Plitzuweit gets a raise after guiding Gophers to the Sweet 16
Minnesota coach Dawn Plitzuweit has welcomed an infusion of new talent and agreed to a new contract.
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Minnesota coach Dawn Plitzuweit has welcomed an infusion of new talent and agreed to a new contract.
Going into the NCAA tournament ranked 13th, Gopher gymnastics proved to everyone that the number didn’t define them.
This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
Kiki Rice scored 21 points and Lauren Betts added 16 to help No. 1 seed UCLA beat fourth-seeded Minnesota 80-56 in the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA Tournament.
The Gopher women's basketball team is dancing into the Sweet 16. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann and Ren Clayton show us how fans are going the extra mile to make sure the team is supported when they get there.
Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 0.7 seconds left, lifting Minnesota past Mississippi 65-63 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in 21 years.
Minnesota survived a home-court scare by No. 13 seed Green Bay, getting 21 points from Amaya Battle and using a 30-point fourth quarter for a 75-58 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Minnesota siblings Jamison and Amaya Battle are both basketball stars, with the brother playing forward for the Toronto Raptors and sister playing point guard for the Gopher women's team.
Authorities said the alleged scheme involved 39 players, 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams and 29 games.
River Falls hosts St. John's this weekend in round three of the NCAA tournament.
The Tommies are dancing! The University of the St. Thomas volleyball team punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament after winning the Summit League Championship last week. WCCO's Marielle Mohs catches up with the team prepping for a historic moment.
Niko Medved's new job at Minnesota of trying to lift a long-languishing program back into the upper level of the Big Ten leaves little time for reflection.
Mason West won't play high school hockey as a senior; instead, he'll head to juniors in Fargo.
Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved by the university's board of regents.
Two Minnesota gymnasts are now national champions. In their freshman year at Oklahoma University, they helped lead the Sooners to their seventh NCAA title. In this week's Women in Sports, Marielle Mohs caught up with the champs while they're back home for the summer.
The agreement brings a seismic shift to hundreds of schools that were forced to reckon with the reality that their players are the ones producing the billions in TV and other revenue.
Last year, athletes at the University of Minnesota reported receiving more than $245,000 in name, image and likeness (NIL) deals. Mike Max reports it's just a taste of what's to come.
Hopkins native Paige Bueckers came out on top in this year’s NCAA tourney, helping the UConn Huskies earn their first title since 2016. It was a storybook ending for Bueckers, who faced a lot of hurdles to get to this moment.
UConn defeated defending champion South Carolina on Sunday to win its 12th women's NCAA Tournament title.
The Gopher gymnastics team spent Monday morning hard at work, preparing for the NCAA Salt Lake Region
The Gopher gymnastics team spent Monday preparing for the NCAA Salt Lake Regionals.
Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points, rescuing UConn from its first-half doldrums and single-handedly turning a tight game against Oklahoma into an 82-59 rout that sent the Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Paige Bueckers matched her career high with 34 points in her home finale, and second-seeded UConn reached its 31st straight Sweet 16 in the women's NCAA Tournament, beating No. 10 seed South Dakota State 91-57.
There were no empty seats at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis Friday night as the Wisconsin Badgers and Minnesota Golden Gophers women's hockey teams battled for a chance to play in the championship game.
UCLA is the top overall seed in the women's NCAA March Madness tournament.
