4 Gopher Teams, 4 Paramount Games
Friday's a big night for Gopher athletics. Four Gopher teams -- the men's and women's hockey and basketball teams are competing in prime time tournaments tonight.
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Friday's a big night for Gopher athletics. Four Gopher teams -- the men's and women's hockey and basketball teams are competing in prime time tournaments tonight.
When it comes to NCAA Division I programs in Minnesota, there's only one. Alaska has zero D-I teams while Hawaii, Maine, Vermont and Wyoming are the only other states with just one completely D-I program.
When Minnesota and UCLA meet Friday in the NCAA tournament, the winning coach just might put the loser out of his job.
A Minnesota lawmaker wants to make sure the Minnesota-North Dakota men's college hockey rivalry continues after the Gophers leave the WCHA.
How does the No. 11-seeded Gophers men's basketball team recover from a three-game losing skid to beat No. 6-seeded UCLA in the NCAA tournament?
The University of Minnesota lost almost $16,000 last year on alcohol sales at football games, despite selling more than $900,000 worth of beer and wine.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers were ranked as high eighth in the country, and then they weren't ranked at all. They beat No. 1 Indiana, and then they lost to Nebraska.
After failing to reach the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the University of Minnesota women's basketball team learned it will have at least one home game in the National Invitation Tournament.
The NCAA women's hockey tournament starts this weekend, and there's no confusion about who the favorite is: Minnesota.
If he has hit a bigger shot than this, Brandon Paul couldn't remember it. He'd have a hard time matching it. Paul nailed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer and finished with 25 points to lead Illinois to a 51-49 victory over Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday.
The Big Ten tournament starts Thursday and it's not hard to see why Michigan State coach Tom Izzo declared it one of the best ever.
Senior forward Trevor Mbakwe and sophomore guard Andre Hollins earned All-Big Ten honors for the Gophers men's basketball team on Monday.
D.J. Byrd and Rapheal Davis each scored 18 points as Purdue rolled past Minnesota 89-73 on Saturday.
The good news for Minnesota is that the last true road game of the season is this weekend.
Tayler Hill scored 25 points to help Ohio State beat Minnesota 58-47 on Thursday in the opening round of the Big Ten Conference tournament.
