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The Barn 8:00 BTN Northwestern Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 14-16 (7-12)KenPom Rank: 72 Northwestern WildcatsRecord: 13-17 (5-14)KenPom Rank: 66 The Gophers won at Northwestern as part of their 3-1 start to the Big Ten season. That was back when they had a deep bench of seven guys. Now with their Iron-Six, can they sweep the Wildcats […]
A win secures a top four seed in the NCAA Tournament. TIME: 1:30TV: BTN Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 22-7 (13-5) Ohio State BuckeyesRecord: 25-6 (13-5) The Gophers beat the Buckeyes 74-61 at home in February. Sophie Hart and Mara Braun each had 18 points in the win.
March is here, and thus so is that championship time of year. Women’s Hockey, Women’s Basketball and Wrestling all have conference championships this weekend while the outdoor track and field team makes their season debut! Add in some end of regular season battles, the start of Big Ten play in tennis and softball, and its […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will open their play at the Big Ten Tournament on Friday afternoon when they will rematch against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a meeting of the #4 and #5 seeds. Ohio State advanced to Friday’s game with a drubbing of Indiana 84-59 on Thursday afternoon. Star guard Jaloni Cambridge had 19 […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will hope to find their mojo and spur a long postseason run beginning this weekend when they head across town to the WCHA Final Faceoff held at St. Thomas. Minnesota will face #2 Ohio State Thursday night at 7:30 with a trip to the WCHA Championship game on the line, but […]
What has been one of the most disappointing Minnesota Golden Gopher hockey seasons in memory is nearly over. Minnesota hosts #2 Michigan State at 3M Arena at Mariucci this Thursday and Friday in the final regular season series of the season. But there is still plenty on both sides to play for. Michigan State enters […]
The Indiana Hoosiers rudely disposed of the Minnesota Gophers 77-47 in Bloomington on Wednesday night. The Gophers scored the first basket of the game on an Isaac Asuma driving layup and held that lead for 56 seconds before Indiana took the lead and cruised to the blowout win. Sam Alexis led the way for the […]
Time to win in Bloomington
Bloomington 5:30 BTN Indiana Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 14-15 (7-11)KenPom Rank: 66 Indiana HoosiersRecord: 17-12 (8-10)KenPom Rank: 43 The last time these two teams faced, Indiana was undefeated and ranked 19th in the coaches poll while the Gophers appeared on their way to a truly horrific Big Ten season. And this is when the Gopher team […]
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. are making moves in Moorhead, with wide receiver prospect David Mack joining fellow Spud Taye Reich in grabbing an oar and verbally committing to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Get to know David Mack Height: 6’0”Weight: 170 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: Kansas 247 Sports Composite Rating: N/A Scouting Report Mack […]
Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. are making moves in Moorhead, with running back prospect Taye Reich the first Spud to grab an oar and verbally commit to the Minnesota Golden Gophers this offseason. He is the No. 5-ranked recruit in the state of Minnesota this cycle, according to 247 Sports. Get to know Taye […]
It seems I have some catching up to do. Head coach P.J. Fleck and co. have netted three verbal commitments over the past couple of weeks, starting with Mississippi running back prospect Greg Hargrow. Get to know Greg Hargrow Height: 5’9”Weight: 175 Power 4 Scholarship Offers: None 247 Sports Composite Rating: .8600 Scouting Report Hargrow […]
We have officially reached March, and for a majority of the women’s NCAA basketball teams, Championship Week is here. The Power 5 conferences all play their conference tournaments this week before ceding the attention to the men’s tournament next week. A few of the smaller women’s conferences still play into next week, but for the […]
The 2025-26 All-Big Ten Women’s Basketball Teams were announced by the conference on Tuesday morning, and the Gophers were well represented. Four of Minnesota’s five starters were named All-Big Ten, and the fifth was honored as Minnesota’s sportsmanship league honor. As you you expect from a team that finishes fourth in the conference and has […]
While the men have been outperforming expectations but still languishing in the bottom third of the conference, the women have been having one of the best seasons in decades. They finished the regular season with a 22-7 record, 13-5 in the Big Ten, their most conference wins since 1985. And with their win at Illinois […]
The Gophers battled in the second half to take the lead and hold on to a 78-73 win over UCLA. Both teams shot the ball very well, but Minnesota shot over 62% in the second half and surged ahead in the final minutes to upste the Bruins. Bobby Durkin led the way for the Gophers […]
Can we send Mick Croning home unhappy?
The Barn 1:00 FS1 UCLA Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 13-15 (6-11)KenPom Rank: 69 UCLA BruinsRecord: 19-9 (11-6)KenPom Rank: 40 If I’m being honest, I know very little about the Bruins (18 teams in the Big Ten is a lot to keep track of). But I do know that coach Mick Cronin has often been very unhappy […]
The Olympics are over. The players are back. The postseason starts now. The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team begins their postseason run this weekend when they host the St. Cloud State Huskies in a Best-of-Three WCHA First Round Playoff series at Ridder Arena. Minnesota will look to advance to the WCHA Final Faceoff held […]
The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine kicks off this weekend in Indianapolis, and the lone Gopher to get an invite will take part in the opening day on Thursday. Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive lineman Deven Eastern is in Indy and met with the media on Wednesday before being slated to participate in drills with the rest […]
Well, we have nearly reached March Madness. Not just the basketball version—though there will be plenty of that, but the winter sports championships are in full gear with a pair of Big Ten Championships this week kicking off earlier than the weekend, and the first round of the WCHA playoffs beginning as well. Its a […]
The Michigan Wolverines beat the Minnesota Gophers 77-67, clinching a share of the Big Ten title and improving their record to 26-2. The very limited Gopher roster played the Wolverines to within 32-28 at halftime and maintained that four-point cushion for the first 10 minutes of the second half before Michigan went on a run […]
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The 2026 Olympics came to a close last Sunday with a classic men’s hockey gold medal game. A total of sixteen former and current Minnesota Gophers competed on various forms of ice to try and bring home some medals to Minnesota, and in general it was a pretty great games for the maroon and gold! […]
Ann Arbor 7:30 TUE BTN Michigan Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 13-14 (6-10)KenPom Rank: 72 Michigan WolverinesRecord: 25-2 (15-1)KenPom Rank: 1 I’ve said it privately, but let it be said publically that I think Michigan wins it all this year and brings home an NCAA Championship for the Big Ten for the first time since Michigan State […]