EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The defense is relentless, the press is suffocating, the attitude hasn't lost an edge and the wins keep piling up. So far at least, the Gophers men's basketball team has lived up...

In the Star Tribune's December 8th and 9th series on the University of Minnesota, Norman Draper's thoughtful conclusion is right on the money -- where the pressure is. Draper asks, "Can the true value...

University officials and Fairview Health System representatives will sign several documents today finalizing the merger between the private hospital and the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics....

Minnesota's hiring of Kansas football coach Glen Mason came at a steep price, more than double the salary of former coach Jim Wacker, but it already appears Mason's presence on campus is paying off. Since...

Anticipation surrounded Williams Arena on Saturday as Minnesota heavyweight wrestler Shelton Benjamin stepped up to meet his opponent in the final match of the night against Iowa State. With the score...

ATLANTA (AP) -- The nation's abortion rate has dropped to its lowest level in nearly two decades, but the reason for the decline is subject to debate. Anti-abortion groups say more women are learning that...

In the morning shadow at the east end of the University Aquatic Center on Dec. 31, Gophers women's swimming assistant coach Terry Nieszner led several athletes in stretching exercises. At the opposite...

Ever since voters in California and Arizona overwhelmingly passed propositions last November that permit doctors to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes, the Clinton Administration has scrambled to...

The 22-year-old looks like he has just gotten out of bed, as he slowly strolls around the pool at the University Aquatic Center during practice. He is barefoot and clad in yellow shorts and a white 1996...

What I won't miss from 96: ù Fat-free but calorie-laden and cardboard-tasting cookies and desserts, and body-bloating, vitamin-sucking fat substitutes like Olestra in potato chips. Give me old-fashioned...