The Gophers seek their first win since March 27 in a Sunday afternoon contest against Purdue, which stole nine bases in a 7-0 win on Saturday. Minnesota enters on a 12-game losing streak, which matches...
The Gophers softball team struggled to stop an aggressive base-running opponent this weekend and Minnesota played catch-up just as it has in recent weeks. Purdue used its speed throughout a 7-0, 11-2 sweep...
Like many of her young Gophers softball teammates, Kari Dorle has been learning this year. The freshman catcher appears to be one of the players who will form the programâÄôs foundation for the...
University of Minnesota linebacker Lee Campbell, the team's leading tackler last season, has signed a free-agent contract with the New York Giants of the National Football League, the Gophers announced...
For a handful of former Gophers football players, their hopes for a professional career did not end along with last weekendâÄôs National Football League draft. The team had announced by Monday...
Gophers football coach Tim Brewster wants to see more from his running backs. While he hopes for more production from the Big TenâÄôs worst rushing offense the last two seasons, Brewster is also...
For the second straight weekend, the Gophers softball team struggled to find offense in a tight first game and then failed to out-slug their opponent in a rematch. The result was another two-game sweep,...
Top men's basketball recruit Cory Joseph has turned down a scholarship offer to play at Minnesota, according to reports by the Star Tribune and Rivals.com.
Joseph, the third-ranked point guard and...
The Gophers men's basketball program has signed a fourth 2010 recruit to a National Letter of Intent, the team announced on Wednesday.
Oto Osenieks, a native of Riga, Latvia, is a senior forward at Brehm...
Midway through the Big Ten softball season, the Gophers are having their resiliency tested. The Gophers play at No. 23 Ohio State as they try to snap a nine-game losing streak, which matches their longest...
Minnesota is expected to add the fourth member of its 2010 recruiting class on Monday, according to a report by the Pioneer Press.
Oto Osenieks, a 6-foot, 9-inch, 210-pound Latvian forward who attended...
Through a weekend that provided some negative history, the Gophers softball team sought to build on what it saw as growing pains. For the first time in 16 years, Indiana swept Minnesota, 1-0 and 8-3, to...
The Gophers will try to break a seven-game losing streak when they host Indiana at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
Final - In the seventh, Skrove hit a one-out single but didn't advance from there after Dorle...
Gophers freshman basketball player Justin Cobbs could transfer to another school, according to a report by the Star Tribune.
The report cited a source familiar with the situation saying that Cobbs will...
After spending a week in preparation for a weekend series against third-ranked Michigan, the Gophers softball teamâÄôs quick preparation and lineup juggling only led to similar results in a midweek...
As a freshman coming to the Minnesota softball program this season, Alex Davis had a reason to be humble. And becoming an everyday starter and the GophersâÄô best power hitter doesnâÄôt...
The scoreboard showed virtually nothing in favor of the Gophers softball team this weekend, so the women must now try to grow through losses. Minnesota was on the wrong end of a perfect game and managed...
The Gophers softball team has its opener at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium.
Final - Taylor tosses a perfect game with 10 strikeouts. Final totals: MICHIGAN: 9 runs, 7 runs, 0 errors, 7 runners left on base....
The Gophers softball team will play its first outdoor home series of the season against a team that has never lost in MinnesotaâÄôs home stadium. A learning opportunity is one way to look at this...
It couldnâÄôt get much closer for the GophersâÄô softball team. Seventh-inning rallies fell short in each of the GophersâÄô 2-1 and 7-6 losses at Michigan State this weekend. Minnesota...
Following a great act isnâÄôt anything new for Lacey Middlebrooks. Coming from a Texas sports family, including an older brother playing professional baseball, the Gophers softball pitcher thrives...
Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith said he hasn't received any offers for coaching jobs and said he expects to be at Minnesota next season, according a report by the Pioneer Press on Tuesday.
A...
After playing most of the nonconference season in warmer weather, the Gophers softball team felt the bite of cooler climates in its first Big Ten series. An expectation of inclement weather Sunday pushed...
For those concerned about Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith leaving for Auburn, there was calming news on Wednesday night.
Auburn announced that Tony Barbee will be its next head coach, officially...
For a softball team that has shown its youth early in the season, the start of the Big Ten schedule may be a welcomed change. At the end of a stretch of 34 games in 39 days, Gophers co-head coach Lisa...
