But don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it sounds. In fact, according to a new report from the University of California, this particular gopher-volcano encounter proved to be such a net positive ...

However, not all was lost. On a destroyed landscape, scientists wondered how life could be restored—so they brought in gophers to dig around in specific areas for a single day. Now, more than ...

Prep Baseball Report Noah Asuma, a 2026 infielder from Cherry, MN, has committed to the Gopher baseball program, he announced on Thursday. He's the younger brother of Isaac Asuma, who is a ...

The Gophers women’s cross-country team earned a berth in the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish at the Midwest Regional on Friday in Peoria, Ill. The Gophers, who were led by junior ...

The gophers were grumpy, but they understood the assignment. Brought by helicopter to a barren landscape with pumice stones the size of marbles and golf balls, the animals did what they've always ...

The Gophers came into Wednesday's game severely banged up, but Mike Mitchell Jr. was ultimately the only addition to the injury report. Despite both players missing multiple days of practice ...

Wednesday was early signing day for all non-football collegiate sports, and the Minnesota Golden Gophers added several talented athletes to the family. Below is a list of the recruits who signed ...

An almost entirely new Gophers men’s basketball team took the court at Williams Arena on Wednesday night for the season opener against Oral Roberts University. Senior Dawson Garcia joined six other ...

But even as the volcano despaired, scientists were making their plans. They were planning to test whether pocket gophers — a widespread burrowing rodent that many people persecute as pests ...

University researchers found that pocket gophers, typically regarded as nuisances, played an essential role in aiding with plant regeneration in the landslide and eruption zones. Biologists ...

The Gophers' Dawson Garcia works against the defense of North Texas forward Grant Newell in the first half Wednesday. Garcia scored 24 points despite a groin injury. (Bruce Kluckhohn) ...

The University of Minnesota men's basketball program mourns the loss of Golden Gopher great Mel Northway, Playing for the Gophers from 1963-65, Northway passed away on November 11, 2024 at the age of ...