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The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball season came to a close in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen Friday night in Sacramento, California. Number #1 seeded UCLA was just too strong and while the Gophers kept the game close only trailing by five points at halftime, the Bruins used a dominant third and fourth quarter […]
Former Minnesota Golden Gophers wrestling coach J Robinson died on Sunday at the age of 79 according to the University of Minnesota. Robinson led the Gopher wrestling program from 30 seasons from 1986 through 2016 and led the Gophers to the only three NCAA Team Championships in school history in 2001, 2002 and 2007. In […]
The Gopher women are up against the 1-seeded Bruins.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will try and keep their NCAA Tournament run going against a familiar foe on Friday night in Sacramento, California. The #4 seeded Gophers will face off against the #1 seeded UCLA Bruins who they lost two back in January at Williams Arena. But much can change in over tow months of […]
Within a span of 48 hours earlier this week the Minnesota Golden Gophers announced a pair of new hockey coaches for their women’s and men’s programs. On Sunday Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle announced that Gopher assistant coach Greg “Boom” May would be promised and would take over the Gopher women’s program, and then on […]
According the Sports Business Journal, the Big Ten is discussing a carve out to the current revenue sharing cap to allow schools that exceed it to retain players. From SBJ, the proposal mirrors the NBA “Bird rights” the salary cap exception in the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that allows teams to re-sign their own […]
Las Vegas 9:30 4/1 FS1 Baylor Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 15-17 (8-12)KenPom Rank: 77 Baylor BearsRecord: 16-16 (6-12)KenPom Rank: 50 The game is on 4/1, but never too early for scouting the Bears. The season continues and the Gophers get to face Baylor. The Bears are led by Cameron Carr, son of former Timberwolf Chris Carr, […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team has decided to keep the St. Cloud State to Minnesota pipeline alive. Tuesday morning the Gophers announced that current St. Cloud State head coach Brett Larson will replace former St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko as the new head coach of the Gophers. Larson is expected to […]
The season is over for the vast majority of D1 teams and the official NCAA Transfer Portal window will open on April 7th. The Gophers have accepted a bid into the College Basketball Crown as their season will continue into this coming weekend, but by this time next week, they will also officially be in […]
On Sunday afternoon—coincidently during both the emotional aftermath of the Gopher women’s basketball win to advance to the Sweet Sixteen AND in the middle of the NCAA women’s hockey championships game, the University of Minnesota announced that Greg “Boom” May would be the third head coach in the history of the Minnesota Gophers Women’s Hockey […]
The movie script could not have been written any better. The oft injured redshirt junior Minnesota native hits a step back three to tie the game. The home crowd is so loud that nobody…and I mean nobody can hear the shot clock buzzer expire. The 5th year senior transfer and Minnesota native hits a tough […]
Amaya Battle made the go ahead shot with .08 seconds left and the Gophers continue to dance in the Sweet 16. We’ll have full coverage later, but I have the following three thoughts. 1. Battle did everything you want your PG to do this game. 14/11/5 and tenacious defense all game. 2. Mara Braun going […]
The presumed matchup is set and one of the best from the Big Ten will take on one of the best from the SEC to see who can advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Minnesota Golden Gophers got past #13 seed Green Bay in the First Round with a fourth quarter domination—winning the ten minute […]
Max McEnelly is having himself a year. After winning the 2025 U20 World Championship last summer he returned for his redshirt sophomore season with the Gophers looking to prove he was one of the best. Well, now he can take out the one of the. McEnelly defeated previously undefeated Rocco Welsh of Penn State 4-3 […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers looked tight, a bit overwhelmed and out of sorts for the first three quarters of their NCAA Tournament First Round game against #13 seed Green Bay on Friday night. They were missing shots, looked lost on defense and did not loo like the team that earned themselves a #4 seed and […]
HOW TO WATCH: #13 Green Bay Phoenix @ #4 Minnesota Golden Gophers When: 5 PM Friday TV: ESPNU Stream: WatchESPN Radio: 96.7 FM KFAN+, I Heart Radio Let’s see if the Gophers can get past the Phoenix and advance to Sunday’s Second Round!
It is March and it is championship season for multiple Minnesota Golden Gophers teams. We have the gymnastics team at the Big Ten Championships while women’s swimming, wrestling, and women’s basketball all take place in the NCAA Championships this weekend! The spring sport are in full swing as well, so it’s a busy weekend ahead. […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first tie since 2018 and is hosting the First and Second Rounds at Williams Arena for the first time since 2005 this weekend. First up is a matchup against the #13 seeded Green Bay Phoenix at 5 PM on ESPNU. […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will send six individuals to the NCAA Wrestling Championships this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. This marks the 10th straight year that Minnesota will be sending at least six wrestlers to the NCAAs. Action began on Thursday morning with all six Gophers winning their initial bouts and moving on to the round […]
Late Thursday morning multiple Twin Cities and national media sources began to report that they were hearing that the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team will be making a change a head coach. Bob Motzko is reportedly out after eight seasons behind the Gopher bench. No official announcement has come from the University as of […]
Tuesday afternoon University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced that there would be a Leadership Change in Women’s Hockey. Minnesota had decided not to extend the expiring contract of head coach Brad Frost, and they will undergo a nationwide search for his replacement. Coyle provided the following statement: “Brad is a great coach and […]
We are thrilled to announce that the TDG Bracket challenge is back for another year. In exciting news, this year we have TWO bracket challenges because the Minnesota women are back in the NCAA Tournament. Also, literally go and get tickets and go to Williams. The Women’s first game is at 5pm on Friday and […]
East Region Here we have the region with the tournament’s #1 overall seed and the odds on favorite to cut down the nets in Indianapolis. Duke is elite this year. And as much as I hate to admit it, not only are they fun to watch, but John Scheyer is not hateable. But before they […]
West Region Arizona won the Big 12 Tourney, Arkansas won the SEC Tourney, and Purdue won the Big Ten Tourney: all three are in this region and contenders to win it. Arizona is the headliner for this region but if you look back to the preseason rankings, Purdue would have been a 1-seed, Arizona and […]
South Region We will start with the bracket headlined by the defending champ. Florida won it all last season and are looking to repeat. They have are primarily led by a fantastic frontcourt of Rueben Chinyelu (6’10”), Alex Condon (6’11”) and Thomas Haugh (6’9”). But this region may be the one that is the most […]