It's too early to talk about March Madness, but maybe January gee-whiz! would be more appropriate. The race for the McNaughton Cup -- given to the winner of the WCHA regular season championship -- is...

When Pope John Paul II steps off his airplane today, several young Cubans will lift a tray of their native soil to his lips. The symbolism of the pontiff's kiss could not be stronger as he makes his first...

BEIJING (AP) -- At U.S. urging, China has hardened the assurance it gave President Clinton last fall that it will not sell Iran more missiles capable of disrupting the flow of Persian Gulf oil, Defense...

Tim Klobuchar The task of going into the Michigan Wolverines' home arena in the midst of a five-game losing streak is daunting enough for the Gophers, what with Michigan's intimidating front line led...

During Saturday's meet at the Badger Classic in Madison, Wisc., one thing was clear -- the field events continue to be the strengths of both the men's and women's track and field teams early in the season. Gopher's...

Two stories dominated the pre-meet headlines when the fourth-ranked Gophers women's gymnastics team faced No. 6 Michigan. The top story was the fact that Michigan has won six straight Big Ten championships...

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- These were the obstacles standing in the way of a victory for the Gophers wrestling team Sunday against Iowa: Going into this season, Iowa had won 99 percent of its matches in Carver-Hawkeye...

ORR, Minn. (AP) -- The battle in the forest moved to the highway that runs through it. Loggers lined U.S. Highway 53 here Saturday with about 175 trucks in support of the harvesting of century-old red...

After the Gophers women's basketball team's 81-73 upset win at Michigan State on Jan. 11, it looked as if Minnesota and new coach Cheryl Littlejohn were about to turn the corner and erase the memory of...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Along with a recent pact between the University and its funding competitor, a newly created moderator post will help join the state's two largest higher education systems. As the first...