FARGO (KVRR) -Let the games begin! Each Friday in July we will present four plays to battle for one spot in the “Final Four” of the Chris Heise Play of the Year. The Final four will take place Friday, August 1 with a winner announced the following Monday/Friday. JULY 4 NOMINEES: Play 1: From March. The North Dakota Class A…
DILWORTH (KVRR) – It has been a great summer thus far for DGF Post 397 Sr. Legion. They have already won over 20 games as they have their sights set on representing the region in postseason play. “Where I hope our season goes is, is into the postseason, where we’re playing our best baseball right now,” said DGF Head Coach…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Nico Sturm to a two-year, $4,000,000 contract ($2 million average annual value) that goes through the 2026-27 season. Sturm, 30 (5/3/95), tallied 14 points (7-7=14), 20 penalty minutes (PIM) and 59 shots in…
MIAMI (AP/KVRR) – The Minnesota Twins reinstated third baseman Royce Lewis from the injured list Tuesday after a 15-game absence because of a recurrence of the hamstring strain that delayed his season debut. Lewis joined the Twins for the start of a three-game series at Miami. He hurt his left hamstring while running out a grounder in the ninth inning of a game on…
WASHINGTON (AP/KVRR) – The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes. The U.S. Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the Ivy League school in Philadelphia…
WEST FARGO (KVRR) – It is time to crown the newest edition of the Chris Heise Play of the Week. And it goes to Max Zenker of the West Fargo Patriots after he laid out a perfect bunt to bring a runner home and made it safely to 1st base. Congrats to Zenker and the Pats for winning the Chris…
(Minnesota Wild PR)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE), which operates Xcel Energy Center, and Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley, owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, today announced a 14-year naming rights partnership. Beginning September 3, 2025, the home of the Minnesota Wild and more than 150 sporting and entertainment…
FARGO (KVRR) -The 2025 Jim Pettersen Invitational brought top-tier teams from Minnesota and North Dakota to the region this weekend. The West Fargo Patriots returned to the top on Sunday as winners of “The Pete”. In Sunday’s title game, West Fargo jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The offense continued to stay…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -Adam Thielen returned home to Detroit Lakes for his annual Youth Camp on Saturday, June 28. Thielen hosted roughly 400 kids. Throughout the day, kids were put through drills and, of course, got a photo with the former Minnesota Vikings, now Carolina Panthers Wide Receiver. Thielen says returning home to give back is something he looks…
LOS ANGELES (UND ATHLETICS)– Incoming defenseman Sam Laurila was selected with the 138th overall pick in the fifth round by the New York Islanders in the 2025 NHL Draft on Saturday afternoon from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. Laurila is coming off a big year with the Fargo Force in the USHL, where he finished with 41…
