Football

Vikings come back to beat Commanders for 6th consecutive win

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes to help the Minnesota Vikings come back and beat the Washington Commanders 20-17 for their sixth consecutive victory. Cousins led multiple fourth-quarter scoring drives after the Vikings fell behind 17-7. The former Washington quarterback also capitalized on Harrison Smith’s interception of current Commanders starter Taylor Heinicke that gave Minnesota the…

NDSU cuts the ribbon on “world class” Nodak Insurance Company Football Performance Complex

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota State University cuts the ribbon on the Nodak Insurance Company Football Performance Complex. The $50 million facility is entirely privately funded. It has two turf fields including at the outdoor practice fields Bison football currently uses. The complex has a locker room, team meeting room, weight room and equipment room. “This is absolutely unbelievable….

Vikings 1-1 after loss to Eagles

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jalen Hurts threw for 333 yards and a touchdown and he ran for 57 yards and two more scores to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Hurts had 301 total yards in the first half in the breakout game of his young career. The Eagles led 24-7 at halftime. Cornerback Darius…

Over $50,000 Raised For High School Football Player Injured in Moorhead Game

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Brainerd high school senior is at Sanford in Fargo after suffering a serious head injury during a football game with Moorhead Friday night. Conner Erickson underwent a three hour surgery for the head injury and a piece of his skull was removed to release pressure. In a CaringBridge update on Sunday, the family said there…

Vikings and Packers fans watch the teams battle in week one

Fans show up at Buffalo Wild Wings in Fargo to watch the big game

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Are you ready for some football? Week one of the NFL is kicking off and fans are hitting their favorite spots to catch their teams in action. Buffalo Wild Wings in Fargo is always a popular spot. Vikings and Packers fans packed the place to see the regional and NFC North rivals go at it. This…

$32,500 made from alcohol sales during Saturday’s Bison game

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargodome officials say alcohol sales were 25 percent of revenue from Saturday’s North Dakota State football game against Drake on Saturday. It was the first time alcohol was sold at a Bison football game at the dome. General Manager Rob Sobolik says, based on preliminary numbers, booze sales equaled $32,500 in sales. He says he’s pleased…

Gophers standout RB Marion Barber III found dead in Frisco, Texas apartment

FRISCO, Texas – Former University of Minnesota and Wayzata football star Marion Barber III was found dead by authorities Wednesday morning, according to a report from the Fort Worth-Star Telegram. Authorities responded to a welfare concern on Wednesday at an apartment believed to be leased by Barber. That’s where it’s believed he was found dead. Barber, a Plymouth native, was 38 years…

‘I’m not ashamed of it anymore:’ Everson Griffin shares bipolar diagnosis

(FOX 9) – Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen is opening up about his mental health. Griffin, 33, shared that he is bipolar in an Instagram post Friday evening and wrote that he will be an advocate for mental health. His caption states: It’s true I am bipolar. I will embrace it and I will be an advocate for mental health. I been running…

Woman Arrested During Brawl At Fargo South Is Charged

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We have new information in an exclusive story we brought you Monday night about a brawl that erupted in a Fargo South parking lot Friday night during a football game. A woman who was arrested, Alisha Mayho of Fargo, has now been charged with resisting police, a misdemeanor. She was released from jail on Saturday after…