BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has finalized this year’s waterfowl season.Opening day for North Dakota residents is Sept. 22 for ducks, geese, coots and mergansers. Nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl in North Dakota on Sept. 29.The season for tundra swans opens Sept. 29 for […]

(AP)—Defending national champion Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 in the preseason coaches’ poll, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. The Crimson Tide received 61 first-place votes from a panel of major-college coaches in the poll. Alabama won its fifth national championship under coach Nick Saban last […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is making 2,700 licenses available for the upcoming tundra swan hunting season, the same as last year. North Dakota residents and out-of-state hunters are eligible to apply. The deadline is Aug. 15. The statewide season is Sept. 29 through Dec. […]

Grand Forks -MSN, CSi 75,  is sending a crew to Las Vegas to broadcast the Oct 27 hockey game between intense rivals UND and University of Minnesota, which is scheduled for 9 p.m. Central. Because it’s UND’s home game, Midco has exclusive rights. “Aside from personally being excited to be […]

UNDATED (AP) — Shawn Kelley’s outburst on the mound got him booted from the Nationals. The reliever has been designated for assignment, a day after he threw his glove to the ground and glared into the dugout while working the ninth inning of a 25-4 blowout of the Mets. Manager […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have turned this division race into a late-summer cruise, with the Minnesota Twins already in future-planning mode. Carlos Carrasco struck out 10 while taking a shutout into the eighth inning, winning his fourth straight start since returning from the disabled list to carry the […]

UNDATED (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Vikings and wide receiver Stefon Diggs have agreed to a five-year, $72 million contract extension. Diggs has yet to post a 1,000-yard or 100-catch season, but his ability was on full display […]

UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline has passed after several contenders added depth and salary to their rosters. The Dodgers added a starting second baseman and a reliever, getting Brian Dozier from Minnesota and John Axford from Toronto. The Twins received for infielder Logan Forsythe and two […]

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Second baseman Brian Dozier is no longer with the Minnesota Twins. Dozier, a fan favorite and leader in the Twins’ clubhouse, was traded Tuesday to the Los Angeles Dodgers. In exchange the Twins receive infielder Logan Forsythe, first base/outfield prospect Luke Raley and right-handed pitcher Devin Smeltzer. […]