The Minnesota women’s track and field team earned four event titles over the weekend at the Rock Chalk Classic, with all titles coming from track events.     The Gophers finished first...

A string of injuries caused junior Luca Wieland to nearly walk away from track and field as a freshman, but now he’s working toward a spot on the 2016 German Olympic team.     “I...

The University of Minnesota men’s track and field team won three titles at the Virginia Challenge over the weekend, thanks to strong performances by its veterans.     Junior Luca Wieland,...

The Gophers women’s track and field team, competing in a 35-program field, won nine event titles at the Holst Invitational over the weekend.     Minnesota placed five athletes in the top...

The Gophers men’s track and field team won two titles at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., over the weekend, with senior Sean Donnelly winning the hammer throw for the third meet in a row.     Minnesota’s...

The Gophers women’s track and field team sent a relay team to the NCAA Championships the last two seasons, and the relay events are once again strengths for the team this year.     Minnesota’s...

One of the Gophers’ most consistent athletes has led the team at the beginning of the outdoor season.     Redshirt sophomore high jumper Nick Bachinski won his first outdoor competition...

The Gophers men’s track and field team started their outdoor season over the weekend and won three event titles at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Arizona.     “I felt good about...

Minnesota’s disappointing season came to an end with the team’s biggest loss of the year.     The Gophers lost 85-52 to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, with...

The suspension of three guards for the season has allowed another player a great deal more playing time.   Freshman walk-on Stephon Sharp has started the Gophers last three games since Nate Mason,...

The Gophers disappointing regular season ended with a large thud.     Minnesota, short another key player, lost 75-52 on the road to Rutgers on Saturday. The victory was the Scarlet Knights’...

The Gophers dug themselves a large hole in their final game of the regular season and couldn’t dig out of it.     Minnesota lost 62-49 to Wisconsin on Wednesday night at Williams Arena...

Guards Nate Mason, Dupree McBrayer and Kevin Dorsey all ended their seasons early on Tuesday.Head coach Richard Pitino announced the three would be suspended the remainder of the year. All three were suspended...

The Gophers men’s track and field team had a strong showing at the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Championships, taking third with 72 points.     The Gophers were in 11th place as a team after the...

The Gophers freshmen class earned its first Big Ten victory on Feb. 18 against Maryland, which also led to the first court rush of the group’s careers.     The rookies have been asked...

Goaner Deng is off to a good start to his senior year on Minnesota’s track and field team, and it’s all by design.     Deng, one of the team’s captains, runs the 800 meters...

For the first time since November, the Gophers have a winning streak.     Minnesota won its second consecutive game Tuesday night at Williams Arena, defeating Rutgers 83-61 with an...

The Gophers have a reason to remain positive late in the season.     The 68-63 upset victory over Maryland Thursday night at home snapped a 14-game losing streak and allowed the team’s...

Senior guard Carlos Morris has been taken off the Gophers basketball team, head coach Richard Pitino announced Wednesday.     The reason for the senior guard’s dismissal was “conduct...

The Gophers’ younger guards have played a lot of minutes during a disappointing season, but their growth is one of the team’s only silver linings.     Sophomore Nate Mason and freshmen...

Once again, the Gophers came close to their first Big Ten victory but stumbled in the game’s final minutes.     Minnesota used a second-half surge to pull within two points of Michigan...

The Gophers struggle to get stops on the floor, and that’s one reason why the team’s losing streak hasn’t ended.     Minnesota is now up to 12 consecutive losses, thanks in...

The Gophers started playing competitively in recent games despite a long losing streak, but they fell with a loud thud Thursday night. Minnesota lost to Northwestern 82-58 in Evanston, Ill.,...

In the midst of the Gophers’ long losing streak, some of the team’s younger players are providing glimmers of hope.     One of those bright spots has been freshman guard Dupree McBrayer,...

Senior Gemechu Godi won the first event of the Jack Johnson Classic over the weekend, and the rest of his team didn’t slow down after that.     Godi took first place in the 200-meter dash on...

The Gophers losing streak climbed to 10 on Wednesday night, after a 68-64 loss to No. 21 Purdue at Williams Arena.     Sophomore guard Nate Mason had a double-double in the loss, with 15 points...

The Gophers are in the middle of one of the worst stretches in team history, and head coach Richard Pitino is bringing in outside help to re-inspire the team.     In the midst of a nine-game...

It took a late collapse, but the Gophers managed to keep their long losing streak alive.     An overtime 76-71 loss to Illinois at Williams Arena on Saturday extended the team’s...

For the second year in a row, the women’s track team defeated Wisconsin in a dual meet.     The Gophers won 10 events in the second annual meet on Saturday at the University of...

The Gophers played with effort again but couldn’t prevent another loss.     Minnesota pushed its losing streak to eight games Wednesday night with a 74-67 loss to Michigan on...

The Gophers futile start to Big Ten play continued on Saturday, as the team extended its losing streak to seven.     Minnesota lost 70-63 to Indiana at home, giving the Gophers a 0-6 start...

The Gophers have struggled this season to find a groove because of a lack of talking.   During Minnesota’s three-game losing streak, the team wasn’t conversing much on either end of the...

The venue changed, but the Gophers still couldn’t exorcise their South Dakota demons.   Minnesota fell to 5-5 on the year after a 62-60 loss  to Oklahoma State in Sioux Falls, S.D., on...

The Gophers have found themselves in a rut in the nonconference schedule, but Jordan Murphy has been one bright spot for the team so far.   The rookie was Minnesota’s best offensive threat...

The Gophers lost their second straight game at home Tuesday night to another team from South Dakota.   South Dakota State blew out Minnesota 84-70, in a game the Jackrabbits never trailed.   “It’s...