University of Minnesota

Jericho Sims, son of former U of M player Charles Sims, is getting offers from several NCAA Division I teams -- including the Gophers -- after attracting little notice before this spring

The University of Minnesota athletics director search is in a critical phase with interviews this week with finalists for the job

By Andy Greder St. Paul Pioneer Press MINNEAPOLIS — With a din of excitement audible from his native Milwaukee, Gophers cornerback Eric Murray shared the euphoria that erupted when he was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL draft’s fourth round Saturday. “The reaction...

MORRIS — Rodney Hanley has been named the next chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Morris. Hanley’s appointment is effective July 1 pending approval by the Board of Regents at their May 13 meeting. Hanley comes to Morris from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, a...

MINNEAPOLIS — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler delivered his fifth State of the University address Thursday, describing the institution as “transformative, vibrant and strong.” But, Kaler told an audience at the U’s Coffman Memorial Union, the university has made...

Gophers head football coach Tracy Claeys is more soft-spoken than predecessor Jerry Kill, whom Claeys replaced Oct. 28. Claeys, for instance, doesn’t spend much time getting fiery in speeches to the team

Gophers football coach Tracy Claeys said Wednesday he is close to hiring an offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. But an announcement won’t come until after Monday’s Quick Lane Bowl

A huge performance by senior outside hitter Daly Santana led the University of Minnesota volleyball team to a four-set win over Hawaii in the NCAA regional, putting the Gophers in the Final Four in Omaha, Neb., next Thursday and Saturday

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is cutting ties with Villa Seven, the basketball coaches recruiting network co-sponsored by Nike and inherited by the U when the Gophers hired former athletics director Norwood Teague in 2012. Run by Teague and its founder, former U senior associate AD Mike...

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota’s undergraduate student government approved an annual moment of silence to recognize the victims of 9/11, after rejecting a similar proposal earlier this month. The vote by the Minnesota Student Association Forum was nearly unanimous,...