When the Gophers menâÄôs basketball season began in November, the focus was on recruitsâÄô legal issues. When it ended last Friday, much of the attention was on whether the head coach would...
The best way for the Minnesota softball team to finish its worst nonconference season in 15 years was with a winning streak. The Gophers (14-20) capped a 4-1 weekend at the Spring Hill Suites Invitational...
MILWAUKEE âÄî Following a remarkable run in the Big Ten tournament and a second-straight NCAA tournament appearance, Gophers menâÄôs basketball coach Tubby Smith had to address rumors that...
MILWAUKEE - The Gophers are making their second-straight appearance in the NCAA tournament under head coach Tubby Smith.
Xavier makes its fifth consecutive appearance in the Big Dance and its first under...
MILWAUKEE âÄî The GophersâÄô late-season magic didnâÄôt appear to make the trip with them to the first round of the menâÄôs basketball NCAA tournament. Minnesota couldnâÄôt...
INDIANAPOLIS -- With the way the Big Ten tournament has gone so far, the championship has got to be a good one.
Depending on who is asked, the Gophers may or may not be in the NCAA tournament entering...
INDIANAPOLIS âÄî For the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team, the emotional roller coaster of Selection Sunday was simply a more abrupt version of the one they rode through this season. There...
Final - Now with back-to-back wins over top-15 opponents, the Gophers will play in their first Big Ten championship tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. against top-seeded Ohio State. GOPHERS 69, PURDUE 42.
6:21 2nd...
INDIANAPOLIS âÄî Anyone predicting this yearâÄôs Minnesota menâÄôs basketball team would be the programâÄôs first to advance to a Big Ten championship would have been mocked...
INDIANAPOLIS âÄî Opponents have charged back against the Gophers menâÄôs basketball in so many games this season. But in Friday nightâÄôs Big Ten quarterfinal against No. 11 Michigan...
Final (Overtime) - Minnesota scored its last eight points on free throws to seal a huge win with regard to its NCAA tournament hopes. Joseph scored all of his 17 points in the second half and overtime,...
Final - Four Gophers score in double figures as Minnesota defeats Penn State and advances to a quarterfinal against No. 11 Michigan State for a second-straight year. GOPHERS 76, PENN STATE 55.
7:05 1st...
INDIANAPOLIS âÄî Gophers menâÄôs basketball coach Tubby Smith recently said that his team must earn the respect it gains. His players unveiled an expression of that theme before Thursday...
When the menâÄôs basketball season began four months ago, the Gophers didnâÄôt expect to be in their current position. With returning and recruited talent to rival any that theyâÄôve...
Final - Westbrook had his seventh career 20-point game, Johnson had his fourth career double-double (including a career-high 11 assists), and Bostick tied his Big Ten season-high with eight points in a...
The Gophers had a chance to see how they measured up to one of the best softball teams in the country this weekend, and they showed they still have far to go. Minnesota (9-13) was shut out in both of its...
For one Sunday afternoon before the second season begins, the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team enjoyed a near-perfect script. All three Minnesota seniors had impressive showings in an 88-53 home...
In need of every possible win as the regular season winds down, the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team took a hard fall on the road Tuesday night. Minnesota suffered a season-worst 28-point loss in...
After a weekend in which she pitched four complete games, earned three wins, threw two shutouts and tossed a no-hitter, Gophers freshman Lacey Middlebrooks was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, the...
As the calendar turns to March, anticipation grows for the NCAA menâÄôs basketball tournament later this month. Selection Sunday is less than two weeks away, and the Gophers still have work to...
Freshman Lacey Middlebrooks pitched her first career no-hitter and led the Gophers softball team to three wins in five games at the Florida Gulf Coast Spring Break Invitational in Fort Myers, Fla., this...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. âÄî After another game in which the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team watched its opponent make a second-half rally to close a sizable lead, the players were able to smile...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Gophers seek to rebound from a squandered upset chance on Wednesday against No. 3 Purdue in a matchup with Illinois at Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon. The Illini are currently...
For most of the season, it had been the story of big games for the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team. But with newfound confidence from a two-game winning streak, Minnesota looked poised on Wednesday...
