Every great athlete starts somewhere small, like a game of stickball, smear football, or pick-up basketball. The Gophers' 177-pound Brandon Eggum had his own unique introduction to wrestling -- matches...

Last Friday, despite my trepidation over almost all things religious, I attended a Shabbat dinner at Hillel, the Jewish student center. Boyfriend is taking a Jewish studies class in which he must have...

To members of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Taking steps to eliminate problems before they arise, GAPSA members instituted two policy...

For Glen Mason, this recruiting season was the equivalent of trying to squeeze the entire "Godfather" trilogy into one evening. Mason was not hired as the Gophers head football coach until Dec. 14. With...

In case you may have missed the news, there's an alien invasion trailing the heels of comet Hale-Bopp. Yep, that's right, a spaceship four times the size of Earth is hiding in the comet's tail, steering...

Prosecutors wanted to rest their case Wednesday against Louis Cardona "Butch" Buggs, the man accused of killing University student Kami Talley. But an objection by the defense stretched their case out...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana received signed letters Wednesday from 24 football recruits, including a pair whose decision may have been influenced by a promise from basketball coach Bob Knight. Levron...

During a reprieve from a long legislative interview process, some regent candidates vying for open seats spent time answering questions from the people whom their decisions will affect most if they are...

The hype surrounding the No. 4 Gophers men's basketball team got a little bit crazier Wednesday night after it beat Penn State 85-70 at Williams Arena. Not because the Gophers earned its 20th win of the...

GENEVA (AP) -- Hoping to end an acrimonious dispute with Jewish groups, three Swiss banking giants announced today they would contribute $71 million to open a humanitarian fund for Holocaust victims. Switzerland...