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WBIT: Gophers hold off Toledo to advance to second round
Amaya Battle scored 18, one of three Gophers in double figures, and Niamya Holloway came off the bench to score three big baskets to help Minnesota stave off a late run from Toledo in a 65-53 ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Gonzaga women accept invitation to WBIT, will host UTSA
Mar. 16—If there's a consolation prize in college basketball, then the Gonzaga women received it Sunday. The Bulldogs were selected to the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) which ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Arizona women's basketball hopes to avenge loss in WBIT rematch with NAU
Arizona women's basketball landed a No. 2 seed in the WBIT and will host in-state foe NAU at 6 p.m. Thursday.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Colorado women's basketball dominates SE Louisiana in WBIT first round
Colorado stellar defense was the catalyst in the Buffaloes WBIT first round win against WE Louisiana.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Marquette women’s basketball to face Drake in WBIT after missing out on NCAA tournament
Marquette women’s basketball team to play Drake in Des Moines in WBIT bracket after missing NCAA tournament.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Florida women's basketball earns WBIT bid for second season in a row, will host Northern Iowa
For the second season in a row, the Florida women's basketball team earned a postseason bid – to the WBIT. When and where will the Gators be playing?Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Missouri State women's basketball vs Minnesota score: How to watch, updates from WBIT
It’s Missouri State vs Minnesota in the WBIT second round. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Springfield.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Coach confirms Aaron Huglen’s Gophers career is done
As Minnesota prepares to open the Fargo regional with a game versus Massachusetts on Thursday, longtime Gophers fans will likely reminisce about their last date with the Minutemen, and the play ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Women’s basketball: Gophers left out of NCAA tournament field
Dawn Plitzuweit made her pitch for an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament for her team prior to the Gophers’ a few days before the Gophers started the Big Ten conference tournament. The Big Ten ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Details on new Gophers coach Niko Medved’s contract
New Gophers men’s basketball coach coach Niko Medved will earn $1 million more than what previous U coach Ben Johnson made last season, according to the U’s memorandum of understanding shared ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Gophers’ Mark Coyle was willing to wait for Niko Medved
Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle left the scorers table at the NCAA tournament game between Iowa State and Mississippi in Milwaukee on Sunday night. His prospective new men’s basketball coach, ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Chiefs scouting report: Minnesota Golden Gophers WR Daniel Jackson
The Kansas City Chiefs could add to their wide receiver room by selecting Minnesota Golden Gophers wide receiver Daniel Jackson in the 2025 NFL draft.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Gophers basketball: Revenue sharing delays potential renovations to Williams Arena
In 2023, the Gophers athletics department contracted with an architectural design firm to explore the feasibility of renovations to Williams Arena or, to a lesser likelihood, building a new venue ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Niko Medved emerges as leading candidate to be next Gophers men’s basketball coach
The Gophers’ search for its next men’s basketball coach appears to have a frontrunner: Niko Medved of Colorado State, the Pioneer Press has heard this week. No announcement from the U is imminent. ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Coveted Gophers lineman Aireontae Ersery gets hometown treatment
The Gophers football program’s indoor practice facility was filled with a record 17 Minnesota prospects who performed in front of 73 representatives from all 32 NFL teams for the U’s Pro Day on ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Gophers’ Snuggerud, Wild prospect Buium named Hobey Baker finalists
Officials from the Blues have said that in an ideal scenario, Jimmy Snuggerud will come to St. Louis for the Frozen Four with the Minnesota Gophers next month, then stay there to begin his NHL ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Gophers men’s basketball: Two more players to enter NCAA transfer portal
The Gophers men’s basketball program had two players enter the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday. Without a sitting head coach, Minnesota watched junior forward Frank Mitchell and redshirt ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Gophers are Fargo-bound, will face UMass in NCAA hockey opener
Bob Motzko’s initial trip to the NCAA Frozen Four as head coach at Minnesota came three years ago, when the Gophers beat UMass and Western Michigan at the regional level to reach college hockey’s ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Niko Medved’s first recruiting win: Isaac Asuma remains a Gopher
New Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved held an important, private meeting with young point guard Isaac Asuma and his parents on Tuesday. This was in addition to his very public news ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Another Gophers men’s basketball player enters NCAA transfer portal
