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Minnesota guard Mara Braun has been sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury that requires surgery for the team's leading scorer and preseason All-Big Ten selection. Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit announced the news Monday, the day after Braun was hurt in a 73-68 loss at Illinois.

Tyler Wahl had 16 points and hit two free throws with 5 seconds left to help No. 13 Wisconsin beat rival Minnesota 61-59 on Tuesday night. A.J. Storr had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Big Ten-leading Badgers (15-4, 7-1), who beat the Gophers (12-7, 3-5) for the seventh straight time. Max Klesmit scored 11 points and made a key steal down the stretch for the Badgers, who were 8 for 10 from the foul line.

To be honest, she said, there are a lot of particulars about the play Amaya Battle doesn't remember. Only that the shot clock was winding down and Mara Braun passed her the ball. So she shot it. And right away, she knew. "It did feel good,'' Battle said. Battle's three-pointer with nine seconds left in the game and four seconds left on the shot clock sealed the Gophers' 62-58 victory Sunday in ...

Freshman Mackenzie Mgbako scored a season-high 19 points, Kel'el Ware had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Indiana beat Minnesota 74-62 on Friday night to end the Gophers' seven-game winning streak. Indiana has won nine of the last 10 matchups with the Gophers, including seven straight. The Hoosiers have also claimed the last eight games against Minnesota in Bloomington.

Minnesota hired former Rutgers linebackers coach Corey Hetherman as defensive coordinator and former Syracuse special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky for the same job, filling two high-profile vacancies on coach P.J. Fleck's staff. The Gophers made the announcement on Monday. Hetherman will also serve as linebackers coach, after two seasons in that role at Rutgers.

The Gophers men's basketball team had five players score in double figures and rallied in the second half for a 73-71 win at Michigan Thursday night.

Ben Johnson's first Big Ten victory as Gophers men's basketball coach came three years ago at Michigan with a team that was led by a veteran backcourt. As the Gophers resume conference play Thursday in Ann Arbor, Johnson sees similarities between his first backcourt and the one led by transfers Elijah Hawkins and Mike Mitchell Jr. this season. Hawkins, who leads the nation in assists, led ...

Athan Kaliakmanis and the Minnesota Gopher football program had high expectations entering the season.

No team in the Big Ten shares the ball better so far this college basketball season than Ben Johnson's Gophers, but that wasn't the mindset early in Friday's game against Maine. The priority was trying to get leading scorer Dawson Garcia comfortable in his return after missing the previous three games with an ankle injury. The Big Ten season resumes next week. Garcia got several early touches, ...

If you watched the Gophers beat Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl, you were made very aware that Cole Kramer and Katie Miller are getting married.