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UND Hockey: Brad Berry Named USCHO Coach of the Year; Jordan Kawaguchi Hobey Baker Finalist

Postseason Awards Dished Out to UND Hockey With End to Winter Sports Season
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — (UND Athletics)  Postseason awards are starting to accumulate for the University of North Dakota hockey team after a memorable 26-5-4 season in 2019-20. Fifth-year head coach Brad Berry was named the USCHO.com’s Coach of the Year while junior forward and Hobey Baker Award finalist Jordan Kawaguchi was honored on the website’s All-America First Team. Berry and the Fighting Hawks enjoyed…

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Fargo Force Season Ends With USHL Canceling Rest of Games

USHL cancels season due to Coronavirus
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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Force season comes to an after the USHL decided Wednesday to cancel the rest of its season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league originally suspended regular season play last Thursday. The USHL  year ends with 14 games remaining in the regular season. Commissioner Tom Garrity saying in a statement that the health of players,…
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United States Hockey League Cancels Entire Season

The USHL said they will announce the 2019-2020 awards within the next few weeks.
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FARGO, N.D.–The United States Hockey League voted unanimously to cancel the entire 2019-2020 season on Wednesday due to COVID-19. USHL President and Commissioner Tom Garrity said, “This decision was not an easy one to make but was a necessity in order to keep our athletes, staff and fans in all 16 of our communities safe amid this international health risk….

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Senior Tribute: Concordia Softball’s Betsy Asp

With COVID-19 cancelling all levels of ncaa spring sports, kvrr sports tributes those who didn't get to finish what they started
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — It hasn’t been the easiest of roads for Concordia Softball’s lone senior Betsy Asp. Concussions ended both her freshman and sophomore seasons then junior year tore cartilage in her knee dung spring play in Florida before deciding to have surgery and become fully healthy for this season. On the field, Asp had just 17 at bats this…

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Reports: Minnesota Vikings Trade Receiver Stefon Diggs

Receive three draft picks in return
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EAGAN, Minn — After a day where the Minnesota Vikings extended quarterback Kirk Cousins for another two seasons and franchise tagged safety Anthony Harris, the team said goodbye to receiver Stefon Diggs trading him to the Buffalo Bills. In return, the Vikings receive a first and fourth round pick in the 2020 draft and a fourth round pick in the…

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Vikings Place Franchise Tag on Safety Anthony Harris

Tag earns Harris 11.441 million in 2020
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EAGAN, Minn. — On the defensive side of the ball, the Minnesota Vikings decided to franchise tag safety Anthony Harris. The tag pays him about 11.441 million dollars for the upcoming season. Minnesota now has until July 15th to sign him to a long term deal. If not, there is the option to trade him. 2019 was the break season…

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Minnesota Vikings Extend QB Kirk Cousins

Vikings Sign Cousins to two-year extension
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EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings locked up quarterback Kirk Cousins to a two-year extension. Cousins had one year left on his current contract. The QB was due a base salary of 29 and a half million, which becomes 10 million on his new deal. The new deal is worth 66 million over two years and upon signing earns 61…

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Grand Forks Red River’s Leach Wins High School Play of the Week

Leach's Steal and Bucket Against Davies takes home the Play of the Week win
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FARGO, N.D. — This week’s winner of the Chris Heise High School Play of the Week is Grand Forks Red River’s Claire Leach. Leach forced the steal and finished on the other end with the bucket in the Class A Girls State Tournament against Davies. Congrats to Leach and the RoughRiders  for taking home the win for the final time…

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Play Of The Week Nominees: March 13th

Sheyenne and Grand Forks Red River are the finalists for this week's POTW
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FARGO, ND – This week’s Chris Heise High School Play of the Week nominees are similar in style. The first one came from last Saturday’s Class A Boys Title Game between Sheyenne and Fargo Davies. Ty Satter had the nice steal and then dished a spot-on pass to Cole Hage, who had a smooth layup to go along with it….

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Minnesota Vikings Release Xavier Rhodes, Linval Joseph

Vikings making roster changes ahead of NFL Free Agency
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EAGAN, Minn. — With all the Coronavirus news going on, it hasn’t stopped the start of NFL free agency and teams releasing players from their rosters. That’s the case with the Minnesota Vikings, who announced Friday, the release of three-time pro bowler cornerback Xavier Rhodes and defensive tackle Linval Joseph. The Vikings have the least amount of cap space than…