For junior All-American Jason Davids, it wasn't surprising that he was naturally drawn to wrestling. "Wrestling ran in my blood," he said. "In my family, every guy was a wrestler -- that's just the way...

A year ago, an overachieving Gophers men's swimming and diving team shocked the Big Ten and themselves by beating a heavily-favored Michigan squad at the Big Ten championships. This time around, however,...

It all began when two friends discovered that the University, respected for its law school, did not have a mock trial team. Two years later, the team has not only formed a team that has doubled in size...

University officials apprised legislators Wednesday of the need for more state funding to help the school keep its best and brightest. Members of the Senate Higher Education Committee heard from administrators...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Clinton defended White House fund-raising tactics as "entirely appropriate" Wednesday, asserting there was never any illegal solicitation of money at the executive mansion...

The Gophers baseball team and coach John Anderson would be ecstatic if its 1-6 record on its season-opening road trip lulled future opponents into a false sense of security. But by going with basically...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Morsel by unpleasant morsel, Michigan forward Maurice Taylor digested almost every word of his Jan. 11 post-game commentary on Wednesday. Following a frustrating 70-64 loss to the...

It's not an easy time to be a member of the Gophers women's basketball team. Another losing streak -- now up to five in a row -- is off and running as the team heads to the Big Ten tournament this weekend....

and Michael Rand ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Gophers basketball players, coaches and fans were all whooping and hollering as they took turns snipping off parts of the Crisler Arena net following a Big Ten title-clinching...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. After an international search, James Earl Ray was captured and confessed to killing the civil rights leader. Because Ray...