Last year almost couldn't have been better for the world of golf. A new surge in the popularity of the sport delivered record-setting attendance numbers at tournaments as legions of fans showed up to cheer...

On first glance, it just looks ... strange. Gophers goaltender Erik Day's make-like-a-statue habit when the puck is out of play brings to mind the royal guards at Buckingham Palace in London -- staring...

The bustle returns to the state Capitol today as lawmakers enter the 1998 legislative session facing an agenda packed with items affecting the University. Over the course of the three-month session, legislators...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's secular government not only wants political restrictions on the Islamic movement -- it wants financial ones, too. The country's only Islamic party was banned last week,...

More than 200 people of all ages, races and backgrounds marched almost two miles in the streets of downtown Minneapolis Monday afternoon to protest police brutality. The rally began just after 2 p.m....

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...

Top education officials from the University and China could soon reunite. Although no contracts resulted from Mark Yudof's China trip, the University president rolled out the red carpet for the country's...

Christmas day is memorable for the vast majority of Americans. It's a time generally reserved for relaxation, celebration and goodwill. This year my Christmas was exceptionally memorable, as I spent the...

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...