Two Midwest powers with a long history of head-to-head battles will meet again this weekend when the Minnesota wrestling team entertains Iowa State. The top-ranked Gophers are no stranger to the No. 2...

Gary Wilson has made a living combining a knack for teaching with a love for competition. During the past 23 years, the Minnesota women's cross country coach guided his Gophers to 10 NCAA tournament appearances...

The Minnesota wrestling team extended its dual-meet winning streak to 23 Saturday in Rochester at the first-ever Northern Quad meet. up next iowa state what: Wrestling when: 2 p.m., Sunday where: Williams...

After taking the past two weekends to get acquainted with the 2007-08 season, the top-ranked Minnesota wrestling team will compete in its first dual meet Saturday in Rochester. The Gophers take on Northern...

How does one celebrate a top-10 finish at the NCAA men's cross country championships? A trip to White Castle, of course. Harold and Kumar would be proud. That's exactly where senior Justin Grunewald said...

The Bison Open proved to be a strong start to the new season for the Minnesota wrestling team, but it was fairly clear from the beginning the meet wouldn't harbor the same top-notch competition the Gophers...

The Minnesota wrestling team won nine of 10 weight class championships Saturday to open the 2007 campaign at the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D. up next kaufman-brand open what: Wrestling when: 9 a.m., Saturday where:...

A betting man might tell you that a "sure thing" is pretty hard to come by, but the Minnesota women's cross country team is making a strong case otherwise. The sixth-ranked Gophers have done nothing but...

There were three goals mentioned in late August as the Minnesota women's cross country team prepared for the upcoming season. The Gophers hoped to win the Roy Griak for the first time since 2000, win the...

Considering the Minnesota wrestling team finished off 2006-07 with a perfect Big Ten season and a national championship, the top-ranked Gophers' trip to Fargo this weekend might seem like a low-key exhibition. Minnesota...

Last season, the Minnesota wrestling team strolled into the Northeast Duels in Albany, N.Y., in late November and dropped a one-point decision to No. 11 Hofstra. That Nov. 25 was the last time the Gophers...

The Minnesota women's cross country team will rest its top runners again this weekend at Rocky's Run, a 5-kilometer race held at Les Bolstad Golf Course Sunday at 10 a.m. The Gophers, coming off a Big...

A rather unique mix of excitement, relief and emotional exhaustion accompanied Minnesota women's cross country coach Gary Wilson's words Sunday morning. All things considered, the feelings were warranted....

Two Big Ten cross country championships will take place this weekend in Columbus, Ohio, and there's no doubt two dynasty programs will be on the hot seat facing strong competition in each race. The Minnesota...

The Minnesota women's cross country team will rest its top runners again this week as the Gophers prepare to host Jack's Run Saturday, a 10 a.m. race at Les Bolstad Golf Course. The 5-kilometer event is...

Saturday's pre-NCAA meet in Terre Haute, Ind., proved to be filled with the right ingredients for success among individual competitors throughout the day. With a weather forecast that involved overcast...

Minnesota men's cross country senior Chris Rombough signed his name into the school record books Saturday in a rather impressive fashion. The team's All-American selection from a year ago broke the school's...

The last time the Minnesota men's cross country team lined up at the starting line, leaves were not so evident on sidewalks and the air was not so crisp. It was the last weekend of September at the Roy...

The Minnesota women's cross country team placed third at the Minnesota-Duluth Pine Hills Invitational Saturday with a final team total of 77. The fourth-ranked Gophers, who rested its top runners in preparation...

On Saturday there was a buzz of competition floating around the University campus, unavoidable to those near the scene. Exertion, competitiveness and victory were present. As expected, the top teams succeeded...

Doubling over shortly after crossing the finish line Saturday at the 22nd annual Roy Griak Invitational, sophomore Jamie Cheever and the rest of the Minnesota women's cross country team looked as if they...

Elizabeth Yetzer isn't exactly inexperienced when it comes to the Roy Griak Invitational. The Minnesota women's cross country sophomore won the girls' high school race in 2005, one year before joining...

Scanning the Minnesota women's cross country team's finishes over the past two weeks, a glaring trend hopped off the page in an unavoidable way. Two regular-season meets involving the Gophers' top 12 runners....

One might imagine the Minnesota women's cross country team likes to run in Brookings, S.D. The eighth-ranked Gophers earned a perfect score at the South Dakota State Jackrabbit Invite on Saturday, showing...

