Minnesota had to wait a few hours longer than planned before playing its first softball game at the Big Ten tournament. However, a few hours was nothing compared to the four years the seniors waited and...

It's a whole new ballgame for Minnesota's softball team. The current members of the team are playing in the Big Ten tournament for the first time in their careers. Even though the tournament is a new high...

Her nickname is "V." Usually the letter stands for victory, which is something Veronica Roberts has helped Minnesota's softball program strive for during her four-year tenure. When talking about Roberts,...

Celebrating the careers of departing seniors and breaking old records were the result of Minnesota's final regular season softball series. When all was said and done, a split with Wisconsin (19-26, 7-13...

As the members of Minnesota's softball team milled around the dugout Thursday afternoon, there was one recurring question among players. "What are we doing today, coach?" Co-head coach Lisa Bernstein laid...

Most little kids start playing a sport because their parents sign them up to play. Jordanne Nygren was no exception. She started playing softball at the age of seven thanks to her mom and dad and cried...

Minnesota's softball team returned from its final road trip in Illinois trying to heal after a rough fight through the weekend. The wounds were slightly mended at Northwestern with 1-0 and 3-1 wins after...

The Land of Lincoln will be the travel spot for the Minnesota softball team this weekend. The fifth-place Gophers (30-13-1, 6-4 Big Ten) face Illinois on Friday and Saturday, and then go to Northwestern...

Northern Iowa played scrappy softball against Minnesota on Tuesday night, just as Gophers' co-head coach Julie Standering anticipated. For one full game at least. The Panthers held Minnesota to a 1-0 game...

The state of Michigan brought some strong softball clubs to Minnesota over the weekend as the Gophers faced Michigan State and No. 13 Michigan. Michigan broke the Gophers' six-game winning streak Sunday...

Clay Strother is returning to the gymnastics meet where, as a sophomore, he won his first two national championships. Guillermo Alvarez is a sophomore going to a gymnastics meet trying to win his first...

Home openers are supposed to be scheduled so the host team will win. The Minnesota softball team was able to follow that rule with its home opener Tuesday. The Gophers shut out Wisconsin-Green Bay in both...

A laid-back attitude, big scores and consistent performances are the respective qualities Laura Johnson, Carolyn Yernberg and Mary Skokut bring to Minnesota's women's gymnastics team. When mixed together,...

Minnesota's rowing team went to San Diego in December to train for the spring season. The Gophers return this weekend to see just how far they've come. Winter training propelled Minnesota to a 2-0 spring...

Minnesota men's swimming and diving team finished seventh in the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. The Gophers finished the three-day event with 228 points, just behind sixth-place Florida at 232. Auburn...

Going into the Big Ten Championship meet, the Minnesota women's gymnastics team doesn't really have a clue. Coach Jim Stephenson said he can't estimate where his team will end up. The Gophers finished...

Big Ten Swimmer of the Year Terry Silkaitis was doing tricks with a hula hoop before on the pool deck at the Aquatic Center on Monday, an odd sight at the last home practice for Minnesota's men's swimming...

Seniors Jenny Alf, Leigh Dixon and Kelly Watson shed a few tears as they competed in their last home gymnastics meet of the season at the Sports Pavilion on Saturday. University President Robert Bruininks...

Dana Baum, Keri Hehn and Juleen Rodakowski are eating better, sleeping more and staying off their legs in preparation for the biggest swim meet of the season. The trio heads to Auburn University in Alabama...

Minnesota's men's gymnastics team came to its last home meet Sunday with a different kind of energy than previous meets. The Gophers were focused on hitting their routines, and they competed with high...

The public address announcer read Guillermo Alvarez's name as the next competitor on the floor exercise during the men's gymnastics meet last Saturday night against Oklahoma. The crowd and his teammates...

A quiet Minnesota men's gymnastics team faced the whoops and hollers of Oklahoma's team on Saturday night at the Sports Pavilion. Even though they were reserved off the floor, the Gophers showed what they...

Jeff Hackler, Todd Smolinski and Matt Taylor are shaved, rested and ready to go for the men's swimming and diving Big Ten championship meet. The three senior captains exemplify the attitude and dedication...

Alicia Opsahl stood bent over with her hands on her knees while watching her younger sister Maria perform on floor Saturday night when the Gophers gymnasts faced Iowa State. Maria assumed the same position...

The machine coach Jim Stephenson calls the women's gymnastics team was the most in tune it has been all season Saturday night. However, Iowa State's machine was running just a little bit smoother. The...

The "mini-team" of Megan Moore, Keri Hehn, Juleen Rodakowski and Dana Baum, within the Minnesota swimming and diving team, compete together in the 400-yard medley relay. The women swimming in this relay...

Coach Fred Roethlisberger said his team was feeling optimistic after competing well against Iowa and Illinois. Going into their meet against Michigan on Saturday the Gopher gymnasts once again hoped to...

Designed to be a tuneup before the Big Ten championships in three weeks, the Minnesota Invite was a final look for coaches at what the men's swimming and diving team has to offer. Season-best times were...

Country music was playing in the Cooke Hall gym before men's gymnastics practice. Clay Strother and his teammates were kicking around a volleyball, ready to start their workout. The two-time NCAA champion...

The meager crowd of 727 people that Monday's Minnesota Pro-Alumni baseball game drew didn't emphasize the significance the event could have for the Gopher team. The Pro-Alumni Team beat the current Gophers...

Even if its regular starting lineup would have been available, Minnesota's women's gymnastics team would have nothing more than realistic expectations facing No. 1 Utah. But the Gophers were at a disadvantage...

MAlumni filled the crowd to watch and find out what their team has become. Minnesota did it right with an upset over the third-ranked Illini, 208.45 to 206.80. "Illinois was very generous to us today,"...

Back when Sid Wolfenson was a gymnast at Minnesota, the mats he tumbled on were only three and a half feet wide, and he would be disqualified if he left those parameters. Tumbling became the floor exercise...

The Minnesota Open on Saturday was expected to be a typical second meet for the Gophers women's track and field team. Get the jitters out, let some younger athletes get some experience, and let the veterans...