EDITORIAL PRIVILEGE From Baron of FC: Alas, but the Oct. 12 Daily contained something that was far funnier than Network has ever been. The Daily's editorial staff decided to replace the usual editorial...

MONTEREY, Tenn. (AP) -- State Sen. Tommy Burks, who fought for the rights of crime victims and never missed a day of work during 28 years in the Legislature, was shot to death on his hog farm Monday. Police...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The federal government will have to handle and pay for any future mass migrations to Florida under an agreement signed Monday by Gov. Lawton Chiles. The deal is the first between...

The logjam at the top of the Big Ten finally cleared out over the weekend, as Penn State beat Northwestern Saturday to clinch the regular season championship. But Minnesota's postseason status will remain...

It's a cliche that might be overused but is still appropriate for describing the banner crop of freshman defensemen on the Gophers men's hockey team: bigger, stronger, faster. Three Gophers are living...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesotans hunt and fish less than they used to partly because they are too busy, a new poll says. By a 4-1 ratio, Minnesotans say they hunt less often now than they did when they...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cynthia Cooper is eyeing a third WNBA title next summer. Michelle Kwan is dreaming of an Olympic gold medal in 2002. Both those goals will take time. But on Monday, the basketball player...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Twenty years after lawyers for a San Francisco murder defendant hatched the so-called "Twinkie defense," a man who shot three family members has taken the next logical step -- the diet-drug...

The Hankinson family helped transform the University of Minnesota from a sprawling campus to a comfortable community with two generations of involvement with University athletics. To current Gophers, their...

Gophers associate head coach Mike Guentzel bangs his melon on the Plexiglas behind the bench as his power play unit ignores the shot and maneuvers for a better look at the net. Even the fans in Mariucci...