Despite a split-squad effort coming up, not much will be different between the Minnesota women's cross country team's meet last weekend and the one they'll compete in tomorrow. The Gophers will send their...

Antonio Vega had more than enough reason to join the Minnesota men's cross country team when they recruited him out of high school. Vega, who would become an All-American with the Gophers, said he was...

In an attempt to assemble the best unified squad in 2007, the Minnesota men's cross country team is using a less than conventional approach this weekend: Coach Steve Plasencia is splitting his team up. And...

Coming off back-to-back seasons that ended in the NCAA Championships, one word that might sum up expectations for the Minnesota women's cross country team in 2007 is "optimism." But until the squad makes...

Laura Halldorson announced Saturday that she's stepping down as the Minnesota women's hockey coach. Halldorson spent 11 years behind the Gophers' bench, and in the process she made Minnesota into a national...

With stone-cold sincerity in his voice, Minnesota volleyball coach Mike Hebert wasted no time expressing how much confidence he has in his Gophers at Tuesday's team media day. "This is the deepest collection...

The Minnesota women's swimming team finished the 2007 ConocoPhillips Swimming National Championships on Saturday with nine school records and seven Olympic Trials qualifying times. Juniors Stacy Busack...

Nearly two decades ago, Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose crossed into a sports taboo when baseball officials declared he bet on games in his sport. It wasn't the first time. Eight Chicago White Sox players...

The Minnesota football team reached an agreement with St. John's University to open its first week of fall camp on the St. John's campus. The Gophers will begin practice in Collegeville on Aug. 6 with...

When Minnesota men's swimming assistant coach Bill Tramel came to the Gophers in 2004, something struck him instantly. Tramel spent years coaching at Georgia, North Carolina and Missouri. But as soon as...

Four members of the Minnesota football team were officially dismissed Wednesday by coach Tim Brewster. Junior defensive back Dominic Jones, sophomore defensive back Keith Massey, junior defensive end Alex...

At the press conference following Minnesota's overtime loss to North Dakota in the NCAA regional final, defenseman Alex Goligoski was asked if he'd leave college early for the NHL. Goligoski, nursing a...

Minnesota defenseman Alex Goligoski made up his mind Tuesday: he's moving on to professional hockey. In the process, the All-America blue-liner cleared up the one remaining uncertainty surrounding next...

One month ago Minnesota's freshman pole vaulter Alicia Rue took off for Sacramento, Calif., to compete in her first NCAA Championships with high hopes and expectations. The results weren't so favorable....

Sitting in the back of a private room in Applebee's on Washington Avenue, Grant Johnson and John Kundla rehash memories so meticulously one might think they just happened yesterday. The 91-year-olds (Kundla's...

The prestige of past NHL Entry Drafts wasn't quite there for the Minnesota men's hockey team last weekend, but that doesn't mean the results weren't equally frightening for its Western Collegiate Hockey...

Minnesota director of golf Brad James announced Friday that Andrew Tank and Kris Wessinger will assume the role of associate golf head coaches for the men's and women's golf teams. James, who became director...

Two University graduates earned Big Ten honors last week relating to their success on the field and in the classroom. Emily Brown and Matt Spaeth were selected as Minnesota's recipients of the Big Ten...

Following its March 25 overtime loss to North Dakota in the NCAA West Regional final, the Minnesota men's hockey team entered an offseason with the distinct possibility that its top underclassmen wouldn't...

Thursday seemed to be a favorable evening for the Minnesota men's golf team. After shooting four-under-par during the second round, the Gophers found themselves in second place and in considerable striking...

Minnesota men's hockey center Kyle Okposo announced Wednesday he will stay for his sophomore season with the Gophers. Okposo, the New York Islanders' No. 7 overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, anchored...

Things didn't go exactly as planned the last time the Minnesota men's golf team hit the links. To be blunt, as their final round wrapped up, it was looking more like a disappointment. The Gophers left...

Not much of a celebratory feeling surrounded the Minnesota men's golf team as it sat at Chipotle on Saturday in Sugar Grove, Ill. After a disappointing three rounds at the NCAA Central Regional, the Gophers...

Last season, Minnesota tight end Matt Spaeth capped off a Gophers career that made him the school leader in numerous tight end statistical categories. And on Saturday, he was rewarded for his efforts. The...

Minnesota men's hockey defenseman Erik Johnson announced yesterday he will forego his final three years of eligibility to join the St. Louis Blues next season. Johnson, 19, who was selected No. 1 overall...

