Sen. Mac Schneider, D-Grand Forks, has appealed to the Big Sky Conference to appreciate the difficult position UND is in regarding the Fighting Sioux nickname issue, and to not act against UND’s scheduled admission to the conference at least until the N… more »

New AD wants department to fundraise similar to rest of university, not be isolated Two months into his job at Cal Poly, new athletic director Don Oberhelman is still forming a plan for the direction of the department. Two of the top needs are und… more »

Football fans in the Red River Valley are playing their own waiting game, the drought of a Sioux-Bison football rivalry is on the brink of reaching a decade. The transition to division one, has forced the rival programs in opposite directions. Beginn… more »

UC Davis announced Tuesday that Director of Athletics Greg Warzecka will retire from the university on June 30 after 16 years in the post. Warzecka, 60, oversaw the athletic department's transformation from a nonscholarship NCAA Division II athletics… more »

UND football coaches are in the midst of their spring recruiting, a time when they search for future Sioux standouts. While no imminent end to the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo controversy appears to be in sight, that doesn’t mean UND coaches are… more »

Less than a day after a news story implied UND pressured the Summit League to take a stand against the controversial Fighting Sioux nickname to help place the school’s potential membership on the fast track, UND athletic department officials went on the… more »

For the fourth straight game, the Fresno State defense will be forced to game plan against a mobile quarterback. The difference with Cal Poly, however, is the Bulldogs’ defense will also have to strategize against an offensive style a Pat Hill-coache… more »

UND, South Dakota should have a frenzied atmosphere for Great West Conference opener A crowd of around 10,000 is expected for Saturday’s game between UND and South Dakota — two teams with a long history that both are in the formative stages of their… more »

South Dakota's two largest universities and their Division I athletic programs have earned the state's congratulations this fall. The University of South Dakota recently defeated Big 10 Conference opponent University of Minnesota on the football fiel… more »

The Northwestern State Demons revitalized their running attack in last week's 17-10 win over Tarleton State. The Demons rushed for 129 yards and averaged over three yards a carry in last Saturday's win. In the previous two games, NSU had a total of 1… more »

A good chunk of the North Dakota State and University of South Dakota football players were still in junior high the last time these teams played. For some coaches and fans, it seems like yesterday. USD head coach Ed Meierkort said he’s gotten a less… more »

These are tough times for North Dakota and it doesn't have anything to do with the team's performance on the football field. The university recently had its 80-year-old nickname, the Fighting Sioux, stripped by the NCAA amid concerns that it was offe… more »

These are tough times for North Dakota and it doesn't have anything to do with the team's performance on the football field. The university recently had its 80-year-old nickname, the Fighting Sioux, stripped by the NCAA amid concerns that it was offe… more »

Cal Poly athletic director Alison Cone said she is announcing her December retirement at a department staff meeting this morning. The news comes just two weeks after Cone helped solidify the future of the Mustangs' football program, which cemented pl… more »

Cal Poly remains winless on the road in two seasons under Walsh Coming into Saturday night’s game at Texas State, No. 17 Cal Poly had not won a game on the road under head coach Tim Walsh. The Mustangs were winless in their past six games away fro… more »