Gophers women's tennis coach Martin Novak recently told a reporter, "You're gonna see a lot of excitement this year." Novak's comment about his team's outlook showed great optimism, and justifiably so....

When a team wins four consecutive Big Ten championships, the expectations for the next season are obviously going to be high. The Gophers men's tennis team exceeded expectations for the 1995-96 season...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Coach Hayden Fry says he likes his 1996 football team, but he stopped short of calling it one of his better teams. "Not at all, no," Fry said at the Hawkeyes' media day. "This will...

ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation says it will negotiate with a private consortium to build a $97 million fiber-optic network along the state's freeways. Under the proposal, International...

For those who love music, food and fun, Sunday will be the day to head down to the Cedar Riverside community in Minneapolis and take in the sounds, sights and smells. Organizers of the 13th annual Cedarfest,...

(AP) -- Minnesota's college-bound students rank near the top on their American College Testing exams despite recent criticism by state officials about the quality of the state's schools. Minnesota students...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota schools may be forced to lay off thousands of employees next year unless the Legislature can bail them out from a $232 million money shortage, school officials said. "It...

University Hospital officials reported a significant staffing reduction as more than one 10th of its employees have left. As officials continue to plan a merger with Fairview Health System that would...

Researchers at the University's Cancer Center may have found a new treatment for people suffering from a common form of leukemia. The researchers developed a therapeutic agent that destroys myeloid leukemia...

Kirby Puckett may no longer be gracing the Metrodome with his fielding and hits, but his legacy will live on through the education of several University students. In 1994, Puckett and his wife Tonya began...