Suddenly the future is a little more clear for the Minnesota men's hockey team. And a little less tenacious. First-year defenseman Erik Johnson announced today that he will not return for his remaining...

The more things are expected to change, the more they stay the same. At least for now. Of those players presumed most likely to leave the Minnesota men's hockey team during the offseason, so far only graduated...

Just one week ago, optimistic talk surrounded the Minnesota football team. After all, first-year coach Tim Brewster's motivational tactics, such as bringing in former Gophers standouts and clumps of sod...

During spring practices, members of the Minnesota football team admitted the offense fell way behind the progress of the defense. Through much of the Spring Game at the Metrodome on Saturday, that proved...

Three members of the Minnesota football team remain in jail after a Friday arrest in connection with an alleged sexual assault. Alex Daniels and Keith Massey, both 20, and E.J. Jones, 19, were taken into...

Senior linebacker Mike Sherels didn't mince words when describing the Minnesota football team's goal for the upcoming season. In fact, he put it short and sweet: "Rose Bowl." It's the type of sentiment...

Last Friday's official announcement that Tubby Smith would helm the University's men's basketball program caused shocked fans to snap up season tickets in a hurry. University officials are hoping those...

>DENVER - It's a funny thing, but it seems like this year was a terrible time to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Two regionals witnessed top teams fall in the first round: Clarkson lost to Massachusetts...

>DENVER - It looked like a replay from last weekend's Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five. The top-seeded Minnesota men's hockey team played a tight first round game Friday, this time with...

Adrenaline and a raucous crowd seemed to propel Minnesota's men's hockey team to its best back-to-back game performances in recent memory last weekend at the Western Collegiate Final Five. But that was...

DENVER, Colo. - With less than nine minutes remaining in Saturday's NCAA West Regional semifinal, Minnesota's men's hockey team trailed 3-1 and looked like it was headed for an early playoff exit for the...

Four years ago, Minnesota's men's hockey team came into its 2003-2004 campaign preparing to defend its back-to-back national titles with would-be junior goaltender Travis Weber between the pipes. At the...

After backing up its Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season championship with a conference playoff title last weekend, the Minnesota men's hockey team earned the top overall seed in the NCAA...

>ST. PAUL - Lately, it seems like Minnesota men's hockey coach Don Lucia's favorite quote is that at this time of year, a team's best players have to be their best players. Well, Blake Wheeler had trouble...

When it comes to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five, nothing that occurs during the regular season carries any weight. Just ask Minnesota's men's hockey team. A year ago, the Gophers...

Junior forward Ben Gordon's hairdo was as painfully obvious as his words before practice on Wednesday. "It's playoff time, guys," he announced while removing his hat. His hair, sporting a bleach-blond...

Through two and one half periods, it looked as though the Minnesota men's hockey team was headed to St. Paul for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five. What a difference one shot can make. Alaska...

Two goals by freshman forward Jay Barriball propelled Minnesota's men's hockey team to a 6-2 win over Alaska Anchorage Friday at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers, top-seeded in the Western Collegiate Hockey...

Alaska Anchorage gave Minnesota's men's hockey team more than it wanted to deal with in their Western Collegiate Hockey Association first round matchup. The 10th-seeded Seawolves forced a decisive game...

The road to the 2007 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five effectively begins this weekend, and if any of the top seeds think they're a lock for a trip to the championship round, they haven't...

In a weekend where Minnesota's men's hockey team locked up the conference crown, few positive words were uttered as players and coaches left Saturday night. up next Alaska anchorage when: 7:07 p.m. Friday where:...

Perhaps this year's edition of Minnesota's men's hockey team is filled with more youth enthusiasm than last year's. Or maybe they just learned the hard way to appreciate titles when they come along. One...

After a disappointing sweep at the hands of St. Cloud State last weekend, Minnesota's men's hockey team has one more tune-up before the postseason begins. But with Michigan Tech coming to town, a streaking...

It was a struggle to seal the deal, but in the end, Minnesota's men's hockey team huddled in celebration Friday as the team won its second straight Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season...

If Minnesota's men's hockey team hopes to win a national title, it'd better hope St. Louis the city treats them better than St. Louis the player. Michigan Tech sophomore forward Justin St. Louis notched...

With the NHL trading deadline passing this week, a Minnesota men's hockey player found himself in the midst of teams trying to gear up for a Stanley Cup run. The San Jose Sharks traded the rights to freshman...