The Gophers have perhaps their best remaining chance to get a signature win for their NCAA Tournament resume, as they face No. 3 Purdue, which stands in first place in the Big Ten. The Gophers haven't...
Gophers menâÄôs basketball coach Tubby Smith said after his teamâÄôs most recent victory that his team is accepting its identity on the court. This is the case at the point guard position,...
The Gophers menâÄôs basketball team is having a little more fun these days. At least it looks and sounds that way after Minnesota cruised to an 81-58 victory over Indiana Saturday night at Williams...
For better or for worse, the growing pains have already set in for the Minnesota softball team through the seasonâÄôs first two weeks. The Gophers were shut out three times and lost four of their...
Final - Damian Johnson records his third career double-double -- and first this season -- with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Westbrook scored 20 points and Sampson had 11 points, eight rebounds...
It wasnâÄôt much of a surprise that Minnesota was playing Wisconsin close through most of the menâÄôs basketball game at Williams Arena on Thursday night. The Gophers had taken and squandered...
The Gophers men's basketball team faces No. 14 Wisconsin to begin a three-game homestand in the next week that will determine their fate as they enter the postseason. With the rivalry, the Barn is...
As the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team tries to pull itself out of a slump, the men are looking to their biggest rivalry to reignite their spirits and their season. Minnesota (14-10 overall, 5-7...
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Gophers need every win they can get, if they want a shot at the NCAA Tournament. They can't afford to pass on the chance to sweep Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday...
The Minnesota softball team kicked off its 2010 season this weekend by hosting the Metrodome Softball Classic with Western Illinois, Arkansas, Drake, Iowa and Iowa State visiting. The Gophers started the...
EVANSTON, Ill. -âÄî The story keeps replaying itself during the 2009-10 Gophers menâÄôs basketball season. Near the end of games, Minnesota has struggled to put away its opponent, especially...
It's the opening weekend of games for the Gophers softball team. Minnesota will play six games as part of the annual Metrodome Classic this weekend and will play 29 more contests, mostly at tournaments,...
Minnesota begins a stretch critical to their NCAA tournament chances with the first of four home games in their next five contests. Michigan, loser of five of the past six, seeks to be the second...
It was all in place for the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team. Coming off a potentially momentum-building, last-second road win to begin the most favorable part of its schedule, Minnesota just needed...
Ralph Sampson III is starting to do what Tubby Smith wants from him. The Gophers menâÄôs basketball team has yet to reach its preseason expectations, the head coach admits, but the sophomore center...
Finally. The Minnesota menâÄôs basketball team can pull out a close road game, even if itâÄôs only against a last-place team. Senior guard Lawrence Westbrook hit a fadeaway jumper from...
March seems like a long way away in Minnesota, and not just because of cold temperatures or snow on the ground. Now halfway through the Big Ten regular season, the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team...
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In what may be their last chance to play a ranked opponent on the road, the Gophers visit No. 20 Ohio State, where they have won just once in their last 12 trips and twice in their last...
COLUMBUS, Ohio âÄî The Gophers menâÄôs basketball team has come agonizingly close to several key victories this season, but its latest chance at a signature win was disappointingly feeble....
Tubby Smith said Monday that the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team might have been brought down by fatigue in its upset attempt against Michigan State last weekend. On Tuesday, the head coach rested...
In the midst of its second three-game losing streak of the season, the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team has little trouble identifying its most-needed improvement: pulling out close games. As in...
Midway through the second half of the menâÄôs basketball game Saturday at Williams Arena , the Gophers looked to be on the verge of an upset of No. 6 Michigan State. No lead could be safe against...
The Gophers will try to upset the No. 6 Michigan State Spartans at Williams Arena on Saturday.
Final - The Gophers final possession ended with Westbrook driving to throw the ball in the air without touching...
Two days after Gophers head coach Tim Brewster announced that his offensive coordinator was departing for the NFL after one year with the team, the University of Minnesota announced on Friday that it will...
Junior guard Al Nolen of the University of Minnesota men's basketball team will miss Saturday's game against Michigan State because of academic issues, Gophers coach Tubby Smith confirmed on Friday.
The...
After the Gophers menâÄôs basketball teamâÄôs loss at Michigan State on Jan. 13, senior guard Lawrence Westbrook said the rematch with the Spartans would be a must-win game. With three...
