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Ryan Newman Released from Hospital Days after Daytona 500 Crash

He had been hospitalized since Monday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Ryan Newman has been released from a Florida hospital two days after a frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. He had been hospitalized since Monday night. Roush Fenway Racing says the 42-year-old driver was fully alert and walking around the hospital in the hours before he left. The team posted photos with Newman and his…

HS Hockey Roundup: Moorhead, Fargo-South Shanley Advance in Postseason Play

Spuds Beat Bemidji; Bruins Grafton-Park River

  FARGO, N.D. — Moorhead Boys Hockey began postseason play Tuesday night as the number one seed in Section 8AA. After getting down 1-0, the Spuds responded with three goals to seal the game and advance to host the next game with St. Cloud Saturday night. In the EDC Boys Hockey Tournament, Fargo-South Shanley got down to Grafton-Park Rover 1-0…

Davies Wrestling Finding Right Mentality Going into State Tournament

State Wrestling Starts Thursday at FargoDome

FARGO, N.D. — The best wrestlers in the state of North Dakota in Class A and B hit the mats this weekend at the FargoDome competing for individual and team state titles. Davies is one of those programs looking to make their mark after a school best fifth-place finish in 2019. The Eagles are coming off a second place finish…

Lake Park-Audubon’s Olson Wins High School Play of the Week

Olson's Steal Against Park Christian Wins Play of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the Chris Heise High School Play of the Week is Lake Park-Audubon’s Izzy Olson. Olson’s steal and two points against Park Christian had over 800 votes online to take home the crown. Congrats to Olson and the Raiders for taking home this week’s win. Categories: High School, Play of the Week, Top Sports…

NDSU Baseball Drops Series Finale in Hawaii

Rainbow Warriors Beat Bison 8-0

HONOLULU, Hawaii – (NDSU Athletics) The Rainbow Warriors scored eight runs in the first three innings Monday, as the Hawaii baseball team defeated North Dakota State 8-0 in the series finale. NDSU dropped to 1-3 on the year, while Hawaii improved to 5-1. The Bison return to the mainland for their next series, as NDSU will travel to UC Davis…

UND Men’s Basketball Seeing Closing Stretch of Games as Opportunity

Fighting Hawks play four of top five teams in Conference to close season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota men’s basketball has four games left in their regular season and find themselves sixth in the Summit League standings. That spot is not a lock as the final four contests will say a lot about where UND finishes come conference tournament time. That’s because it include four of the top five teams in front…

UND’s Thome sparking second-half defensive surge

The junior goaltender did not play at all in the first half of the season.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The past few weeks have been some of the best defensively for North Dakota hockey. The Fighting Hawks are unbeaten in the last five games and have given up just five goals in that span. It seems like everyone on the blue line has done their part to step up and contribute to this success, but…

NDSU wrestling takes down No. 21 Stanford

The Bison defeated the Cardinals 28-13

FARGO, N.D.–North Dakota State won six of 10 bouts including pins from 174-pounder Luke Weber and 133 Cam Sykora to defeat No. 21 Stanford in a non-conference dual on Saturday, Feb. 15, before 499 in Scheels Center. It marked the fourth straight season the Bison have knocked off a nationally-ranked team. NDSU (8-3, 4-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to Air Force (4-6, 1-5 #Big12WR) at…

Moorhead boys hockey falls to Hill Murray in regular season finale

The Pioneers defeated the Spuds 4-3

MOORHEAD, Minn. — There was a packed crowd at the Cullen Hockey Center for the Moorhead boys regular season finale against Hill Murray, but the Spuds weren’t able to get it done in front of their home audience as they fell to the Pioneers 4-3. It was a back-and-forth contest throughout, although Moorhead never held a lead. Hill Murray struck…