Tuesday's Sports in Brief (Yahoo Sports)

Minnesota fired coach Tracy Claeys just over two weeks after the football program became embroiled in a standoff with the administration over the suspension of 10 players in connection with allegations of sexual assault. Athletic director Mark Coyle said he made the decision to ''address challenges in recruiting, ticket sales and the culture of the program. The Golden Gophers beat Washington State in the Holiday Bowl last week, a game overshadowed by a threatened boycott of the bowl by the entire team a week earlier.