COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Moments after Minnesota had lost for the fourth time in five games, 71-45 at No. 18 Ohio State, coach Tubby Smith was asked if he still felt he had an NCAA-caliber team.

I will never forget my first impression of Jim Russell in 1996 when he walked into the Brainerd Dispatch office for his first interview as the new head coach of the Central Lakes College men's basketball team.

University of Minnesota head basketball coach Tubby Smith will be visit Wadena June 17, the anniversary of the day the city was struck by a tornado in 2010. Smith plans to stop in Wadena at 2 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rodney Williams tied his career high with 21 points, Austin Hollins had 16 and Minnesota beat La Salle 70-61 Wednesday night in the opening round of the NIT.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Moments after Joel Maturi announced his retirement as athletic director at Minnesota, a group of reporters gathered around Golden Gophers wrestling coach J Robinson to get his reaction. The outspoken Robinson spent the next 25 minutes passionately arguing that Maturi's oft-criti...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - When Minnesota lost star Trevor Mbakwe for the season, skepticism from fans and analysts abounded about the Gophers and their ability to stay in the Big Ten race.

Gophers' Mbakwe out for season MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota has an unfortunate habit of losing important players to injuries and off-the-court issues since coach Tubby Smith took over.