The University of Minnesota Board of Regents is holdings its monthly meeting starting at 9:15 a.m. Friday and one of the items on the agenda is the elimination of teams in three men's sports: track and field, tennis and gymnastics.
Discussion started at last month's meeting, but the 12-member board decided to delay the vote for a month.
Here are previous stories about the athletic department's proposed cuts.
Angry donors say they'll stop supporting U.
Discussion at last month's meeting.
The original story about plans to cut the three teams.
Star gymnast Shane Wiskus and others reacted to the cuts.
The university is also planning to cut 41 women athletes to save money.
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