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Players and teams to watch at the World Junior hockey tournament
Canada’s team is loaded with first-round draft picks, and defending champion Team USA has seven Minnesota players as the under-20 tourney begins Friday.
December 26, 2025
The Call: Everything to know ahead of Gophers vs. New Mexico in the Rate Bowl
The Gophers are aiming for their ninth consecutive bowl victory and seventh in a row under coach P.J. Fleck when they take on the Lobos in Phoenix.
December 26, 2025
‘You have to earn the right to stay’: P.J. Fleck reflects on Gophers tenure ahead of Rate Bowl matchup with New Mexico
The football coach, who was hired in 2017, will wrap up his ninth season with the program on Dec. 26 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
December 25, 2025
Former Bears QB Jim McMahon visits P.J. Fleck at Gophers’ Rate Bowl practice
Fleck, an Illinois native, dressed up as McMahon on Halloween for several years.
December 25, 2025
Gophers’ Darius Taylor, Anthony Smith to play in Rate Bowl against New Mexico
The two standout players have been practicing with the team leading up to the Dec. 26 game at Phoenix’s Chase Field.
December 24, 2025
Minnesota produces great basketball players. So who are the best from the past quarter century?
Basketball Across Minnesota: Remembering the best high school players from Minnesota — regardless of gender — from the last 25 years.
December 24, 2025
Team USA coach Bob Motzko’s job: ‘Turn their talent loose and let these guys go’
The Americans have won consecutive gold medals at the world junior championship and now play host to the tournament in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
December 23, 2025
U men’s basketball routs Campbell to improve to 7-0 at home
The Gophers women’s team defeated Drake in Des Moines for its third victory in a row.
December 22, 2025
Gophers assistant Kevin Kane leaves to become Purdue’s defensive coordinator
Kevin Kane, who was hired last January, spent the 2025 season as Minnesota’s outside linebackers and nickels coach but will move on to another Big Ten team.
December 19, 2025
Gophers could be thin on receiving options for Rate Bowl against New Mexico
Amid departures and a possible opt-out, Minnesota’s wide receiver group likely won’t be at full strength for its Dec. 26 matchup against the Lobos.
December 17, 2025
Cade Tyson scores 38 points as Gophers rout Texas Southern
The Gophers had assists on 27 of 28 baskets and made 15 of 34 three-pointers.
December 15, 2025
Gophers volleyball swept by Pittsburgh in NCAA regional semifinals
The Gophers played the final two sets tight in their first Sweet 16 since 2022, but they couldn’t get past the Panthers.
December 12, 2025
