Battle for the Axe back on: Gophers and Badgers scheduled for Saturday
The rivalry game was called off by COVID last month and put back on the schedule Sunday when the Big Ten revised its plan for the final week of the regular season.
TCF Bank Stadium will take on Huntington name after bank merger
When the Gophers open next season with a home game against Ohio State, they could be doing so in a stadium that carries the name of a bank based in Columbus.
Gophers women's basketball looks to avoid another slow start Monday
The Gophers have fallen behind early in all three games this young season. In the first quarter the Gophers have averaged six turnovers.
Gophers
Gophers hoops headed into eight-game Big Ten meat grinder
Starting Tuesday at Illinois, Richard Pitino's squad will open Big Ten play against eight consecutive ranked opponents.
Puck Drop
Gophers men's hockey ranked No. 1 for first time since 2014
Minnesota was voted No. 1 in the U.S. College Hockey Online poll, garnering 34 of 40 first-place votes after its 8-0 start to the season.
Minnesota college sports goes well beyond the Gophers. Here's a guide to the conferences that include the state's Division II and Division III programs.
Gophers
Name of Gophers football stadium will change because of TCF merger
TCF Financial, Minnesota's third-largest bank, is being swept up in another merger — and this time will lose its name.
Gophers
Gophers heavyweight Gable Steveson moving up in Olympic pecking order
He is rising on the Olympic wrestling team's radar after beating the No. 1-ranked heavyweight.
Gophers
Gophers football replay: Gophers 24, Nebraska 17
A look back at Saturday's Gophers victory in Lincoln.
Gophers
Big Ten football: Championship Week schedule
The Big Ten on Sunday announced the undercard to Saturday's conference championship game
Gophers
Gameday preview: Gophers women's basketball at Northwestern
This is the first of two straight games for the Gophers (1-2, 0-1) against teams expected to vie for the Big Ten title.
Gophers
Scoggins: Gophers' Morgan shows passing skill that Huskers' Martinez lacks
The Gophers asked their QB to throw when necessary. The Huskers avoided that option.
Gophers
Gophers play despite 33 players being unavailable
That total includes COVID and injury absences for team that missed two games in a row.
Colleges
Saturday's college hockey roundup
David Hrenak stopped 33 shots and Easton Brodzinski and Kevin Fitzgerald each had a power-play goal and one assist as St. Cloud State, ranked No.…
Gophers
Gophers
Gophers get back to playing — and winning
Mohamed Ibrahim scored two touchdowns and deliberately avoided a third to ensure the Gophers would win at Nebraska in their return after two weeks off.
Gophers
Live: Gophers return to play with 24-17 victory over Nebraska
Minnesota plays its first game since beating Purdue three weeks ago. Tap here for updates from Star Tribune staff and more before and during the game.
Colleges
Humble and ready to go, Bueckers set to start UConn career Saturday
The former Hopkins star is expected to make her collegiate debut at home after the Huskies' first four games were canceled.
Puck Drop
Gophers trio named to U.S. National Junior Team
Defensemen Brock Faber, Ryan Johnson and Jackson LaCombe will play for Team USA in the upcoming World Junior Championship. Three others with Minnesota ties also made the team.
Gophers Football
Gophers to face Nebraska with retooled offensive line
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said the team would miss more than 20 players from COVID-19 after a recent outbreak.
Gophers
Scoggins: College football taking on pandemic, in retrospect, worthy of a few cheers
Everyone is making sacrifices right now. College athletes included.
Gophers
Some U of M regents leery of permitting alcohol sponsorships, licensing
Several Regents questioned whether the revenue from those deals — estimated at about $300,000 per year — is high enough to merit changing a longstanding policy. U President Joan Gabel has recommended approval.
Gophers
Idled Gophers football finds motivation just being able to play again
With just two games left on the schedule, the Gophers could have resurfaced from a COVID-19 outbreak lacking any semblance of motivation. Instead, they preach reinvigoration.
Gophers
Starting times set for Gophers women's basketball home games
The next home game will be on Dec. 23 against Indiana and will start at 1 p.m. on BTN Plus — a streaming subscription service.
Browse Sports Sections
Around the Region
- Washington pulls out of Pac-12 title game, replaced by Ducks
- The Latest: Vanderbilt's season finale at Georgia canceled
- Collins, Miller lead No. 14 Maryland women by Rutgers 91-87
- Stanford women stay No. 1 in AP Top 25; top 11 unchanged
- Women's NCAA Tournament to played at one site, eyes on Texas
- Smart leads LSU past Sam Houston State without coach Wade
- AP sources: Vandy negotiating to hire Clark Lea as coach
- ACC hires Northwestern AD Phillips as new commissioner
- Gonzaga, Baylor, Iowa remain atop AP Top 25; Duke tumbles
- AP Top 25 Reality Check: Sun Belt continues breakout season
Connect with Star Tribune Sports
Most Read
- TCF Bank Stadium will take on Huntington name after bank merger
- Battle for the Axe back on: Gophers and Badgers scheduled for Saturday
- Gophers hoops headed into eight-game Big Ten meat grinder
- Big Ten football: Championship Week schedule
- Gophers women's basketball looks to avoid another slow start Monday