Gophers

Casey O'Brien is a four-time cancer survivor and made is Gopher debut this past weekend.

The Golden Gopher football team has moved higher in the national rankings.

The Minnesota Lynx announced Tuesday they had waived New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva graduate and former University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Carlie Wagner.

The annual Golden Gopher Road Trip stop in Owatonna played to a packed and enthusiastic crowd at the Owatonna Country Club Tuesday. Most of the approximately 200 in attendance were decked out in maroon and gold.

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva graduate Carlie Wager lived her childhood dreams by playing for the University of Minnesota. Another dream came true Thursday night when she was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx.

I have taken a purposeful, but an unusual approach to preparing for Sunday's Goldy's Run at TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota. I ran part of the 10-mile route on Good Friday and have tapered my training runs since then. I added a couple of cardio workouts with a shovel early in the week thanks to Mother Nature, who will also make her impact felt on Sunday.

Owatonna High School graduate Peter Jones has enjoyed some nice weather and low scores in recent weeks with the University of Minnesota golf team.

Minnesota is asking the feds for more time to bring the state into compliance with the REAL ID law.

New University of Minnesota football coach PJ Fleck headlined the annual Golden Gopher road trip stop in Owatonna on Tuesday morning.

New University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck and men's basketball coach Richard Pitino are scheduled to appear in town Tuesday during the Gopher Road Trip.