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Reports: Vikings Running Back Dalvin Cook Plans to Hold Out

Team's leading rusher coming up on second contract

EAGAN, Minn. — According to reports, Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook no longer will participate in any team-related activities until and unless what he calls a “reasonable” deal. “He’s out,” said a source to ESPN. “Without a reasonable extension, he will not be showing up for camp or beyond.” Both sides haven’t spoken since last week and…

Grand Forks Red River’s Dvorak Secures Final Four Spot in Play of the Year Bracket

Dvorak's kick return touchdown advances in KVRR Sports Play of the Year

FARGO, N.D. — On Friday night during Sports Extra, the KVRR Sports team announced the final nominees for advancement in the Play of the Academic Year Final Four bracket. The last to move comes from Grand Forks Red River Football and Brady Dvorak. Dvorak’s kick return touchdown against West Fargo won with 63 percent of the vote. Congrats to Dvorak…

Kindred Football Finding Ways to Be Creative With Offseason Workouts

Using School's Parking Lot and the individual parking spaces to lift

KINDRED, N.D. — As high school athletes look forward to the fall and football season, Kindred is getting creative with how to go about their off-season strength and speed workouts. It started with an idea to administration from strength coach Kyle Hienze and assistant coaches Nate Safe and Eric Bergad. With the school’s weight room closed, the team used the…

NFL Lays Out Plan for Complete Opening of Facilities

NFL currently in Phase Two of Reopening

  NEW YORK — The NFL and the players’ union were sent a planner to the 32 teams Monday by Commissioner Roger Goodell outlining procedures for the full reopening of their practice facilities, which have so far just be open to players recovering from injury and coaches as of June 5th, if local government allowed. In a lengthy memo approved…

MLB Offers New Proposal With 76-Game Season, Up to 75% of Salaries

The third proposal MLB Owners have made to Player's Association

  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball team owners made a new offer, its third since coronavirus delayed the initial start to the 2020 season. In the proposal, it outlines a guarantee for 50% of players’ prorated salaries over a 76-game regular season and increase the money to 75% if the postseason is completed, people familiar with the plan told…

Minnesota Sports Can Begin Return

The state enters its next phase of reopening which include the permission of certain sports and activities

FARGO, ND – As Minnesota head into its next phase of reopening, some of what’s going to be allowed to return limited are certain summer sports and practices. Individual sports and ones with minimal contact such as Tennis and Golf can be played but it’s not the same for team oriented ones with contact involved and athletes consistently coming within…

Coach of the Week: NDSU Men’s Basketball Coach Dave Richman

KVRR's Nick Couzin talks with Richman about story lines heading into upcoming season

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State men’s and women’s basketball players can start returning to campus on June 15th. On top of that, there are many early story lines heading into a new season come late fall. Two new assistants, three new captains, top programs on the schedule and the Bison coming off another Summit League title were all discussed…

Kicking His Way to Fame: Shanley’s Emmet Kenney

Shanley's Kicker has received division one schools from posting videos on social media

  FARGO, N.D. — Kicking wasn’t always the first love for Shanley’s Emmett Kenney. At a young age, Kenney played receiver and basketball before an injury sparked his interest with the leg. “I was a wide receiver when I first started playing football. I was about in third-fourth grade and was pretty good at it but I happened to get…

Play of the Year Nominees: June 5

GF Red River, Shanley Battle for Advancement in Play of the Year Bracket

FARGO, N.D. — The final showdown in the Football quadrant of the 2020 D.J. Colter High School Play of the Year Bracket is a battle between two EDC opponents: Shanley’s Jackson Leier and Grand Forks Red River’s Brady Dvorak. In the Deacons game against Jamestown, Leier picked off the Bluejays quarterback returning it for a touchdown.But does it top what…

Two UND Volleyball Players No Longer On Team

A racially insensitive video that resurfaced from this past winter lead to the decision by the athletic program

GRAND FORKS, ND – Brynn Nieukirk of Washington, Illinois and Shanley Alumna Julia Vetter are no longer on the North Dakota Volleyball team after the school found what head coach Jeremiah Tiffin is calling “a racially insensitive video.” Fighting Hawks football player Jaxson Turner tweeted earlier this week he was extremely disappointed in UND Sports using a promotional picture of…