At a packed press conference Tuesday morning, Gophers football coach Jim Wacker took a moment to discuss how emotional a person he can be. "I cry and laugh a lot," he said. "And I'm not going to apologize...

What was threatening to be an early-season runaway for North Dakota has turned into a six-team power struggle in the WCHA standings. The Sioux still sit atop the league with a 6-2-0 record after being...

In Alexandria, Minn., it is illegal for a man to have sex with his wife if he reeks of garlic, onions or sardines. Across the border in Connorsville, Wis., a law prohibits a man from shooting off a gun...

A timeline of some of the important events in Wacker's tenure as the Gophers football coach: Dec. 23, 1991 -- Jim Wacker is hired as Minnesota's 23rd football coach. He comes into the program following...

When Gretchen Hegener was just 7 years old she used to tag along with her mother Gracia, a coach for a United States Swimming club team, and imitate the other swimmers during practice. "She just did her...

Few people would think that spending a Thursday night watching "Friends" would be required for a graduate studies research project. But for Cheri Anderson, watching soaps and dramas on television is all...

With all the secrecy and intrigue of an Ian Fleming novel, a blue-ribbon search committee is finalizing a list of presidential candidates to be presented to the Board of Regents. The arduous process of...

What did someone say about that Golden Gopher football tradition? It's a tradition alright -- of losing. Minnesota football outlasted another losing era Tuesday with the news that Jim Wacker decided to...

The billboards and bus signs advertising U Care have only been on display for a few months, but the University-run program has served the community's less fortunate patients for more than a decade. The...

Two men charged with a University-area rape and burglary that occurred more than one month ago were arraigned Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court. Both Antonio D. Burton, 20, and Puiassance J. Andersen,...