Many legends played on the hardwood at Williams Arena, but perhaps none of them are as legendary as the hardwood itself. Construction on what was originally known as the University of Minnesota Field ...

James Naismith prepares to throw the jump ball before the first game at Williams Arena on Feb. 4, 1928.

The school announced Thursday it will explore selling naming rights to Williams Arena, the nearly century-old facility that ...

A naming-rights deal would help shrink the financial gap, but not bridge it by itself. For example, 3M, the Fortune 500 giant ...

On Thursday, the University of Minnesota announced it was exploring selling the naming rights to historic Williams Arena. Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle, in an interview on KFXN-FM 100.3 ...

Williams Arena opened 97 years ago. Back then, in 1928 it went by a different name, the “University of Minnesota Fieldhouse”. The cost to build? Just over $600,000, which is now what it costs ...