FARGO - After posting a .421 batting average in July, Jose Sermo was named the American Association of Professional Baseball's Rawlings Batter of the Month, the AAPB announced Tuesday. "The Sermonator" recorded a 1.516 OPS over the month of July, smacking 11 home runs and driving in 36 runs. Sermo is the firs...

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Breece Hall came to training camp with a new contract from the New York Jets and an intense desire to justify the big bucks. "It makes me more hungry to keep proving I am who I say I am," said the star running back, who received a three-yea...

by By DAVE CAMPBELL EAGAN, Minn. - The memory of losing her husband is so hauntingly clear 25 years later that Kelci Stringer could still draw a detailed picture of her hurried path to the hospital room where Korey Stringer died from exertional heat stroke. Having arrived in the middle of the night, she realized she w...

By DAVE CAMPBELL MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins haven't forgotten the sting from the day of the trade deadline last year. Their latest feel-good win added yet more fuel for the front office to be in buy mode this time instead of the massive sell-off last summer. After being no-hit through six innings by Kansas City...

By DAVE CAMPBELL EAGAN, Minn. - The starting quarterback audition that will shape this season for the Minnesota Vikings and perhaps define multiple careers is clearly the featured attraction during training camp. For as consequential as this competition will be, Kyler Murray, J.J. McCarthy and their teammates have no i...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Bill Chaves announced Monday, July 20, 2026 that the university has reached an agreement on enhanced terms for head men's hockey coach Dane Jackson's current contract, recognizing the success of his first season and reinforcing UND's co...

By ROB MAADDI Jaxon Smith-Njigba won the AP Offensive Player of the Year award and the Super Bowl last season before the Seattle Seahawks gave him the biggest contract for a wide receiver in NFL history. No surprise he was voted the NFL's top wideout by The Associated Press in a preseason survey. Smith-Njigba received ...

LAS VEGAS - (NDSU Athletics)North Dakota State return specialist Jackson Williams headlines a group of four Bison players selected to the Preseason All-Mountain West football team announced Wednesday, July 15, ahead of the Old Trapper Mountain West Football Media Days. Williams, a junior from Omaha, Neb., was named the...

FARGO (KVRR/KNFL) - At Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo, North Dakota, day after day, night after night players his the diamond in the summer months. Jose Sermo, known as the Sermonator amongst the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks fanbase, is chasing history in 2026 and is close to taking down the career, home-run record for the A...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics) - North Dakota EDGE rusher Lance Rucker was among 30 FCS football players named to the STATS Perform Buck Buchanan Preseason Watch List, the organization announced Tuesday. Rucker was one of six defensive linemen selected to the preseason watch list for the award, which is presented an...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Three North Dakota football players earned STATS Perform FCS Preseason All-America honors, the organization announced Monday. Senior edge rusher Lance Rucker was named to the first team, while offensive lineman Liam Becher and junior edge rusher Kaden Vig earned second-team recognitio...

By DAVE CAMPBELL MINNEAPOLIS - Each of the three All-Star selections of Byron Buxton's major league career has naturally brought him a deep sense of appreciation. This one was undoubtedly the most satisfying. Voted in as a starter by fan balloting for the first time, Buxton reveled in the fact that he landed on the Ame...

By LARRY FLEISHER NEW YORK - Josh Bell homered in consecutive at-bats and the Minnesota Twins hit six homers in a game for the first time in nearly three years to pull away for an 11-4 victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Saturday. Kody Clemens, Luke Keaschall and Alex Jackson homered in the first two innings...

FARGO (FM RedHawks)- The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks clinched their second series victory over the Kansas City Monarchs (24-19) of the season on Saturday afternoon with an 8-4 win in front of 2,967 fans at Newman Outdoor Field. With the win, the RedHawks (22-22) move back to a .500 record for the first time since May 24. ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- North Dakota women's basketball head coach Dennis Hutter has completed his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season with the hiring of Hailey Hohenecker as the director of basketball operations for the Fighting Hawks. "We are excited to have Hailey join our staff," said Hutter....

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KNFL)- Summer in the Red River Valley means the return of hometown athletes giving back to the communities that helped shape them. On Monday, Hankinson native and former North Dakota State standout Cody Mauch hosted his third annual youth football camp in Wahpeton. Across two sessions, 500 campers ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- University of North Dakota Deputy Director of Athletics Erik Martinson announced on Monday, June 22, 2026, that Ryan Powell has been hired as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. "We are thrilled to welcome Ryan and his family back to Grand Forks,"...

By STEPHEN HAWKINS ARLINGTON, Texas - Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday. Lee's 12th homer capped a four-run first off Jack Leiter (3-7). Tre...

By DAVE CAMPBELL EAGAN, Minn. - Jake Golday will likely spend most of his rookie season with the Minnesota Vikings on special teams while serving as the top backup to veteran inside linebackers Blake Cashman and Eric Wilson, a natural way for a late-blooming second-round draft pick to debut in the NFL. The progression...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- North Dakota women's basketball head coach Dennis Hutter announced on Wednesday afternoon the addition of Juliana Haddad, a transfer forward from Northern Illinois, to the 2026-27 roster. Juliana Haddad | 5-10 | Forward | Espoo, Finland | Pohjois-Haaga Yhteiskoulu | Northern Illinois ...