When head coach Kelly Kremer recruited Jessica Plant to swim at the University of Minnesota, he told her he envisioned her being an All-American by the end of her career.   Plant, who hails from Canada,...

The NCAA recently started recognizing triathlons as part of a push to include more female student-athletes in the league.   Though University of Minnesota athletics officials say the school won’t...

With the amount of change the NCAA has undergone in recent years, rectifying inconsistent drug policies from school to school may be next on the docket.   Just last week, the NCAA Committee on Infractions...

Dozens of female coaches from across the state convened at TCF Bank Stadium on Friday to better understand how collegiate coaches and female athletes work together to address injuries.    At...

Gophers women’s hockey head coach Brad Frost said at the beginning of each season, he sits his team down to discuss the implications of poor social media practices.   “We talk about how...

After earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Maryland in 2005, Nick Rogers had his heart set on law school.   The University of Minnesota Law School was the only institution...

With a verbal commitment to play baseball at the University of Minnesota already established, Justin Gominsky received a phone call from head coach John Anderson before his senior year of high school. Anderson...

Amid many changes to protocol and reviews of revenue sports, the NCAA’s policy overhaul has trickled down to affect some of the league’s nonrevenue sports. The NCAA announced last month it...

The University of Minnesota announced the selection of M.A. Mortenson Company to manage the construction of the new Athletics Village on Friday. The Minneapolis-based construction company will be responsible...

Nine members of the Gophers volleyball team travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., this weekend to try out for the U.S. women's national team at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Maddie Beal, Alyssa Goehner,...

When the federal government enacted Title IX in the early 1970s, around 90 percent of the head coaches for women’s sports teams were females. But since then, the number of female head coaches has...

The University of Minnesota will pay around $2,200 to cover the cost of attendance for over 300 full-scholarship athletes as part of the new NCAA autonomy rules, athletics director Norwood Teague said...

The $190 million athletic facilities plan took another step forward Thursday as a Board of Regents committee approved an amendment to allot the athletics department $15 million for schematic design of...

With the Minnesota North Stars already relocated to Texas, Nick Bjugstad didn’t spend too much time dreaming of playing in the NHL growing up. His ultimate goal was playing for the Gophers, where...

Former University of Minnesota and current Florida Panthers star Nick Bjugstad is back in Minnesota for Florida's game against the Wild Thursday night. Bjugstad recently signed a six-year contract...

Just down the hall from the weight rooms, practice gym and study areas of the Bierman Field Athletic Building sits a special place where student-athletes can find help when stress levels from balancing...

The University of Minnesota announced a $6 million donation to help fund a new basketball facility on Friday. Robert Eddy, a University graduate and retired telecommunications executive, made the donation...

To end Tuesday’s men’s tennis practice, all team members participated in a rigorous relay race as part of an attempt to improve their conditioning heading into Big Ten play. While the running...

Fans who attended the North Star College Cup on Friday and Saturday saw quality hockey, even though the tournament is only in its second year. Three of the four participating schools — including...

Caroline Ryba didn’t have the opportunity to savor her final weeks at home before coming to the University of Minnesota. The freshman rehabilitated a hip alignment issue within a month of joining...

Former Gophers quarterback Philip Nelson will plead guilty to fifth degree assault for his role in a fight in Mankato last May, according to the Star Tribune. According to a statement from his lawyer,...

The Power 5 conferences took a historic step forward Saturday, using their autonomy to enact legislation to help cover the rising cost of attendance for student-athletes. The legislation, which will take...

The Minnesota Daily sat down with athletics director Norwood Teague on Tuesday for its third edition of “Talkin’ with Teague.” Teague discussed bowl game revenue, the new scholarship...

Marty Orbuch, 82, has been a Gophers football season-ticket holder for a half-century. As a 1957 University of Minnesota Medical School alumnus, he wanted to keep the tradition of Gophers athletics alive...

Eric Decker returned to Minneapolis with the New York Jets for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. The Gophers alum, who was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 2010, signed...

The Gophers' football team is in for a treat when they head to Orlando, Fla., for its New Year's Day bowl game against Missouri. Aside from the increase in temperature, the Gophers will come home...

One word truly captures the essence of Eric Decker’s athletics career: opportunity. The Cold Spring, Minn., native said his work ethic is the reason he earned the chance to play at the University...

The athletics department announced Tuesday that the price for scholarship seating, or premium seating, at TCF Bank Stadium will increase over the next three years. The change will increase revenue for...

Head coach Chuck Merzbacher has had a particular talented tennis player on his recruiting radar since she was 8 years old. Merzbacher kept tabs on the tennis player as she competed throughout the years,...

Sunday’s game at TCF Bank Stadium finally had the feel of true Minnesota weather for the Vikings. With an official game-time temperature of 12 degrees Fahrenheit, Sunday tied for the seventh-coldest...

The Gophers volleyball team will travel to Japan next year as part of its spring preseason. Minnesota accepted an invitation from the Japan Volleyball Association to train and compete against the All-Japan...

Balancing classes and athletics can be tough for student-athletes who are in the midst of their season. But at the University of Minnesota, the McNamara Academic Center in the Bierman Field Athletic Building...

Koichiro Kanno could be an Olympic head coach in two years. But for now, he’s making his home in Minnesota and working as the Gophers volleyball team’s volunteer assistant coach. The Japan...

In the United States, the media doesn’t typically cover the departure of American college students heading abroad for a semester. But for 11 Chinese students spending a year at the University...