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SIOUX FOOTBALL INSIDER Spring Game Review - Defense
Now we will give our impressions of the UND defense, both from the spring game and from an overall spring ball prespective. Tackling appeared to be much better than we remember it from last fall when...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 10:00 AM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS NCAA officially approves UND’s full Division I active membership
The University of North Dakota is proud to announce that it has been elected to full Division I active membership status from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), officially completing...
Posted on 8/2/12 at 3:46 PM
REGGIE TALES Big Sky It Is
As expected, the University of North Dakota announced today that it has accepted an invitation to join the Big Sky Conference. President Kelley and Athletic Director Brian Faison confirmed what had be...
Posted on 11/1/10 at 3:40 PM
Douglas Fullerton, Big Sky Conference commissioner, letter: Membership offer to UND at risk 
All this leaves the Big Sky Conference and any other NCAA Division I conference with very little reason to continue to offer membership to UND.
By Douglas Fullerton , June 25, 2011
FIGHTING SIOUX NICKNAME: Big Sky holds steady
League commissioner responds to state lawmaker’s letterThe Big Sky Conference’s position on UND’s controversial Fighting Sioux nickname and logo remains the same. If the name stays, UND’s upcoming membership in the league is in serious jeopardy.
By Wayne Nelson , June 24, 2011
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NCAA holds ground on nickname agreement
Citing concerns expressed last week by leaders of the Big Sky Conference, which UND hopes to enter next year, the NCAA statement notes that the conference presidents’ position “is consistent with the spirit and intent of the settlement agreement the NCAA reached with the university to retire the nickname and logo.”
By Chuck Haga , June 17, 2011
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- UND NICKNAME: Grand Forks senator asks Big Sky Conference for time
- NCAA statement issued June 17, 2011
UND NICKNAME: Grand Forks senator asks Big Sky Conference for time
Sen. Mac Schneider, D-Grand Forks, has appealed to the Big Sky Conference to appreciate the difficult position UND is in regarding the Fighting Sioux nickname issue, and to not act against UND’s scheduled admission to the conference at least until the North Dakota Legislature has an opportunity to reconsider the recently enacted nickname law.
By Chuck Haga , June 15, 2011
OUR OPINION: Ground criticism in facts, not rumors
It would be in UND’s best interest if, at this important time, critics kept their conspiracy theories to themselves.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , June 15, 2011
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OUR OPINION: Big Sky threat looks like ‘game changer’
The consequences of keeping the nickname — as the law forces UND to do — in the face of NCAA sanctions now are turning out to at least as bad as critics had predicted.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , June 14, 2011
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Marlene Spicer, Grand Forks, letter: Sorry, Marilyn, but the lift station may be next
If naming things in a person or group’s honor is demeaning, then we’d better start removing the prominent names from all our schools, parks, buildings, lakes, bridges, airports and so on
By Marlene Spicer , June 14, 2011
Eric Johnson, Grand Forks, letter: Face facts to see NCAA has the upper hand
The NCAA is a private club, and if you want to join, you have to follow the club’s rules.
By Eric Johnson , June 14, 2011
David Murphy, Grand Forks, letter: Send strong nickname supporters to meetings
I believe Kelley does not want UND to use the Fighting Sioux nickname. Recently, he went to a meeting with the Big Sky Conference, came back and then we learn “there is a problem,” according to Big Sky leaders.
By David Murphy , June 14, 2011
Jamie Vincent, Grand Forks, letter: NCAA called UND’s bluff on nickname
In this case, the NCAA has the better cards — and they are calling our bluff.
By Jamie Vincent , June 14, 2011
Big Sky: ‘UND, we have a problem’
Leaders of prospective athletic conference troubled by Sioux name, logo and new state lawLeaders of the Big Sky Conference told UND President Robert Kelley this week that continued use of the Fighting Sioux name and logo as mandated by a new state law has become a “concern” for them and could jeopardize UND’s joining the conference next year.
By Chuck Haga , June 10, 2011
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Future UND football schedules released by Big Sky
The Big Sky football conference released its league schedules for the 2012-15 seasons, which mark UND’s first four years of competition within the 13-member conference.
By Tom Miller , April 28, 2011
There’ll be plenty of new in the new year
As we look back at the biggest local sports stories of 2010, the results read like the Witness Protection Program.
It’s all about a new home and a name change.
By Tom Miller , December 31, 2010
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Montana to remain in Big Sky
The University of Montana announced this afternoon that it will stay in the Big Sky Conference instead of pursuing a move to the Western Athletic Conference and Football Bowl Subdivision.
By Herald Staff Report , November 11, 2010
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