The Minnesota Republic

Dustin Johnson wins his first Master’s tournament

Jacob Gregor, Contributor • November 19, 2020

It was a spectacular sight to see the great course of Augusta National receive some of the best players in the world again. On November 12th, the 2020 Master’s finally got the green light to host one...

Golden Gopher football woes continue with heartbreaking loss to Iowa

Ethan Olson, Sports Editor • November 18, 2020

Golden Gopher football has gotten off to a start that has probably surprised more people than not. The Gophers currently sit at 1-3 and are 6th in the Big Ten West, three games behind first-place Northwestern...

Treatment of LSU football players shows true colors of current NCAA climate

Ethan Olson, Sports Editor • November 6, 2020

When the NCAA board of governors voted unanimously to, "allow student-athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness," on October 29, 2019, many among the world of college athletics...

Josh Turner Tests Positive for Covid-19 mid World Series

Jacob Gregor, Contributor • November 4, 2020

As we all know, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series. After a great series, the Dodgers proved themselves victorious after six games. Despite the Dodgers having...

Big Ten Football playing through Covid-19

Jacob Gregor, Contributor • November 4, 2020

It was a really great sight to see Big Ten Football starting back up this college football season. Although it does not quite feel the same, seeing the Maroon and Gold taking the field representing...

Lakers win NBA Championship to honor Kobe

Jacob Gregor, Contributor • October 21, 2020

On January 26, 2020, the world woke up to a shock in the news: former NBA great Kobe Bryant passed away from a helicopter crash In California. In this terrible crash, the NBA legend lost his oldest daughter...

High school football returns to Minnesota

Jacob Gregor, Contributor • October 21, 2020

After a super tough decision by the Minnesota State High School League, it was confirmed that football in the state of Minnesota was not going to have a fall season. The decision to do this affected...

The Notorious Return

Murphy Eggers • October 21, 2020

"McGregor has a serious opportunity to cement himself as one of the best fighters ever."

Waiver wire watch: gone with the Lind-say

Ethan Olson, Sports Editor • October 16, 2020

Week five of the NFL season was one full of surprise performances from a few players maybe you haven't heard of unless you are an NFL analyst or a very unfortunate fantasy football player. Either way,...

Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup

Jacob Gregor, Contributor • October 7, 2020

Covid-19 has shocked the entire world as we know it. Many changes had to be made in order for everyone to keep living their lives the way they do. This is extremely relevant for sports around the world....

2020 Gopher football preview

Michael Geiger, Opinion Editor • October 7, 2020

University of Minnesota students have worked hard to find any shred of a silver lining during a somber year, and they finally got one when the Big Ten announced that the fall football season would begin...

Minnesota Sports Continue to Struggle

Murphy Eggers, Contributor • October 7, 2020

2020 has not been a great year for many people, but if you are a Minnesota sports fan it is a much harder year. To say that major Minnesota sports teams have been underperforming would be an understatement....