The University of North Dakota will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school's president said Wednesday, marking the latest twist in a years-long fight about a name that some consider offensive.
Fans of the Fighting Sioux have once again rescued the nickname and logo from extinction, at least for another four months.
Six years after the NCAA deemed it hostile to American Indians, the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has hardly gone quietly through the courts or the state Legislature.
The end may finally be near for the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo.
Make room for one more chapter in the saga of the Fighting Sioux, better known as the nickname that would not die.
Make room for one more chapter in the saga of the Fighting Sioux, better known as the nickname that would not die.
From Saskatchewan to Stockholm, NHL prospects came to the draft, hoping to hear their names called.
The Minnesota Wild have signed former University of North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway (JEN'-oh-way) to an entry-level contract.
The Minnesota Wild have signed former University of North Dakota defenseman Chay Genoway (JEN'-oh-way) to an entry-level contract.