While the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team is just entering the middle of its Big Ten schedule, the team has already seen top conference foes. Minnesota suffered road losses to Michigan State and...
EAST LANSING, Mich. âÄî The Gophers menâÄôs basketball team did plenty of things right on Wednesday night against a top-10 opponent. But the goal âÄî a victory in a venue where...
The Gophers visit the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich., as they try to upset the No. 7 Spartans on the road for the first time officially in 20 years.
Final - The Gophers turn it over three times...
Less than five weeks ago, Ohio State star Evan Turner broke two bones in his back on a dunk attempt against Eastern Michigan, dealing a blow to a Buckeyes team that looked to be a contender for the...
The Gophers football team has released redshirt freshman running back Kevin Whaley, head coach Tim Brewster announced in a release by the University on Wednesday.
Whaley requested to be released from his...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. âÄî The GophersâÄô first shot at an elite Big Ten opponent was the perfect stage to display their solid defense, but it was not the ideal moment to fall flat on offense....
TEMPE, Ariz. âÄî One of the biggest questions following the 2009 Gophers football season will be how they replace nearly an entire defense. And although the Insight Bowl on New YearâÄôs...
Royce White was at the practice of the Gophers men's basketball team Thursday for the first time in several weeks, according to a report by the Star Tribune.
The report said White's grandfather, Frank...
As the seasonâÄôs competition made a permanent step up on Tuesday night, the Gophers got a big performance from their veteran scorer who had been relatively quiet throughout the nonconference schedule....
The Gophers open the Big Ten season against Penn State, the defending NIT champions, at Williams Arena on Tuesday night.
0:14.0 2nd - The Nittany Lions are clinging for dear life as they try shooting...
Gophers football coach Tim Brewster announced in a release on Thursday afternoon that the team has dismissed sophomore defensive back Tim Dandridge for an unspecified violation of team rules and policies.
Dandridge...
After leading the Gophers men's basketball team to four-straight home wins, junior guard Blake Hoffarber was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday.
In Minnesota's 89-48 victory over Northern...
The Big Ten Conference is ready to look at expanding the league beyond the current 11 teams in the conference.
The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors released a statement on Tuesday, saying...
The Gophers go for their fourth-straight home win in their last game before finals week against Northern Illinois of the Mid-American Conference. The Huskies are playing their third Big Ten opponent...
ThereâÄôs no other way to put it: the last four games have been the Blake Hoffarber Show. And each performance has been better than the last. On Tuesday night, Hoffarber scored a career-high 26...
In search of their third-straight home victory, the Gophers face St. Joseph's from the Atlantic-10 Conference at Williams Arena on Saturday. The Hawks have lost their last five in a row, including losses...
The benefits of the GophersâÄô three-guard lineup continue to manifest themselves. Minnesota (7-3) has a three-game winning streak with senior Lawrence Westbrook and juniors Al Nolen and Blake...
The Gophers face Morgan State, the defending Mid-Eastern Conference champions, at Williams Arena.
Final - Gophers junior guard Blake Hoffarber scores 18 points to lead Minnesota for the second straight...
Plenty of fans were delayed to Tuesday nightâÄôs menâÄôs basketball game at Williams Arena , and the Gophers almost didnâÄôt give the late arrivers a game to watch. Minnesota (6-3)...
Just two days after the GophersâÄô convincing victory over Brown to break a three-game losing streak, head coach Tubby Smith said he wasnâÄôt very happy. As Minnesota (5-3) prepared for...
For the second straight year, and the third time in four years, the Gophers football team will end its season in the Insight Bowl.
Minnesota (6-6) will face Iowa State (6-6) at Sun Devil Stadium...
ItâÄôs easy to understand why Blake Hoffarber said the Gophers menâÄôs basketball team had fun on Saturday. In three consecutive losses before Saturday, Minnesota had struggled with shooting,...
The Gophers return home for a game against Brown (Ivy League) on Saturday afternoon at Williams Arena.
Final - Hoffarber led the Gophers with a double-double -- 13 points and 10 rebounds. He also had...
For the first time in the history of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Big Ten has emerged with more wins than its conference counterpart.
Wisconsin upset No. 6 Duke in Madison and Illinois won at No. 18...
The Minnesota menâÄôs basketball team had yet another chance to pull out a late-game victory on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Gophers, though, the only good thing about the closing minutes...