Two Mariucci Arena locker rooms, sitting just down the hallway from each other, could've passed as two different worlds Saturday night. With a two-game sweep in a home-and-home series, St. Cloud State...

With a smile on his face outside the visiting locker room Saturday night, St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko's first three words said it all. "Now it's interesting," he said with a grin. up next Michigan...

Suddenly the top of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings look a bit more interesting. Conference-leading Minnesota failed again to lock up the WCHA crown against second-place St. Cloud State,...

The Minnesota men's hockey team has a chance to do something even recent Gophers' national champion squads failed to do. Second-ranked Minnesota is a win or tie away from clinching at least a share of...

ST. CLOUD - If Minnesota's men's hockey team dreamed of coasting toward a MacNaughton Cup ceremony this weekend, consider Friday's game in St. Cloud a rude awakening. The second-ranked Gophers played uninspired...

As Gophers assistant coach Mike Guentzel explains the first drill at practice, Erik Johnson stretches while listening attentively in the midst of his huddled teammates. The freshman defenseman, wearing...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Minnesota men's hockey team entered its series with Colorado College having a solid grasp on the MacNaughton Cup. After a series sweep at Colorado Springs World Arena, it's...

Last October, Colorado College left Minneapolis with a bad taste in its mouth. The Tigers ran into a red-hot Minnesota men's hockey team - one that thoroughly dismantled Colorado College, outscoring them...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Welcome back, Evan Kaufmann. The junior forward returned from a 10-game absence with a bang, netting two third-period goals in the Minnesota men's hockey team's 3-2 win at Colorado...

COLORADO SPRINGS - It was an affair filled with awkward bounces, missed passes and whiffs. But Minnesota's men's hockey team learned it's not always about being pretty. The second-ranked Gophers doubled...

It's been a while since the Minnesota men's hockey team had a full bench. The Gophers haven't dressed 12 forwards for a game since early January because of injuries and forward Tyler Hirsch's dismissal...

Minnesota football coach Tim Brewster didn't take long ushering in the new "Gophers football era" with his son on board. Clint Brewster, a four-star quarterback recruit out of J.K. Mullen High School in...

Two members of Minnesota's men's hockey team earned awards from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association this week. Junior forward Mike Howe took home the Offensive Player of the Week after a four-point...

It was a week where members of Minnesota's men's hockey team stressed getting back to its roots. The Gophers succeeded in a much larger capacity than they anticipated during a sweep of Alaska Anchorage...

The road to the MacNaughton Cup might - for the time being -go through defending, regular-season champion and conference-leading Minnesota, but that road won't lead through Minneapolis anytime soon. The...

One sweep of North Dakota's broom and the Minnesota men's hockey team fell from atop the college hockey world where it had been for nine weeks. The third-ranked Gophers watched No. 1 New Hampshire and...

In a weekend where the number "two" reared its head time and time again, Minnesota's men's hockey team never benefited from any of the number's good fortune. The top-ranked Gophers dropped two games to...

In poker, the definition of "slow play" is initially making the opposition think a strong hand is weak before revealing its true strength. Someone might need to tell North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol he's...

Minnesota sophomore goaltender Jeff Frazee's night ended on a first period, short-handed goal that bounced the entire length of the ice and into the net. That goal by North Dakota junior defenseman Robbie...

Five unanswered goals left Minnesota's men's hockey team stunned for the third straight Friday night, this time losing 5-3 at the hands of No. 15 North Dakota in front of 10,197 people at Mariucci Arena. The...

Not many teams work the power play better than North Dakota. The Sioux boast a league-best 23.4 percent proficiency rate on the man advantage during Western Collegiate Hockey Association play, which might...

In comparison to its fiery start, the Minnesota men's hockey team endured what might look like a rough stretch the past two weekends. After all, the Gophers tore through the first half of their season,...

One week after its 22-game unbeaten streak was snapped, the top-ranked Minnesota men's hockey team watched its 21-home game unbeaten streak dry up with a 1-0 loss Friday to No. 5 Denver. up next North...

Denver coach George Gwozdecky might have summed up the rest of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's feelings toward Minnesota's men's hockey team in a nutshell. "(The remaining schedule) is more...

If last weekend's Western Collegiate Hockey Association showdowns are any indication of what's in store for the rest of the season, 2006-2007 is shaping up to be a gem. Two national powerhouses, No. 1...