A pair of University student-athletes will attend a highly selective NCAA forum next month in Indianapolis. Jennifer Larrick, who will be a redshirt junior on the soccer team, and Katherine Windsor, a...

A proposal to allow unlimited meals and snacks for student-athletes appears to have widespread support, including the backing of three former Gophers football players. The NCAA Division I Legislative Council...

The NCAA’s Legislative Council decided Tuesday that Division I student-athletes can receive unlimited meals and snacks in conjunction with their athletics participation, according to an NCAA release. The...

TCF Bank Stadium looked like a construction site Tuesday as workers donning hard hats ripped up chunks of turf. This process began Monday and marked the first step in a multimillion-dollar upgrade to prepare...

The Minnesota Vikings will begin renovating TCF Bank Stadium this week and will have the stadium's turf removed by Friday, according to a tweet from the University's TCF Bank Stadium Twitter...

Nebraska’s Jake Placzek scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch, as the Cornhuskers defeated Minnesota 8-6 Friday afternoon at Siebert Field. The Gophers were in position to send the game into...

Minnesota junior captain Carmen Laguna rebounded from a lackluster performance two weeks ago with a fourth-place finish at the Mountain View Collegiate Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. Her fourth-place finish...

The University of Minnesota’s premier hockey facility turned into a basketball arena for two days last week. Mariucci Arena hosted 10 Minnesota State High School League girls’ basketball state...

A Hennepin County judge last week awarded almost $360,000 to a former University of Minnesota associate women’s head golf coach who claimed the school’s former golf director curtailed her responsibilities...

A Hennepin County district judge awarded former University of Minnesota associate head women’s golf coach Katie Brenny nearly $360,000 on Tuesday, ruling that Brenny was subject to disparate...

Clear Channel radio station KFAN-FM (100.3) will continue broadcasting Gophers football games for the next three seasons, the University of Minnesota Athletics Department announced Monday. The station...

The Gophers defeated St. Cloud State 4-1 on Friday night at Ridder Arena in the first game of the WCHA playoffs.   Maryanne Mefefee, Meghan Lorence, Kate Schipper and Rachel Ramsey scored for the...

VIDEO: "Dance until Dawn" Hundreds of University of Minnesota students and Amplatz Children’s Hospital patients danced all night Saturday at the Unlimited Dance Marathon. But even with the large...

International soccer is coming to the University of Minnesota, the athletics department announced Thursday. The English team Manchester City and the Greek team Olympiacos will play at 2 p.m. on Aug. 2...

Sarinee Thitiratanakorn carded the third-lowest individual 54-hole score in Gophers women’s golf history as the team finished seventh at the Central District Invitational on Tuesday in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Minnesota...

The University of Minnesota will host Unlimited Dance Marathon on Saturday, Feb. 22, through Sunday, Feb. 23, at Mariucci Arena, in an effort to raise money and awareness for University of Minnesota Amplatz...

The Gophers football team saw an increase in home-game attendance in 2013, reversing a three-year decline in attendance and becoming one of four Big Ten schools to see an increase.   The team drew...

News came out today about the NCAA allowing most sports to use the app Snapchat for recruiting purposes. I checked in with the NCAA to clarify its policy on Snapchat. This is what Meg Durham, the NCAA’s...

JEFF JONES, RUNNING BACK, 4 STARS Height/weight: 6 feet; 198 pounds Hometown: Minneapolis High school: Washburn High School Offers: Jones had offers from 11 schools, including Florida, Wisconsin and Michigan. Notes:...

A defensive tackle from Mobile, Ala., and a wide receiver from Mentor, Ohio, committed to the Gophers on Monday, according to rivals.com. Three-star receiver Conner Krizancic became the third wide receiver...

The NCAA announced Monday that Minneapolis is among the eight finalists to host the 2017-20 men's Final Fours. The games would be played at the new, 65,000-seat Vikings stadium, set to open in 2016....

The University of Minnesota sent three full buses to Houston for this year’s student road trip to the Gophers’ bowl game — a marked improvement over last year, when the bus was barely...

Redshirt junior Scott Schiller has earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Schiller beat the top-ranked 197-pound wreslter last Saturday, helping the No. 2 Gophers...

Gophers wrestlers won’t indulge in an extra slice of pumpkin pie or portion of mashed potatoes Thursday, even as the average American consumes 4,500 calories. The wrestlers need to stay conscious...

The Gophers football team will practice Thursday morning before enjoying an early-afternoon Thanksgiving meal together at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. “It’s hard for those kids that...

The Gophers will battle No. 16 Wisconsin in about 20 minutes at TCF Bank Stadium in their final home game of 2013.   Minnesota (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten) is riding a four-game winning streak.  Wisconsin...

  View a video recap of the meet here. The No. 2 Gophers defeated No. 20 Purdue 35-3 Friday at the Sports Pavilion, thanks in part to redshirt junior Dylan Ness' pin. Ness, a 157-pound wrestler,...

The Gophers won seven of 10 titles at the Harold Nichols Open in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday without two of their top wrestlers in the lineup. David Thorn and Dylan Ness, Minnesota’s 133- and 157-pound...

