th-ranked Gophers (15-4, 7-1 Big...

The bench players on Minnesota's women's basketball team did not have as significant a stat line as they have in past games. But it still was the reserves who helped lead the 16th-ranked Gophers to victory,...

Were it not for Minnesota forward Jamie Broback, North Dakota State would have had two historic basketball victories in one week. On Saturday, North Dakota State's men's basketball team drew national attention...

The last time Minnesota's women's basketball team had a one-person class, it ended well. In Janel McCarville's four years, she led the Gophers to one Final Four and three Sweet 16 appearances. Now the...

IOWA CITY, Iowa " A year after losing Janel McCarville, Minnesota's women's basketball team may be more dangerous in the post than ever before. Forwards Jamie Broback (12 points), Lauren Lacey (10), Liz...

If there was any concern about a letdown game for Minnesota's women's basketball team after its big victory over Michigan State, it quickly dissolved. The Gophers got off to a quick start and easily defeated...

Minnesota's women's basketball coach Pam Borton has stressed all season that scoring this year would have to be by committee, instead of a one-person show. And so far, that has been just the case. It seems...

If Michigan State's women's basketball team came into Sunday's game against Minnesota focusing on stopping Jamie Broback, it was in for a surprise. It should have worried more about Minnesota's bench. Role...

This was not the way Minnesota's women's basketball team wanted its last road game before the start of the Big Ten season to go. The Gophers (6-2) were soundly beat 79-61 by South Carolina on Tuesday in...

A week after ending the first half poorly, Minnesota's women's basketball team made sure that did not happen again. The 14th-ranked Gophers (6-1) crushed Washington State 83-57 on Saturday night at Williams...

With four games in eight days and lots of travel, Minnesota's women's basketball team did not have much time for practice last week. But this week has been different, as the Gophers had five days of practice...

Many college athletes transfer because they think they can earn more playing time somewhere else. Such is not the case for Minnesota women's basketball player Katie Alsdurf. Alsdurf, a 6-foot senior guard,...

Despite surrendering a 21-point first-half lead, Minnesota's women's basketball team recovered enough to get all that was important " a win. The Gophers pulled out a 78-70 victory over Nebraska on Saturday...

For the first time this season, Minnesota's women's basketball team will have to test how to rebound from a loss. After losing Wednesday, the Gophers (4-1) will try to get back in the win column Saturday...

Accustomed to playing in front of large crowds that frustrate opponents at Williams Arena, Minnesota's women's basketball team got a taste of its own medicine Wednesday night. No. 21 New Mexico blew out...

Two days after returning from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Minnesota's women's basketball time had little time to rest. The 10th-ranked Gophers got right back on a plane to Albuquerque, N.M., to face No. 21...

After Minnesota's women's basketball team's first two games, the Gophers proved they can win without Jamie Broback. But with Broback back to her dominant ways this weekend, the Gophers showed how much...

Although Minnesota's women's basketball team is playing in U.S. Virgin Islands, the players know they're not on vacation. The Gophers will face Nevada on Friday in the semifinal game of the St. Thomas...

It appears as though Minnesota's women's basketball team will do OK without a superstar. The No. 16 Gophers (2-0 overall) had six players reach double figures in their 84-77 upset of No. 11 Stanford in...

After two exhibition blowout wins, Minnesota's women's basketball team will finally open its regular season with Division I competition this weekend. The Gophers will play host in the Subway Classic this...

It appears as though Minnesota's women's basketball team won't have to worry about playing without Jamie Broback. Gophers coach Pam Borton said Tuesday that Broback has rejoined the team after a leave...

Although it was rocky at first, Minnesota's women's basketball team showed continued progress toward being season-ready. The 16th-ranked Gophers beat St. Cloud State 82-42 in their final exhibition game...

Now that Minnesota's women's basketball team has a point to start from, it has one more chance to fix problem areas before the regular season starts. The Gophers will take on St. Cloud State at 2 p.m....

Despite playing without two starters, Minnesota's women's basketball team looked ready for the regular season in its exhibition debut. The Gophers cruised to an 89-41 victory over Wisconsin AAU on Wednesday...

While Minnesota's women's basketball team will likely not see heavy competition in their season opener, it will at least give them a chance to start working out the kinks. The Gophers - ranked No. 16 in...

Minnesota's soccer team completed the 2005 season much improved but dissatisfied. The Gophers (9-8-2, 6-4-0 Big Ten) compiled a winning season for the first time since 1999, but were left out of the 64-team...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - After priding itself on defense all year, it was an uncharacteristic mistake that helped send Minnesota's soccer team home from the Big Ten Tournament. The Gophers lost 1-0 on Thursday...

For the first time all season, an opponent of Minnesota's soccer team will step onto the field knowing what to expect. Throughout the year, the Gophers (9-7-2, 6-4-0 Big Ten) have been able to surprise...

