Basketball

Driver Crashes Into College Basketball Team Van; Charged With DUI

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver rear-ended the van, then rolled their own car.

RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The Lake Region State College intramural men’s basketball team is maybe a bit shaken up, but uninjured, after being rear ended by a driver now being charged with DUI. The incident occurred about two and a half miles southeast of Crary, North Dakota at 9:35 P.M. on October 22. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says…

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Raises Money, Spirits for Landon’s Light

The organization provides aid to critically ill children and their families.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Landon Solberg was just 12 years old when inoperable brain cancer took his life. But his memory lives on – every year at the middle school he would have called home – in the form of a massive 3-on-3 basketball tournament. Liberty Middle plays host to the extravaganza, which features a ton of friendly competition…

Elks Lodge Hosts Annual Hoop Shoot

Kids compete to see who can make the most of 25 free throw attempts.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Young hoopers in Fargo got an opportunity Saturday to maybe make some noise on the national stage. The Elks Lodge in Fargo – number 260 – held its annual Hoop Shoot free-throw contest at Fargo Parks Sports Center. Registration was free and then the kids were divided into three separate age brackets. Each participant had 25…

74th Anniversary of Lowest-Scoring Game in NBA History

On this day in 1950, the Fort Wayne Pistons and Minneapolis Lakers combined to muster just 37 points.

A headline from the infamous game in question.In 1950, the Minneapolis Lakers were the class of the freshly formed NBA, and nobody was more aware than Murray Mendenhall. His Fort Wayne Pistons had been on the losing end of beatdowns from the likes of George Mikan and Vern Mikkelsen far too often. So when they trundled into the Minneapolis Auditorium…

Party like it’s 2004! Timberwolves win Game 7 over defending champs to head to Western Conference Finals

Minnesota TimberwolvesDENVER (KVRR) – The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2004 after taking down the defending champs in the Denver Nuggets in Game 7. Karl-Anthony Towns led the T-Wolves with 23 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota won 98-90 over Denver. Minnesota will take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1…

NDSU men’s basketball sign transfer Luke Kasubke

FARGO (NDSU/KVRR) – The North Dakota State University men’s basketball program has signed transfer Luke Kasubke, NDSU head coach David Richman announced Monday. Kasubke comes to NDSU from Illinois State, where he played two seasons from 2022-24. He spent his first two collegiate seasons at Kansas State from 2020-22. Kasubke will be utilizing his final season of eligibility with the…

Minnesota Lynx draft Utah’s Alissa Pili 8th overall

Minnesota Lynx X/TwitterMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – The Minnesota Lynx selected Utah’s Alissa Pili 8th overall in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Pili, who comes from Anchorage, Alaska, averaged 21.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists on 40.4% 3FG for the Utes last season. Pili spent a portion of her college career playing for USC in the Pac-12. Tags: Basketball, minnesota, minnesota lynx,…

Hope Inc. hosts Wheelchair Basketball

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo-Moorhead’s Hope Inc. is providing family friendly sporting and recreational opportunities critical to the health and development of children and adults. Executive Director Bill Grommesh said, “You know when Hope Inc. started we had 5 kids in the program and we’ve grown to over 250 and we pull them in from a wide range. You know…