Aside from an actual recession, the next worst thing is the anticipation of one. Economists are treading lightly. With American markets a stone's throw from July's all time highs and economic fundamentals...

For the past eight years, the lure of million-dollar contracts has persuaded more men's basketball players to drop out of college in favor of short-term professional careers. "We can sit around and talk...

Getting handed the keys to the struggling Minnesota offense is sort of like your parents handing over the keys to a wood-paneled AMC Pacer when you first got a driver's license. But Gophers coach Glen...

On the morning of Nov. 10, 1938, Henry Oertelt tried to ride his bike to work as he usually did. But the extended carpet of shattered glass covering the streets of Berlin didn't let him get too far. Still,...

It was hardly Big Ten-caliber competition, but the Gophers' win over the Ural Great Russian professional team provided a sneak preview of what could become the Joel Przybilla show. The freshman center...

Joe Senser's Bar and Grill in Bloomington provided a warm refuge from Minnesota's first snowfall to a packed house of men of all ages Monday night. The attraction: former University students Nicole, Jaclyn...

I usually have a hard time relating to people who commit suicide. "Flunked out of college, dumped by the girlfriend, face full of acne -- yep, his life was tough," I've found myself saying, "but doesn't...

Gov.-elect Jesse "The Mind" Ventura added a little University smarts to his team Monday morning when he appointed Steven Bosacker to interim chief of staff. Bosacker, who serves as executive director and...

After two lopsided games this weekend, the overall sentiment in both men's hockey locker rooms didn't seem to be disappointment, disgust or elation, but confusion. How could one team look that good, and...

University of Wisconsin officials decided Friday to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case supporting student services fees. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in August that students at...