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Highlights: Gopher Women's Basketball Takes Down Illinois

The University of Minnesota Women’s Basketball team defeated Illinois 68-61 on Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena. Sign up for daily email updates from Gopher Athletics! Go to to sign up.

Highlights: #18 Gopher Gymnastics Wins 2025 Season Opener

The No. 18 University of Minnesota gymnastics team opened its 2025 season with a 194.450 to 193.400 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Gophers had several standout performances, getting contributions up and down the lineup from returners and a pair of newcomers. Sign up for daily email updates from Gopher Athletics! Go to to… Continue reading Highlights: #18 Gopher Gymnastics Wins 2025 Season Opener

Highlights: #3 Gopher Men's Hockey Sweeps Mercyhurst

The third-ranked Golden Gophers got multi-point outings from four players during a 5-2 men’s hockey win over visiting Mercyhurst from 3M Arena at Mariucci Saturday evening. Minnesota (17-3-2 overall, 8-1-1 B1G) remains unbeaten at 7-0-0 in the all-time series against the Lakers (2-17-3 overall, 2-10-2 AHA) thanks to a four-goal first period. Ryan Chesley net… Continue reading Highlights: #3 Gopher Men's Hockey Sweeps Mercyhurst

What We Learned About the Minnesota Gophers in Yet Another PJ Fleck Bowl Game Victory

Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Prior to Friday’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl matchup vs the Virginia Tech Hokies, it had been over 40 calendar days since the last Minnesota Gophers football game. Rest or rust? Both teams were going to put that sports tried and true sports question to the test. Oddsmakers put their belief in the… Continue reading What We Learned About the Minnesota Gophers in Yet Another PJ Fleck Bowl Game Victory