Former University of Minnesota women’s golf coach Katie Brenny’s lawsuit against the University of Minnesota Board of Regents came to trial last week, nearly three years after she filed the...

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler said Saturday that he thinks the University made the right decision regarding head football coach Jerry Kill’s leave of absence. “I had a lot of...

Sophomore Philip Nelson will start at quarterback against Penn State today, the Gophers announced Thursday. This is Nelson's second-consecutive start.  Nelson earned Big Ten Co-Offensive Player...

The Gophers football team was driving to the airport after its win over Indiana last Saturday when redshirt freshman tight end Maxx Williams got a surprise. The Williams family had been at the game and...

Two University of Minnesota football players have earned Big Ten Player of the Weeks honors, the conference announced Monday. Sophomore quarterback Philip Nelson earned Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the...

Sophomore Philip Nelson threw three touchdown passes and redshirt freshman Mitch Leidner ran for another as the Gophers took a 28-13 lead into halftime against Indiana on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in...

The Gophers will try to win their third-consecutive Big Ten game today against Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.   Minnesota (6-2, 2-2 Big Ten) plays the Hoosiers (3-4, 1-2 Big Ten)...

Gophers kicker Chris Hawthorne has earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday. Hawthorne, a senior from Raleigh, N.C., converted two field goal attempts and...

The Gophers (5-2, 1-2 Big Ten) and Cornhuskers (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) kick off in about 20 minutes at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota is coming off a win against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., last week.  Nebraska...

The Gophers on Thursday released their depth chart for Saturday's game against Nebraska but did not announce whether Mitch Leidner or Philip Nelson will start at quarterback.   Leidner, a redshirt...

Nebraska hasn’t announced whether senior quarterback Taylor Martinez will play Saturday against the Gophers. But Minnesota is preparing as if he will play, acting head coach and defensive coordinator...

Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini said Monday he does not know if all-Big Ten quarterback Taylor Martinez will play Saturday against Minnesota.  Martinez hasn't played since Sept. 14 because of a...

EVANSTON, Ill. — Sophomore quarterback Philip Nelson hadn’t played meaningful minutes since the Gophers’ loss to Iowa on Sept. 28. But he stepped right in Saturday and led Minnesota on...

Minnesota defeated Northwestern 20-17 on Saturday at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill., with head coach Jerry Kill watching from the coach's box.  Look for a full recap and analysis of the game in...

ESPN will nationally televise the Gophers-Nebraska football game this Saturday, the University of Nebraska said in a release Sunday. The teams will play at 11 a.m. Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota...

Jerry Kill is at Ryan Field watching the Gophers-Northwestern game from the coach’s booth, a University spokesman told the Daily.   The spokesman said he heard before the game that Kill and...

The Gophers football team will play four conference home games in 2018 and five in 2019, the Big Ten announced Wednesday. The conference announced the 2018 and 2019 Big Ten football schedules Wednesday.  Minnesota...

Juniors Kyle Rau, Seth Ambroz and Sam Warning scored Minnesota's first three goals, as the No. 5 Gophers beat Mercyhurst 6-0 in the opening round of the Ice Breaker Tournament on Friday night at Mariucci...

The Gophers lost five members of last year’s junior class to the NHL. But this season’s junior class carried the team to a season-opening win Friday night. Juniors Kyle Rau, Seth Ambroz and...

Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said Tuesday that head coach Jerry Kill is resting at home and “doing well” after sustaining a seizure Saturday morning before the game against Michigan. Claeys,...

Freshman quarterback Chris Streveler will not play against Michigan on Saturday because of a hand injury, the Gophers announced Thursday. Streveler, a three-star prospect according to Rivals.com, hasn't...

A two-star recruit from Mansfield, Texas, verbally committed to Gophers on Monday, multiple recruiting services said. Everett Williams, a 6-foot, 2-inch, 220-pound linebacker, became the sixth member of...

  Iowa linebacker James Morris earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording eight tackles, a sack and an interception against Minnesota on Saturday,  the conference...

The Gophers trail Iowa 17-0 at halftime at TCF Bank Stadium, and the Hawkeyes are dominating the line of scrimmage.   The Hawkeyes have 88 rushing yards, including 59 by junior Mark Weisman.  Their...

The Gophers men's hockey team will play Boston College next month at Mariucci Arena as part of the inaugural Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge, the conferences announced Tuesday in a joint release.   The...

Redshirt freshman quarterback Mitch Leidner earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.   Leidner rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns Saturday and combined for...

We're about half an hour away from kickoff here at TCF Bank Stadium.  The Gophers (3-0) host San Jose State (1-1) this morning in the first meeting between these two programs since 1992. Here's...

Gophers quarterback Philip Nelson is questionable for Saturday's game against San Jose State, according to a depth chart released Friday. Nelson strained a hamsting early in the second quarter during...

At the start of last season, San Jose State quarterback David Fales had never completed a pass in Division I college football. This season, Fales is his team’s unquestioned starter and has potential...

Gophers Head Football Coach Jerry Kill will host a meet-and-greet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday on the Northrop Auditorium Plaza, the Minnesota Athletics Department announced Thursday. Following the...

Gophers junior cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn medial collateral ligament, head coach Jerry Kill announced at his press...