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3 Keys to beating Penn State and how to watch

Happy Valley SUN 1:00 Peacock Penn St Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-11 (3-7)KenPom Rank: 82 Penn State Nittany LionsRecord: 9-12 (0-10)KenPom Rank: 133 Finally, a team that Minnesota is favored to beat? But will they get another road win? Both teams are riding Big Ten losing streaks that they would like to see come to an […]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers Weekend Preview and Schedule:

Another late January/early February weekend means another loaded Minnesota Golden Gophers sports schedule. Eleven different programs in action this weekend all over the country. We have Border Battles, ranked matchups, Big Ten rivalries, and the start of a new 2026 season. Here is a weekend previews and how you can catch all the action. Friday […]

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Gopher Men’s and Women’s Hockey Host Border Battle This Weekend

After both the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the gopher wrestling team faces Wisconsin in the past week, the Border Battle now moves to the ice. Both the Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s and women’s hockey teams will host Wisconsin this weekend at 3M Arena at Mariucci Arena. For the Men, they are looking to […]

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Minnesota drops 6th straight, loses 63-67 at Wisconsin

Already shorthanded and now without their leading scorer, the Minnesota Gophers went to Madison as big underdogs. But Wisconsin overcame a 22-point deficit and pulled out a 63-67 win. Minnesota played a fantastic first half, holding Wisconsin to just 17 points and taking a 35-17 lead into the break. But the Badgers opened the half […]

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3 Keys to beating Wisconsin and how to watch

Madison 8:00 BTN Wisconsin Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-10 (3-6)KenPom Rank: 84 Wisconsin BadgersRecord: 14-6 (6-3)KenPom Rank: 40 It sounds like Cade Tyson will not be playing tonight, which makes this a monumental task for the Gophers. Which is unfortunate as Minnesota looked to avenge the buzzer-beater loss to Wisconsin from earlier this month. KEYS TO […]

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Three Keys: Minnesota Women’s Basketball at Penn State Nittany Lions

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball heads eastward to State College, Pennsylvania for a 5PM tip against the Penn State Nittany Lions. Minnesota comes in on a two game winning streak after defeting Oregon on the road last Wednesday 65-60 and then crushing Wisconsin at Williams Arena last Sunday by 35 points 88-53. If there […]

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Minnesota Football: Big Ten announces 2026 conference schedules

The Big Ten announced conference football schedules for the 2026 season on Tuesday. Here is the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ complete football schedule for 2026: After finishing 0-5 away from home in 2025, the Gophers are hoping to fare better on the road in 2026, though it will be an uphill battle considering the level of […]

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#7 Nebraska blows out Minnesota in second half to win 76-57

The losing streak extended to five on Saturday when Nebraska scored 46 second-half points to turn a halftime deficit into a blowout win. Pryce Sandfort was unstoppable in the second half, scoring 20 after being held to just two at halftime. The Iowa transfer was 4/9 from three in the second period, finishing the game […]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL: Divisional Playoffs

After another weekend of games we are down from four Gophers left to three as Jack Gibbens’ Patriots took out Aireontae Ersery’s Texans. The pair of ex-Gophers on Seattle moved on after a wipeout of San Francisco as well. Thus after this weekend we will know if Minnesota has 0, 1, 2, or 3 former […]

11 days ago | 2 reads

3 Keys to beating #7 Nebraska and how to watch

The Barn 11:00AM BTN Nebraska Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-9 (3-5)KenPom Rank: 82 Nebraska CornhuskersRecord: 18-0 (7-0)KenPom Rank: 12 Nebraska is the story of college basketball this year. Dare I say they are to college hoops what Indiana was to college football? Probably closer to the 2024 version of Indiana. But still…undefeated and ranked higher than […]

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Gopher Women Sneak Out 65-60 Victory at Oregon

The Minnesota Golden Gophers allready lost one game this season due to their complete inability to break a full court press. Wednesday night in Eugene they nearly lost a second, but the Gophers clung on for a 65-60 victory over the Oregon Ducks to move to 13-6 overall and back to .500 in conference play […]

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Three Keys: Minnesota Women’s Basketball at Oregon Ducks

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team finishes up their Pacific Northwest trip trying to snap a two game losing streak when they face the Oregon Ducks on Wednesday night in Eugene. Minnesota comes in after back to back losses to #3 UCLA and at Washington last Sunday. The Gophers have missed guard Tori McKinney […]

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Ohio State takes care of business in OT, beats Minnesota 82-74

Gopher basketball trailed by 11 points in the second half before battling back to force overtime in Columbus. This game had 11 ties, 18 lead changes and regulation ended on a Langston Reynolds contested layup that rimmed out before heading to overtime. In the extra period, Ohio State jumped quickly to a five-point lead and […]

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3 Keys to beating Ohio State and how to watch

Columbus 5:30 BTN Ohio State Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-8 (3-4)KenPom Rank: 84 Ohio State BuckeyesRecord: 12-5 (4-3)KenPom Rank: 34 words KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN Extra possessions matter – This needs to come as offensive rebounds for Minnesota and if I’m being greedy, we also force more turnovers than usual. OSU is not great at […]

15 days ago | 1 read

Illinois fends off Minnesota 77-67

Minnesota offered a decent challenge for Illinois but eventually the Illini pulled away to win 77-67. After a competitive first half that saw the game tied 34-34, Illinois made the necessary adjustments to build a cushion and hold on to beat the Gophers for their 7th consecutive win. THE STAT: It was mentioned in the […]

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Gopher Spirit Squads competing in nationals this weekend

The Gopher dance team, cheer teams and Goldy will all be competing this weekend in Orlando at the UCA/UDA College Nationals. Collectively, the cheer and dance teams have won 28 national titles, and they took home two championships last year. Below is the competition schedule for the Gopher squads and the entire event can be […]

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3 Keys to beating #13 Illinois and how to watch

Champaign 11:00 AM BTN Illinois Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-7 (3-3)KenPom Rank: 86 Illinois Fighting IlliniRecord: 14-3 (5-1)KenPom Rank: 5 The Big Ten is very good, especially at the top, and Illinois is one of those teams that is in the mix for winning the league and going into the NCAA Tournament with a very good […]

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Three Keys: Minnesota Women’s Basketball vs #3 UCLA

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team goes for back to back ranked wins after snapping a 37-game losing streak to ranked teams with a 63-62 win over #21 USC last Sunday. The test is much tougher Wednesday night as #3 UCLA comes to the barn along with one of the best players in the […]

21 days ago | 1 read