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3 Keys to beating Oregon and how to watch on Tuesday

Eugene, OR 9:30 FS1 Oregon Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 11-11 (4-10)KenPom Rank: 83 Oregon DucksRecord: 9-16 (2-12)KenPom Rank: 97 Tonight will be the 4th game out of five where the Gophers are facing a team below them in the standings. The first three were losses (Penn State, Maryland and Washington). Can Niko Medved’s squad reverse this […]

Minnesota Women’s Basketball Enters AP Poll Ranked #23

On the heels of a current eight-game winning streak, the nation is finally starting to notice the Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team’s rise up the Big Ten standings. After lurking in the receiving votes portion of the AP Poll for the last few weeks, the Gophers finally cracked the AP Top 25 for the […]

Washington controls Minnesota 57-69

The Washington Huskies controlled the final 25 minutes of Saturday night’s game and cruised to a 57-69 win over the Gophers. Washington, led by freshman Hannes Steinbach, shot 63% from the field, the program’s best shooting percentage in a game since 2017. Steinbach scored 26 points for the Huskies with 9 rebounds on 12/17 shooting. […]

Previewing Gopher baseball, now in year 2 under Ty McDevitt

It has been a rough stretch for Gopher baseball over the past six seasons. The 2018 team won the Big Ten regular season title (their 24th), won the Big Ten tournament (for the 9th time), won their NCAA Regional, advanced to the Super Regional and finished with a 41-13 overall record. Since that team, this […]

3 Keys to winning in Washington and how to watch

Seattle 8:00 SAT Peacock Washington Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 11-13 (4-9)KenPom Rank: 79 Washington HuskiesRecord: 8-5 (4-10)KenPom Rank: 47 These are two teams with a similar statistical profile.Both are in the 11-13th range in the Big Ten in both offensive and defensive efficiency. And both are within a half-game of each other in the standings. Can […]

Gopher basketball recruiting and local hoops recruits

I have been involved with basketball and coaching for most of my life. I was on a team through most of my college years. I began coaching as a senior in college and continued until there was a break of a few years until my kids were old enough to play, and I have coached […]

Three Keys: Minnesota Women’s Basketball vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

It’s a six game-winning streak at stake for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team as they return back to Williams Arena after a pair of road wins in the last week. Minnesota takes on a dangerous Nebraska team who while they have dropped three straight games to Big Ten foes in the NET Top-20, […]

Gophers drop home game to Maryland 62-67

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Three Keys: Minnesota Women’s Basketball at #10 Iowa Hawkeyes

The Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s basketball team will try and keep their four game winning streak alive with a huge game at #10 Iowa on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes have dropped two games in a row on the west coast against both USC and UCLA and will be looking to get back in the win […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]