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.


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.


Running back Ibrahim rewrites chapters in Gophers record book

Mohamed Ibrahim broke four Gophers football records during Thursday's Pinstripe Bowl.


Big Ten and national recruiting rankings

Ohio State was first in the Big Ten recruiting rankings — the Gophers were ninth — and fifth in the national rankings


New Gophers volleyball coach Cook will receive a $425,000 salary under new deal

The University's Board of Regents approved Keegan Cook's new contract on Friday, along with previously reported new deals for P.J. Fleck, Kirk Ciarrocca and Joe Rossi.


Mystery solved: McCutcheon to be promoted to new job in U athletics

Promotion to a newly created job as an assistant athletic director answered a big question resulting from volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon's surprise resignation announcement.


2019 and 2022 Gophers football schedule comparison

This year's Gophers football team is already speculated to eclipse the 2019 team. Here's how the schedules for both years match up.


Five Aurora players to watch in Saturday's USL W title game

Minnesota Aurora has firepower, from goalkeeper Sarah Fuller to scoring ace Morgan Turner to unsung defender Rachel Preston.