Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, and there is no annual commemoration in American sports that carries more meaning than this one. It was the date in 1947 when Robinson ...

Andrew Daniels and John Gilpatrick discuss the go-for-broke experiment that wound up saving an ecosystem. On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted and left miles of land looking virtually lifeless.

The fifth-ranked Husker Softball squad swept the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 11-2 in six innings, to notch their 11th straight win.Nebraska, down 2-1 in the second inning, took the lead back with a ...

The former Izzy’s Ice Cream headquarters in downtown Minneapolis will become Jujube in fall, fusing Asian flavors with Texas barbecue. Plus: Smack Shack owners buy a dive bar, Tay Ho is closing, a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Gophers gymnastics team qualified for the Final Four championship for the first time in school history. "It's still hard to believe almost. I know it happened and I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gophers make mounds on your lawn; to guarantee it's gophers, look for fan-shaped mounds. Address a gopher threat proactively ...

Brett Larson replaces Bob Motzko as head coach of the Gophers men's hockey program eight years after replacing him at St. Cloud State. Michael Russo for The Athletic MINNEAPOLIS — Back when Brett ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When University of Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle began the national search to replace longtime women's hockey coach Brad Frost, one name kept popping up. "We talked to people ...

The No. 18 Minnesota Gophers and Green Bay Phoenix square off in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season. Minnesota is 13-6 against the Big Ten, and ...