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Costa off Super Bowl broadcast

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Costas won’t be working the Super Bowl for NBC next month. The longtime broadcaster was not included in the network’s lineup for the NFL title game telecast from Minneapolis on Feb. 4, leading to speculation that Costas’ comments about head injuries in football might have […]

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NFL Championships viewership down

NEW YORK (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is still television’s biggest star during football season. The Nielsen company said that more than 40 million people on Sunday watched the NFL’s two preliminaries for the Super Bowl. Viewership was down 8 percent from the conference championship games a […]

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National College basketball polls

UNDATED (AP) — Villanova maintained its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll, while another bunch of Wildcats found themselves sliding out of the rankings for the first time in nearly four years. Kentucky is out of the poll following losses to South Carolina and […]

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Beware ice pressure ridges on lakes and rivers

  Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds ice anglers that caution is always advised when traveling on frozen waters, even though recent ice conditions may appear safe. Education coordinator Brian Schaffer said extreme cold temperatures have created much better ice conditions in most of the state, […]

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Eagles fly into Super Bowl, route Vikes 38-7

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Foles threw for three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles made big play after big play Sunday night, winning the NFC title in a stunning 38-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings. Next up: the Eagles’ first Super Bowl appearance since 2005, against the team that beat them […]

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Pats pull out win, head to Super Bowl

(AP) — Tom Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining, rallying the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl with a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship Sunday. Brady, wearing a black bandage […]

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Saturday High School Basketball

Boy’s… Dickinson Trinity 54, Beach 47 Hatton-Northwood 47, May Port CG 46 Midkota 44, Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 34 Midway-Minto 72, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 39 Napoleon 55, Barnes County North 34 Sheyenne 87, Fargo South 80, OT Turtle Mountain 62, Williston 59 West Fargo 81, Grand Forks Central 51 Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 62, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 51 Mobridge Big […]

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Vikings split, vs. Presentation, Sat

Women… ABERDEEN, S.D.(VCSUVikings.com) – The Valley City State women’s basketball team ended its seven-game road swing with another victory Saturday afternoon, downing Presentation College 79-65 in Aberdeen. The No. 19-ranked Vikings ended their longest road stretch of the season with a 5-2 record, including four straight victories. VCSU is now […]

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Jimmies Sweep Dakota State Saturday

Women… JAMESTOWN  (UJ.edu)– Marina Nowak (JR/Rogers, MN) scored career-high 18 points and the sixth-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team won their school-record 16th straight game, 116-62 over Dakota State (S.D.) Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena. Jamestown, which defeated Dakota State 101-54 December 1 at Madison, found themselves in a tight […]