The "pseudo-spring" of the last week of February brought about many happenings in nature. After the first three weeks of the month that averaged a temperature of only about 4 degrees above zero, the ...

A plains pocket gopher as seen away from its normal burrowing home, similar to one seen recently. Note the large claws on the front feet and the small eyes and ears.

For their WBIT experience to continue, the Gophers women’s basketball team will have to be more efficient around the rim and hit more shots from behind the arc. But Thursday night in Toledo ...

Gophers wrestler Max McEnelly poses for a photo. The redshirt freshman placed third at 184 pounds in the NCAA Championships on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. / Gopher Athletics Gophers ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers fired men's basketball coach Ben Johnson after finishing with a 15-17 record and losing in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. They lost five of their final six ...

The Gophers trailed for only 50 seconds in an impressive 78-71 win over Missouri State on the road on Sunday. They will now face Gonzaga in the third round of the Women's Basketball Invitational ...

A buzzer-beater loss for Colorado State on Sunday means head coach Niko Medved is available. Will the Gophers hire him as soon as Monday?

Bob Motzko’s initial trip to the NCAA Frozen Four as head coach at Minnesota came three years ago, when the Gophers beat UMass and Western Michigan at the regional level to reach college hockey ...

Welcome back to season two of Gopher Round Table presented by Affinity Plus! A video-podcast series where Gopher student-athletes sit down and chat with their teammates. Episode 7 features Gopher ...

For the third time in the past four hockey seasons, a Gophers blueliner is the top defensive player in the Big Ten. Sophomore Sam Rinzel, who hails from Chanhassen and is a first-round pick of the ...

The Golden Gophers will face the No. 3-seed Minutemen of UMass in the first game inside Scheels Arena on March 27 at 7:30 p.m. live on ESPN2. Minnesota heads to its 42nd all-time NCAA Tournament ...