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Gophers drop home game to Maryland 62-27

In a matinee game before the Super Bowl, Maryland earned their second Big Ten win of the season, taking down Minnesota 62-67. The Gophers led or were tied for roughly 30 minutes but failed to score in the final 53 seconds, giving up a 7-0 Maryland run and losing by five. Minnesota’s thin bench has […]

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3 Keys to beating Maryland and how to watch before the Super Bowl

The Barn 1:00 SUN BTN Maryland Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 11-12 (4-8)KenPom Rank: 77 Maryland TerrapinsRecord: 8-14 (1-10)KenPom Rank: 149 Now that the losing streak is over, do the Gophers have some momentum heading into the final stretch of the season? They get the Terrapins who are really not very good this year. There are four […]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers Weekend Preview and Viewing Schedule

We have fully hit February and things are starting to get tense as some of the winter spots teams are hitting their final stretch runs into postseason competition. But, we also have the berth of new seasons as Gopher Softball kicks off their 2026 run with a tournament in California this weekend. Add in a […]

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Gopher Women Upset #10 Iowa 91-85

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team saw the Gopher men upset #10 Michigan State at the Barn on Wednesday night and decided they wanted in on that. The Gophers jumped out to a lead as high as 20 points before withstanding a late Iowa Hawkeye charge to escape Iowa City with a 91-85 win. […]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers : 2026 Winter Olympics Preview

While the Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games don’t kick off until Friday, multiple current and former Gophers will see their games kick off on Wednesday with the start of the women’s hockey tournament. As you would expect with a winter games, there are plenty of representatives from the University of Minnesota taking […]

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Gophers take down #10 Michigan State 73-76

The Gophers snapped their 7-game losing streak, beating #10 Michigan State 73-76. After frequently leading at the half and collapsing in the second, Minnesota extned their lead and held on against the #10 team in the country. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson led the way for the Gophers with 22 points, but it was a team effort from […]

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3 Keys to beating Michigan State and how to watch

The Barn 6:00 BTN Michigan State Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-12 (3-8)KenPom Rank: 82 Michigan State SpartansRecord: 19-3 (9-2)KenPom Rank: 10 After a disappointing loss to Penn State on Sunday, the Gophers bring their seven-game losing streak to the Barn to face#10 Michigan State. The Spartans under Tom Izzo have always been extremely challenging to beat […]

5 days ago | 1 read

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 […]

12 days ago | 1 read

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 […]

17 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 […]

17 days ago | 1 read