Gophers men’s basketball player Brennan Rigsby is entering the NCAA transfer portal, according to online outlet League Ready on Thursday. This leaves new men’s basketball coach Niko Medved with two ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Men’s hockey: UMass rallies to knock Gophers out of NCAA tournament in OT
Rested or rusty? For the University of Minnesota’s men’s hockey team, it was maybe a little bit of both on Thursday night. After 18 days off, the Gophers jumped to a 2-1 first-period lead, and took ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Minnesota basketball coaching search 2025: Candidates, hot board, names to watch by Golden Gophers experts
The Gopher Illustrated team just revealed their top Minnesota coaching candidates after Ben Johnson was fired on ThursdayCBS Sports - 6d -
Hawaii to face UNLV in Thursday’s WBIT
DARRELL MIHO / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER UH’s Imani Perez battles for the ball against UC San Diego’s Sabrina Ma on Friday. DARRELL MIHO / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER UH’s Imani Perez ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Gophers coaching search can advance with Niko Medved’s Colorado State falling in NCAA Tournament
The Gophers’ effort to bring in a new men’s basketball coach might have had a big domino fall in Seattle on Sunday. Colorado State and its head coach Niko Medved — the U’s top candidate for the job ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Niko Medved was born into a family of Gophers basketball fans. Now he's their head coach
The gravitation toward the Gophers for Niko Medved began even before he was born, when his father bought the season tickets that would soon spark his young son's passion for college basketball. ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Gophers football nets commitment from lineman Gavin Meier over Badgers, others
The Gophers football program picked up a commitment from Janesville, Wis., offensive lineman Gavin Meier on Wednesday. The top-ranked prospect in Wisconsin had scholarship offers from Wisconsin, ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Hawaii draws UNLV in first round of WBIT
STAR-ADVERTISER Hawaii women’s basketball coach Laura Beeman talked to her team during a timeout against UC San Diego in the semifinals of the Big West Championships in Henderson, Nev., on Friday. ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
NCAA wrestling: Gophers’ McEnelly, Steveson advance to semifinals
Minnesota’s Max McEnelly and Gable Steveson are both into the semifinals, and Vance VomBaur and Tommy Askey are bound for the Blood Round after Session III of the 2025 NCAA Championships concluded ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Gophers hire Medved as men's basketball coach
Minnesota has announced the hiring of Minneapolis native and Colorado State coach Niko Medved as its next men's basketball coach. Medved's season ended Sunday as the Rams lost at the buzzer to ...ESPN - 4d -
Watch new Gophers coach Niko Medved’s introductory press conference at noon
One day after his hiring was announced, new Minnesota men’s basketball coach Niko Medved will speak to the media at his introductory press conference at noon on Tuesday at the U’s practice ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Minnesota hires Niko Medved: Colorado State coach returns home to Minneapolis following Mountain West success
The Gophers land an alum and one of the hotter names on the coaching carousel this cycleCBS Sports - 4d -
'We're hyped': After missing out on NCAA Tournament, Gonzaga women focused on WBIT opener
Mar. 19—It's not the biggest of dances, but at least the Gonzaga women's basketball team was selected. For the five departing players, it's one more home game. It'll be a clash of conference ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Skylar Forbes and Halle Vice help Marquette women beat Drake to advance in WBIT
A big second half helped the Golden Eagles win their first postseason game under first-year coach Cara Consuegra.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Familiar coaches, similar seasons, Gonzaga women take on Colorado in WBIT second round
Mar. 22—The Colorado and Gonzaga women's basketball teams share several similarities. Coming into the season, both teams had big roster restructures. Colorado brought in 10 new players, Gonzaga ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Cara Consuegra's first season as Marquette women's coach ends in second round of WBIT
Cara Consuegra had a better-than-expected first season and has building blocks in Skylar Forbes and Halle Vice.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Gonzaga women march on, beat Colorado 64-55 to reach WBIT Sweet 16
Mar. 23—The 34th game of the season Sunday for the Gonzaga women's basketball team played out like a microcosm of the year. The Zags struggled early, but once they got going, especially on defense, ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Texas Tech women's basketball falls to Florida in WBIT, ending surprise postseason run
The Lady Raiders wrapped up their season Thursday in a road loss to Florida.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Ex-Colorado State Star Sends 5-Word Message to Niko Medved After Minnesota Golden Gophers Hiring
David Roddy sent a message to his former coach.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Former Rochester Grizzlies goalie embracing his role with No. 5-ranked Gophers hockey team
Mar. 27—ROCHESTER — Zach Wiese is in his third season as a goalie for the University of Minnesota men's hockey team. Wiese has dressed for every game during that time. He's gone on the team's road ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Minnesota fires Ben Johnson: 'Ruthless' decision came overnight after first-round exit from Big Ten Tournament
The NIL-strapped Golden Gophers finished 15-17 on the season in Johnson's fourth yearCBS Sports - Mar. 13
