USA Basketball on Monday announced Gophers junior Sam Jacobson is among 16 finalists for the 1997 USA Men's 22 & Under World Championship Team. A total of 61 players tried out for the team. The 16...

There's nothing juicier than a scandal of sex and politics. So when Paula Jones gets her day in court against President Clinton, I'm sure we'll have another trial of the century on our hands. The U.S....

The gender gap among University faculty members closed by three-tenths of a percent this year -- a modest gain that has administrators claiming continued progress on the issue. Based on statistics for...

Last week, a bold experiment in educational administration came to an end when Public Strategies Group Inc. ended its tenure with the Minneapolis School District. Nearly three and a half years after being...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Talks to settle tobacco lawsuits are off until at least next week as anti-smoking negotiators resolve their disagreements over whether the industry should have immunity from punitive damages,...

The bullpen phone rang. "We need a lefty. Elmo, into the game!" Elmo, absorbed by the Victorian middle-literature he was studying in spare moments for his master's thesis, dutifully responded. "Anything...

Although many voters seem to think of government as a breeding ground for scandal and corruption, the Minnesota Legislature is as clean as a whistle, according to a recently released University study. By...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- History will remember this night. Ila Borders would rather just forget it. Borders became the first woman to pitch in a regular-season game Saturday night when she came in during...

This year, the University's Department of Women's Studies celebrates its 25th anniversary. And Catherine Orr, a graduate student in feminist studies and speech communication, is working toward her doctoral...

"What were we thinking? We belong together," Elma told him. "I can't wait any longer. Say it, Elmo." "Uh .... um ..." "Go on; what are you waiting for?" "Uh ... this has never happened to me before." Elma...