Sports enterprise reporter | General assignment

The National Sports Media Association named Christensen as the 2003 Maryland Sportswriter of the Year and 2014 Minnesota Sportswriter of the Year.


Michigan State scores late to tie Gophers men's hockey

The Spartans' Tiernan Shoudy deflected a waist-high shot from the point past Gophers goalie Justen Close with under four minutes remaining in regulation.


Gophers reward Motzko with bigger deal than Wisconsin gave Hastings

The Gophers signed men's hockey coach Bob Motzko to a two-year contract extension, and moved his yearly compensation ahead of Mike Hastings' at Wisconsin.


Gophers men's hockey set to face surprise Big Ten leader Michigan State

The Gophers have a 14-game winning streak against Michigan State, dating to 2019-20, but this looks like a different Spartans team.


Touted NHL prospect Cole Eiserman flips from Gophers to BU

Massachusetts native Cole Eiserman was committed to the Gophers before announcing he was "coming home" to Boston University on Wednesday.


Fan's guide to Gophers football season opener: New rules, new foods

The Gophers football team opens a new season Thursday vs. Nebraska (7 p.m.), and the festivities start hours earlier.


St. Thomas overwhelming favorite to repeat as Pioneer Football champ

The Tommies were picked first on eight of 10 coaches' poll ballots, with Davidson and San Diego the other teams to get a first-place vote.


New Gophers coach Dawn Plitzuweit at a glance

Plitzuweit hails from eastern Wisconsin, had a decorated playing career at Michigan Tech and has won at each of her coaching stops.


Five things to know about Bud Grant's Gophers career

Grant earned nine letters at Minnesota, in football, basketball and baseball and was twice named All-Big Ten in football, playing both offense and defense.


Greg Harbaugh named Gophers' new co-offensive coordinator

Coach P.J. Fleck quickly patched the hole left with offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca's departure to Rutgers by promoting Harbaugh.


Gophers' coordinator Ciarrocca leaving Gophers again, going to Rutgers

For the second time, Kirk Ciarrocca is leaving P.J. Fleck's coaching staff to become offensive coordinator at another Big Ten school.