Devils Lake native Grant Nelson is headed to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four after his Alabama Crimson Tide defeated #6 seed Clemson Saturday 89-82. Nelson, a NDSU transfer had 8 points 7 rebounds 2 assists and 2 blocked shots while battling foul trouble.
It is the first Final Four appearance in Alabama history.
22 years ago Valley City native Jeff Boschee playing for Kansas was the last player from ND to reach the final four
The #4 seed Crimson Tide will face #1 seed UConn Saturday April 6 time yet to be determined
Twins defeated the Royals 5-1 and go for a sweep the opening series. They’ll play game three 1:10 p.m. today with Bailey Ober taking the mound.
Minnesota Twins injury update IF Royce Lewis likely out for a month with Austin Martin called up to replace him.
SP Anthony DeSclafani’s season is over. Surgery to repair a flexor tendon in his arm. Louis Vareland will take his spot in the starting rotation
Fargo Force scored the final 3 goals Saturday to defeat Waterloo 4-2 their 47th win of the year and clinching the Anderson Cup as the regular season champion. Force head to Des Moines looking to break the regular season record of 48 wins on the ice of the Buccaneers who own the record. Then wrap up their season with two games against Sioux Falls April 12 in Fargo and 13th in Sioux Falls
Minnesota Wild fall to Vegas 2-1 (OT) but lost the point by pulling the goalie in the OT period. Next up the Wild host Ottawa Tuesday.
North Dakota had its season come to an end on Friday night, 4-3, to Michigan in the NCAA Regional Semifinals from the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Mo.
UND finishes the season with a 26-12-2 overall record and falls short of its ultimate goal after Michigan (22-14-3) exploded for a trio of goals in the final 20 minutes to advance to the regional final to play top-seeded Michigan State on Sunday.


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