CHICAGO — On a brisk late November Saturday at Wrigley Field, Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck offered a pregame prediction centered on both his team and Northwestern wanting to run the ball and keep ...

Anthony Smith is an imposing 6-6 and 285 pounds yet might be the most gregarious member of the Gophers football team. He plays the quarterback-hunting position of defensive end, leading the Big Ten in ...

After Saturday's win, the Gophers have now beaten Wisconsin four times in the last five seasons. It's their best stretch in the historic rivalry since 1986-1990. They capped off the 17-7 win with a ...

The Gophers carried a two-game losing streak into Saturday's game, but they're leaving with a 17-7 win over their biggest rival, and they will have Paul Bunyan's Axe for the fourth time in five years.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers football program picked up a commitment from big Pennsylvania running back Niko Castillo on Friday. The 6-foot-1, 235-pound athlete played linebacker and tailback at ...

CHICAGO — The moods are polar opposite for the two programs heading into the Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe in Minnesota next weekend. In Madison, Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell told reporters they “can ...

The Gophers punched a ticket to their Thanksgiving tournament title game with a win Monday, and with it, earned a matchup with a tournament team from a year ago. Minnesota downed South Florida 57-45 ...

Minnesota was 7-0 at Huntington Bank Stadium in 2025. Darius Taylor had a 49-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter to get the Gophers going, and their defense rebounded from a rough month to ...

CHICAGO -- — Jack Olsen's third field goal of the game, from 33 yards, snapped a tie with 53 seconds left and Northwestern ended a three-game losing streak with a wild 38-35 win over Minnesota at ...

The Minnesota men’s hockey team claimed a signature victory, erasing a two-goal deficit to take down No. 5 Penn State, 3-2, Friday night inside 3M Arena at Mariucci. Mason Moe capped off a three-goal ...

Wisconsin lost to Minnesota 17-7 on the road Saturday, Nov. 29. With the win, the Golden Gophers keep Paul Bunyan's Axe. The Badgers open next season at Lambeau Field in Green Bay against Notre Dame.

Wisconsin football closed out its 2025 schedule against its biggest rival Minnesota on Nov. 29 at snowy Huntington Bank Stadium. And the season ended the same way it did so many times in games in 2025 ...