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NASCAR Drivers; Pit Crews Stand With Bubba Wallace Ahead of Race at Talladega

KLWN Kansas City's Tyler Jones Provides Perspective on Issue

LINCOLN, AL (Talladega Motor Speedway)- Powerful moment as NASCAR drivers and pit crew members competing in Monday’s race at Talladega began walk alongside Bubba Wallace and his no. 43 race car to show support after a noose was found in his garage on Sunday afternoon. Nascar president Steve Phelps said a crew member discovered the noose and immediately took action….

Moorhead’s Zanotti Advances to Play of the Year Bracket Championship

Zanotti won by the slim margin of 12 votes to advance

FARGO, N.D. — The DJ Colter High School Play of the Year Championship is complete after Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti advances by voting. Zanotti received over 280 votes to get the win by 12 votes over the competition. Zanotti showed off her goal scoring skills in a game against Alexandria earlier in the fall season. Congrats to Zanotti and the Spuds…

MSUM Football Updates 2020 Season Schedule

Schedule shortened due to COVID-19

MOORHEAD, Minn. — (MSUM Athletics) A revised schedule for the Minnesota State University Moorhead football team has been announced. The Dragons will play a 10-game schedule that features five home games and five road games in 2020. MSUM opens the 2020 season at home against Winona State on Sept. 12. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at Scheels Field at Nemzek Stadium….

Cruz wins Ali Award for humanitarian efforts

Annual ESPYS Award Given on Sunday Night

MINNEAPOLIS (MLB.com) There are countless people in the small community of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, deep in the northwestern corner of the Dominican Republic, who owe their health and livelihood in part to Nelson Cruz, one of the town’s most prominent sons. For all those years of tireless work and service to better the lives of those in his…

Minnesota Youth Games Allowed To Resume

The Minnesota Department of health lays out guidelines for indoor and outdoor games

Minnesota announced it’s okay to resume outdoor activities and not long after, indoor ones. Practices are a go and now the state department of health is giving the green light on outdoor games and scrimmages, which they recommend teams start on Wednesday. Indoor ones start up on July 1st or later. Safety guidelines for public gatherings are still there and…

Play of the Year Final Four Nominees: June 19

Moorhead, Grand Forks Red River Battle for Fall Sports Title

FARGO, N.D. — The Final Four is here for the 2020 DJ Colter High School Play of the Year Academic Bracket. The second match-up to determine the champion of the fall sports season is between Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti and Grand Forks Red River’s Brady Dvorak. First play comes from the Spuds and Zanotti, Zanotti scored an impressive goal against Alexandria….

Fargo Marathon Gets Green Light

The annual event is scheduled for the last week in August (24th-29th)

FARGO, ND – Every spring, so many in the area partake in the Fargo marathon, as well as the 5k and 10k. It’s usually in may, but obviously -19 wouldn’t let it happen at it’s normal time. However, that doesn’t mean it’s canceled. The race is still on. In a release, it was said that the event is scheduled for…

Coach of the Week: Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Interim Manager Chris Coste

Coste was introduced as interim manager earlier this week

FARGO, N.D. — On Tuesday, the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks named Chris Coste interim manager after releasing the contract of Jim Bennett. Coste is a former RedHawks player, a World Series Champion with the Philadelphia Phillies and was the Bench Coach the last two seasons. Heading into the 2020 season opener on July 3rd, KVRR’s Nick Couzin caught up with Coste to…

Minnesota health officials will allow outdoor youth sports games to resume next week

St. Paul, Minn. (FOX 9) – Under new guidance issued on Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health will allow outdoor youth sports leagues to resume in full starting June 24. Team practices, scrimmages, and games between teams will all be allowed to start on June 24 for outdoor sports, leaders say For indoor leagues, the state says practices will be allowed to resume…

Legendary MSUM Fooball Coach Fortier on 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

All-time winningest coach at MSUM

MOORHEAD, Minn. – (MSUM Athletics) Former Minnesota State University Moorhead football coach Ross Fortier is listed on the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Fortier is one of 33 coaches from the divisional ranks to be listed on the ballot, which also includes seven coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision. Fortier is in the MSUM Hall of Fame and…