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Biggest names in golf celebrate Palmer’s life

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — The biggest names from all corners of the golf world have gathered to celebrate the life of Arnold Palmer. Palmer died Sept. 25 at age 87. His private funeral for family members was Thursday. Palmer’s family wanted a public service to be held after the Ryder […]

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‘Bama still atop AP Top 25

UNDATED (AP) — Alabama and Ohio State remain one-two in this week’s Associated Press college football poll. The Crimson Tide picked up 53 first-place votes, while the Buckeyes grabbed six. Clemson moves up two spots to No. 3 following a dramatic victory against Louisville, which slipped four spots to No. […]

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High School football polls

BISMARCK (AP) Week of 9/26/16  The latest Class AAA, AA, A and 9-Man North Dakota High School Football polls have been released, as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the school’s record, and total […]

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All deer gun licenses issued

Bismarck  (CSi)  The 49,000 deer gun licenses that were allocated by proclamation for the 2016 hunting season have all been issued. Randy Meissner, licensing manager for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, says, according to state law, the number of deer gun licenses issued, including those licenses issued as […]

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UND No.1 in men’s NCAA preseason poll

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Defending NCAA men’s hockey champion North Dakota tops the first preseason poll of the season. UND received 43 of the 50 first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll. The team the Fighting Hawks beat in last year’s national title game, Quinnipiac, is second in the poll, […]

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Gopher hockey preseason favorite

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota is the Big Ten favorite in a preseason poll of the conference’s hockey coaches. The Gophers also lead the league with four players on the Big Ten Watch List announced Monday. Justin Kloos, Jake Bischoff, Leon Bristedt and Eric Schierhorn represent Minnesota on the 13-player list. […]

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KG retires

MINNEAPOLIS  Kevin Garnett’s second run with the Minnesota Timberwolves has ended. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, the 40 year old KG,was about to enter the final season of his contract and the team was reportedly working on a buyout recently. He has spent 13½ of his 21 NBA seasons with […]

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Golf legend Arnold Palmer passes, 87

NEW YORK (AP) — The family of Arnold Palmer is waiting until after the Ryder Cup this week for a public farewell. Alastair Johnston, the chief executive of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, said Monday at a news conference that a public ceremony to commemorate Palmer would be held at 11 a.m. […]

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‘Bama holds No. 1 AP football poll

(AP)  Wisconsin moved up to No. 8 in The Associated Press college football poll and LSU became the second preseason top-10 team to drop out of the rankings in the first month of the season. There were few changes in the Top 25 as the only four ranked teams that […]

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Wetlands Good for Duck Hunting

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual fall wetland survey indicates good but variable wetland conditions for duck hunting throughout the state. Migratory game bird biologist Andy Dinges said the northeast region has the highest number of wetlands holding water, while the south central and southeast have […]