Minnesota's soccer team may not have upset No. 1 Penn State, but it stopped Tiffany Weimer. While Penn State ran its win streak to 18 games, Weimer's NCAA-record streak of 17 straight games scored in was...

CHICAGO - For the first time in five years, Minnesota's women's basketball team will be playing without a bona fide superstar. All-American Janel McCarville and Lindsay Whalen are now gone, leaving a question...

One would think having to face arguably the top player in the country is enough. Tonight, Minnesota's soccer team not only must try to defend against forward Tiffany Wiemer - the Big Ten's all-time leader...

During Becky Dellaria's first three collegiate seasons, Minnesota's soccer team won a combined five Big Ten games. In this, Dellaria's senior season, the Gophers have surpassed that three-year total with...

For the first time this season, Minnesota soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright said she was disappointed with her team's effort. The Gophers played uninspired soccer on Friday in a 1-0 loss to Michigan State...

The last time Minnesota's soccer team lost a game, it came back and won the next five conference contests. The Gophers will try to bounce back again after the team's most disheartening defeat of the season...

The most physical player on Minnesota's soccer team may have played only 14 college games so far. During a soccer game, center midfielder Kelsey Hood will often be found getting called for fouls, arguing...

According to Minnesota soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright, the better team did not win Sunday. The Gophers (8-5-2, 5-2-0 Big Ten) lost to Ohio State 1-0 in double overtime at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium...

Although Minnesota's soccer team currently sits in second place in the Big Ten conference, it might be the underdog this weekend. The Gophers will host Ohio State at 1 p.m. Sunday at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie...

When second-year Minnesota soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright arrived for her first preseason practice in 2004, defender Hailey McCarthy, then a freshman, was the only Gopher she had never seen play. But...

Minnesota soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright said she knew she had a group of players that could turn around a struggling Gophers program. She just didn't know it would be this soon. Minnesota (8-4-2, 5-1-0...

The seniors on Minnesota's soccer team never have played in any kind of postseason tournament with the team. That could change this season. The Gophers are tied for third in the Big Ten with a surprising...

Heading into the weekend, opponents may still have been overlooking Minnesota's soccer team, a squad coming off four straight years of fewer than three conference wins. It will be hard to ignore the Gophers...

Now that Minnesota's soccer team has grown accustomed to playing on the road, members feel it's time to start winning. After this weekend, nine of the Gophers' 12 games will have been on the road, with...

The freshmen on Minnesota's soccer team this year have been getting all the attention. But it might be hard to ignore the seniors by the end of the season. Although the freshmen class has been very productive...

After coming up short 10 times in a row, Minnesota's soccer team finally came through for an overtime win. The Gophers, after going 0-5-5 in their last 10 overtime games, broke through for a 2-1 win over...

For Minnesota soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright, phase two of the 2005 season begins today. This weekend will be the first test to see if the Gophers will make it to phase three - postseason play. The Big...

Many Minnesota athletes arrive on campus specifically to participate in a sport. But Catherine Casey's path to the Gophers' rowing team was different. In the past year, Casey has transformed from a hesitant...

Elise Bjerkenas, Marti Klinsing and Kaitlin Wagner are three soccer players who are used to winning. The Minnesota soccer trio played together for four years at Wayzata High School, leading the Trojans...

Minnesota's soccer team continued its offensive struggles over the weekend. But the Gophers still said they made progress in getting ready for conference play. Minnesota (3-3-2) lost 3-2 in overtime to...

The University's soccer team has just one more week to prepare for the Big Ten season. This weekend's games will be used as a measuring stick to see where the Gophers (3-1-2) stand. The team travels to...

Freshman Lindsey Schwartz could play anywhere on the soccer field in high school - midfield, forward, even goalie. But after Minnesota soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright saw Schwartz play, she said she knew...

After scoring six goals in three games, Minnesota's soccer team appeared much improved and ready offensively for Big Ten play. After Sunday's game against South Dakota State, however, coach Mikki Denney...

When Big Ten play begins in two weeks, Minnesota's soccer team will often be the underdog against ranked and more-experienced opponents. But that will not be true in this weekend's games, when the Gophers...

After a somewhat disappointing first season that was plagued by injuries and one-goal losses, Minnesota soccer coach Mikki Denney-Wright said she believes 2005 could be the year her program turns the corner. That's...

With six freshmen in the starting lineup for Minnesota's soccer team, and three more getting significant minutes, coach Mikki Denney Wright said she has one of the youngest squads in the nation. But Denney...

Wendy Davis described her first four years as Minnesota's rowing coach as pushing a boulder up a mountain. And every year, she said, the boulder fell back down. Until this year, that is. This time, the...

Although Minnesota's rowing team continued its trend of finishing fifth at the Big Ten Championships, the Gophers came home with a sense of accomplishment. The 15th-ranked Gophers raced closely with some...

Minnesota's rowing team has already achieved two firsts for its program this season - being nationally ranked and beating a top-15 team. The Gophers look to add another milestone to the list when they...