As Gophers prep for Frozen Four, Bob Motzko earns coach of the year award
The No. 1 Gophers take on No. 4 Boston University at 4 p.m. Thursday in Tampa, Florida.
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The No. 1 Gophers take on No. 4 Boston University at 4 p.m. Thursday in Tampa, Florida.
About a month into the outdoor season, the Gopher men's track and field team has six athletes among the top in their events.
Gopher women's volleyball on Tuesday will host an exhibition match with Athletes Unlimited - an indoor professional volleyball league featuring former top college athletes.
One of the most driven and talented teams to take the ice for Minnesota in decades is seeking to bring a national championship back to the program for the first time in 20 years.
The four Minnesota freshmen recruited by Lindsay Whalen all decided their loyalty to the home-state program was stronger than the disappointment of seeing their leader - and Gophers legend - depart.
The Gophers have hired Dawn Plitzuweit as the university's new women's basketball head coach, replacing Lindsay Whalen.
Donta Scott scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half, Jahmir Young scored 14 of his 15 in the second and Maryland defeated Minnesota 70-54 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night.
"This year was hard on everybody. We're not going to have another year like this, so if you can survive this and persevere and still progress and develop as a player - which they have - just think when stuff's going really good," Johnson said.
The NCAA Indoor Track Championships start this Friday in New Mexico. That's where Gophers' sprinter Amira Young will look to add to her cache of hardware.
Wisconsin kept alive its chances for an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament with a 71-67 win over Minnesota Sunday night.
The Golden Gophers women's hockey team is the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
Minnesota beat Rutgers 75-74 on Thursday night to snap a 12-game losing streak.
Lindsay Whalen is stepping down as head coach of the University of Minnesota women's basketball team.
Nebraska had six players in double figures in beating Minnesota 78-67 on Saturday to give the Cornhuskers their fourth-straight win.
Julian Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds - his second consecutive double-double - and Hakim Hart scored 20 points Wednesday night to help Maryland cruise to a 88-70 win over Minnesota and extend the Golden Gophers' losing streak to 11.
