The Minnesota Republic

The Slam Dunk Economics of March Madness: Exploring the Financial Impact on the NCAA

Will Schiffler, Editor • April 16, 2024

March Madness, the annual collegiate basketball tournament, isn't just a sporting event—it's a financial juggernaut that significantly impacts the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). From...

University of Minnesota Hosts the 2023 NCAA DI Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

Maggie Fliszar, Editor • March 29, 2023

The NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships is an annual event that brings together the top collegiate swimmers and divers from across the United States. The event is typically held over three days...

No. 1 Gophers Fall to Michigan in Big10 Hockey Championship

Charlie Rapheal, Editor • March 20, 2023

The University of Minnesota hockey team lost the Big10 championship this Saturday, March 18 to No. 2 Michigan. The Gophers, who are still ranked strongly in the 1 seed of the conference, defeated Michigan...

Gopher Football with Another Disappointing Loss

Charlie Rapheal, Editor • October 19, 2022

Gopher Football was at Illinois on Saturday, October 15th for their sixth game this season. They were coming off a loss to Purdue as well as a bye week, so there was momentum to be made up. However,...

The NIL Policy and What the Future Holds for the Business of College Sports

Ethan Olson, Editor In Chief • April 11, 2022

Deestroying, also known by his real name Donald De La Haye, is a youtuber that has amassed over four million subscribers on the platform. He also happens to be a football player and has created connections...

Gophers Hockey are Frozen Four Bound

Will Schiffler, Contributor • April 6, 2022

The University of Minnesota Gophers will play in their 22nd Frozen Four in Boston, Massachusetts, for the first time since 2014. The Gophers were able to clinch their birth to the Frozen Four after an...

U of M Anti-Male Program Under Federal Scrutiny

Austin Lentz, Contributor • September 29, 2021

Recently, a complaint has been made against “The Girls in Leadership" program at the University of Minnesota due to its apparent violation of Title IX. “The Girls in Leadership” program is run through...

EA Sports Announces Return of NCAA Football

Jack Radomski, Editor • February 11, 2021

EA Sports recently announced that it will be releasing the game NCAA Football again, something that has not happened since 2014. Fans of the popular college football game have pleaded with EA to rejuvenate...

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...

The Big Ten is back in a BIG way

Ethan Olson, Editor • September 23, 2020

In the midst of the continuing pandemic that is COVID-19, the Big Ten has recently decided that it is time to bring back the college sports that have been out of our lives for months. On September 16,...

Tasting success: where does the football team go from here?

Ethan Olson, Contributor • November 23, 2019

Currently enjoying their highest-win season since 1904, only dragged down by the absolutely heart-breaking loss to rivals Iowa, it is hard to think of this season as anything but a historic success for...

Victory among college athletics has people asking, “what next?”

Ethan Olson, Contributer • November 9, 2019

After years of controversy about just how "amateur" college athletes are, the fight for their compensation may be coming to an end. On October 29, the NCAA Board of Governors unanimously...