PARK CITY, Utah - It's a familiar name atop the coaches and media preseason polls for Big Sky Conference football, meaning the Montana Grizzlies are still wearing the bulls' eye. The Griz, who've won or shared the last 10 Big Sky titles, drew seven o… more »

The Big Sky Conference hopes it makes the right call when it comes to soaring gas prices and the hiring of officials. Commissioner Doug Fullerton said officials are being hit as hard by rising gas costs, and that may make it more costly to hire… more »

Big Sky Commissioner Doug Fullerton is worried about what he sees. Concerned with reports that gas prices could sail well above $5 a gallon and that 200 communities could lose jet air service in the near future, he's concerned that rising fuel costs c… more »

Editor's note: After 87 years of setting a high standard for NCAA Division II athletic success, the North Central Conference will bid farewell at a celebration gala in Sioux Falls on Saturday. To put the league's past in perspective and honor its con… more »

The Grand Forks Herald's Wayne Nelson talks a little bit about the history of the now-defunct NCC Division II conference - the conference that gave FCS North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, and Northern Color… more »

If UTPA ever gets their act together, could football be on the horizon for this Texas State system school? EDINBURG - Steve Schnall has seen a lot during his 40-plus years of coaching in college and the professional ranks. He recruited and coached… more »

Three of four University of Northern Colorado high-profile coaches had their contracts extended by the board of trustees Friday morning. Coaches had contracts extended to 2012 in men's and women's basketball and 2011 in volleyball. The contract fo… more »

After two years in the Big Sky Conference, UNC shows progress. Big Sky Commissioner Doug Fullerton knows it's all about patience. Fullerton understands the successful transition to Division I is a slow process for schools like the University of No… more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Patrick Mahoney and four teammates were getting their photograph taken together on the infield at Howard Wood Field on Saturday when Mahoney asked the group a question. A senior, Mahoney wondered if any of them knew who was the fi… more »

It’s last call in the North Central Conference. The league served its final championship trophies this weekend, and all that remain are memories. The lights at the league office in the Ramkota Hotel on the north side of Sioux Falls will shut off for… more »

Numbers don't lie, but the University of Northern Colorado athletic department insists the numbers in the NCAA's recently released Division I Academic Progress Rate (ARP) report don't tell the whole story. The APR is a ratings system used to measure… more »

GREELEY -- Former University of Northern Colorado linebacker Asa Matthews signed a free-agent contract with the Cleveland Browns on Monday. The 6-foot-2, 239-pound Matthews totaled 89 tackles, 61/2 tackles for a loss and 11/2 sacks in his career at U… more »

Downing pleased with team after spring game The University of Northern Colorado had football fever on Saturday as the annual spring game was held at the Butler-Hancock practice fields. Both the offense and defense displayed what they've been worki… more »

University of Northern Colorado quarterback James Schrenk knows he will be under a microscope on Saturday, and he won't be alone. The Bears will hold their annual Blue and Gold spring scrimmage at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Butler-Hancock practice field… more »

John Eddy knew a lot more was going to be expected of him by the University of Northern Colorado football coaches. Suffice to say, he's OK with that. "The coaches have already made that pretty clear to me," Eddy said Saturday. "Now I've got the whole… more »