Is everything we’ve believed about Minnesota’s most famous mascot… a lie? Turns out, Goldy Gopher might not actually be a gopher at all. Wildlife biologist John Loegering from the University of ...

The best team in the country on fourth down the past couple seasons, the Gophers are struggling this year as their 25% conversion rate is 131st (out of 136 teams) in the country.

And after the Gophers defense turned Purdue aside on fourth down from the Minnesota 7 with 1:56 left, then withstood three passes in the final 15 seconds, the Gophers had a 27-20 victory. “No ifs ands ...

A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s Panhandle while my sister Erica and I were there. It didn’t know how lucky it was. Across Florida, builders are required to ...

Athan Kaliakmanis was marshaling the Rutgers offense toward the Gophers’ student section in the fourth quarter of the Sept. 27 game at Huntington Bank Stadium. In his return to Minnesota, the former ...

It was one of the sloppiest games you will ever see, but that won't change the value of Minnesota's 27-20 Homecoming win over Purdue. After a labored start to the game, the Gophers found themselves ...

Nebraska will face a 4-2 Minnesota squad on Friday night, as they attempt to win back-to-back road games for the first time since 2006 (that is both shocking and sickening to write). I interviewed ...

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The Gophers men’s basketball team renewed the maroon and gold scrimmage on Saturday at Williams Arena. For new head coach Niko Medved, the focus was not on learning new things about his squad, but ...

A cosmetic, magnifying mirror isn’t necessary to see the blemishes on the face of the Gophers football team’s two Big Ten wins. They come with two ugly sore spots: blocking breakdowns continue to ...