UNDATED (AP) — There will be a new champion crowned in NCAA men’s basketball on April 3. Wisconsin made sure of that by knocking off Villanova Saturday afternoon. Nigel Hayes hit a tiebreaking layup with 11.4 seconds left as the eighth-seeded Badgers beat the No. 1 overall seed, 65-62. The Wildcats […]

Class B Boys Basketball Tournament in Minot Dickinson Trinity 47, Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 26 Minot Bishop Ryan 66, Stanley 60, 2OT Semifinal Hillsboro/Central Valley 66, Ellendale 41 Four Winds/Minnewauken 72, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 58 Ellendale to play for third place Sat. vs Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran Four Winds/Minnewauken vs.Hillsboro/Central Valley […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cody Gribble gave new meaning to a risky play on the par-5 sixth hole over water at Bay Hill on Thursday. Not with a club, but with his hand. And it didn’t involve an eagle, rather an 8-foot alligator. Gribble, already 4-over par for his round, […]

MINOT   At the buzzer, Brennen Vance hit a 3-pointer  to give Ellendale  a 41-39 win against Dickinson Trinity Thursday in the quarterfinals of the North Dakota Class B boys high school basketball tournament. Shawn Stoltz gave Trinity a 39-38 lead with 5 seconds remaining after scoring from close range. The  […]

  Valley City (Mark Potts VCSU))- Valley City State junior Jayden Ferguson has been named Honorable Mention All American, the NAIA national office announced Thursday with the release of its official 2016-17 Division II Men’s Basketball All American Team. A 6-foot-5 forward from Williston, N.D., Ferguson led the Vikings in scoring this season […]

  Jamestown  (UJ) The University  of Jamestown’s Bryn Woodside (JR/Albert Lea, MN) was named the winner of the Hustle Award at the 2017 NAIA DIvision II Women’s Basketball National Championship, which concluded Tuesday night as Marian (Ind.) won their second straight title. The award is given annually to the athlete in the […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it will propose an earlier start to the 2017 pheasant season because of a new state law. The department said Wednesday it will propose Oct. 7 as the pheasant opener. That’s one week earlier than what the department […]

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota basketball team is providing a morale boost to a campus still smarting from a nickname controversy and reeling from budget cuts that put some athletic programs on the chopping block. The school is making its first appearance in the NCAA […]

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Game & Fish Department  says, North Dakota anglers, spring light goose hunters and trappers are reminded that new licenses for the 2017-18 season are required starting April 1. Anglers and hunters can purchase new licenses  beginning March 15 at the North Dakota Game and Fish […]

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The all-time leading passer in VCSU football history will continue his playing career overseas. Valley City State University’s Kurtis Walls has signed to play professionally with the Prague Lions in the capital of the Czech Republic, the team announced Thursday. A native of Laveen, Ariz., Walls […]