Minnesota junior Rasa Michniovaite won the 1998 NCAA Midwest Regional meet in Augusta, Kan., on Saturday with a time of 17:07.4 for 5,000 meters. Michniovaite's win is the first ever for a Gopher at an...

With a budget request of $1.28 billion approved Thursday, University regents went to the drawing board Friday to sketch a strategy to bring in the money from the state. University President Mark Yudof...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Gophers prepared for Indiana's freshman phenom quarterback Antwaan Randle El all week. But in the end, their bowl hopes were blind-sided by his brother, cornerback Curtis Randle...

The final tally indicates Minnesota's wrestling team claimed nine of ten titles at the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D., on Saturday. In reality, though, the 2nd-ranked Gophers went undefeated in their 1998 tournament...

While Jesse Ventura shocked the nation with his gubernatorial victory, political experts said he's simply a sign of the times. Ventura's victory made him the most visible success in a national movement...

Net: Before we get down to business, we must admit, we are ... ALL APOLOGIES Net: You've probably noticed by now that Net entries have become a mixture of anonymous and nonymous letters (nonymous?). At...

Now that the elections are over, it is time to turn a critical eye on the election process. The unreasonable costs of running a political campaign have priced all but the political elite out of most elections....

At first glance, the hitting and machismo that abound in hockey might seem unnecessary or even flagrant -- the madness of men in oversized shorts. Fans groan when a player takes a particularly vicious...

The Minnesota women's soccer team played 21 games this season, but after one six-minute stretch on Sunday, it was all over. Portland exploded for three quick second-half goals, sending Minnesota home with...

Gov.-elect Jesse Ventura shocked the world by jumping off the top rope of the wrestling ring and into the governor's mansion. Ventura claimed he muscled over the other candidates with the strength of the...