Conservation efforts aim to bring the endangered Karner blue butterfly back to its former glory in Indiana Dunes National Park. ©Alexandra Lande/Shutterstock.com One of the animals that defines ...

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 ...

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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 ...

After absorbing a 42-3 pounding from Ohio State last week, the Gophers return home to face a Purdue team that lives in a different Big Ten neighborhood than the top-ranked Buckeyes. The Boilermakers ...

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 determined gopher tortoise has made itself at home in Nancy Cyphert's front yard in Fort Myers. This unexpected visitor is not only digging a massive hole under her house but is also causing concern ...

Minnesota won their first shootout since 2020. For their last home shootout win, you have to go back even further. Fans inside 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minnesota. / University of Minnesota ...

Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved explains a drill during the last day of summer practice for the team at the Cunningham Basketball Performance Center at the University’s Athletes ...

Among the many players that John Anderson coached in his 43-years leading the University of Minnesota baseball program was current Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson. Anderson spoke this week with ...

Starting her third season as Gophers women’s basketball coach, Dawn Plitzuweit told reporters at Big Ten media day Wednesday in Chicago that the team hopes to use what was learned at the end of last ...

• For both the North Dakota State and North Dakota exhibitions, U of M students get into the game for free. Please check the link HERE. • The 2025-26 season begins with an exhibition game against ...