Robert Vaihola, who started the first five games of the Gophers men’s basketball season before being injured, is expected to undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season. Vaihola, a 6-8 ...

The Gophers football team has lacked a reliable big target at wideout, and Auburn transfer Perry Thompson might fill that hole for the 2026 season. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound wideout committed to ...

PHOENIX – For Jalen Smith, one great touchdown catch deserved another. And because of Smith’s efforts, the Gophers beat New Mexico 20-17 in overtime in the Rate Bowl on Dec. 26 at Chase Field. Smith, ...

PHOENIX — The Rate Bowl no longer has the word “Guaranteed” in its name, and the concept of bowl games as a whole are no longer as promised. The expected expansion of the College Football Playoff from ...

It’s now officially 2026 and the Holidays are gone and behind us. Finals are over, the transfer portal for football is open, and the rest of the winter Minnesota Golden Gophers teams are back to work ...

The Gophers returned to the Rate Bowl at Chase Field, their first appearance since 2021. In a 20-17 overtime win, head coach P.J. Fleck defended his undefeated bowl record, with seven straight. The ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team will look to add another huge road Big Ten win to their past one when they head to Ann Arbor to face the #6 ranked Michigan Wolverines on Monday ...

After another disappointing season on offense, the Minnesota Gophers are shaking up the coaching staff with the departure of co-offensive coordinator and longtime wide receivers coach Matt Simon, ...

Friday's Rate Bowl was a perfect encapsulation of the Gophers' 2025 season, and it resulted in a 20-17 win against New Mexico, as their bowl game win streak has extended to nine. After exchanging a ...

Esko native and Gophers’ safety Koi Perich announced he will be entering the transfer portal after spending his first two collegiate seasons with the University of Minnesota. Perich burst onto the ...

A tradition started by coach Niko Medved at Furman made its first appearance with the Gophers after Saturday’s win at Northwestern After beating Northwestern 84-78 on Jan. 3, 2026, members of the ...

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