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NDSU runner Fitzke breaks 34-year-old record in final collegiate event
Fargo It was the story behind the story, and for all these years, nobody doubted the talent of former North Dakota State runner Mike Bollman. The fact that he was an NCAA Division II cross country champion was probably not a surprise to those who coached him.
RELATED CONTENTNDSU's Carlson wins KX-4 Bank of the West Amateur in playoff
MOORHEAD – The photograph remains prominent in the Carlson family archives, a shot in The Forum newspaper that showed Phil Carlson crouching down to his 3-year-old son Bill, telling him why he couldn’t talk while a player was putting.
RELATED CONTENTNDSU to host a four-team tourney against marquee Division I programs
FARGO – North Dakota State spent a few years scheduling volleyball opponents Louisville, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. The Bison made road trips to all three Division I programs with the idea that all three would return to Fargo someday.
North Dakota State officially names Coleman as assistant men's basketball coach
The three most important words in real estate – location, location, location – was one reason Freddy Coleman took an assistant men’s basketball coaching position at North Dakota State.
RELATED CONTENTEx-Bison player Veldman ready for next NFL opportunity
FARGO – The first stop in Matt Veldman’s NFL career ended this week when the Jacksonville Jaguars released him. The way he looks at it, there are 31 other potential suitors.
RELATED CONTENTNDSU's academic rate among athletics remains strong 
FARGO – North Dakota State continued its trend of not sweating out the NCAA’s Division I academic progress rate with another fine showing in data that was released Tuesday.
NDSU nears conclusions on key athletic issues
FARGO – North Dakota State is close on three important issues facing the athletic department this month: Finding an 11th football opponent, securing a contract extension for the head men’s basketball coach and generating the funds for the renovation of the Bison Sports Arena.
RELATED CONTENTUPDATE: Police say NDSU's Beck left man unconscious following fight outside Sports Bar
FARGO – A standout North Dakota State University football player was charged Monday with felony aggravated assault, accused of beating a man unconscious in a downtown Fargo street after the bars let out early Sunday.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: Bison Hall of Fame committee should show some forgiveness
FARGO - Phrases like “the people’s president” continue to follow the legacy of Bill Clinton. There are those who label greatness with his two terms as the nation’s leader.
RELATED CONTENTBison pitcher Straka drafted by Texas Rangers
FARGO – North Dakota State pitcher John Straka got a Facebook private message that perhaps had a little foreshadowing to it. Former Bison pitcher Neil Wagner, now with the Toronto Blue Jays, wished Straka good luck on the upcoming Major League Baseball draft.
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Kolpack: Harsh Fargo winters may provide Bison football team with an edge
Fargo - It’s below zero and the wind was blowing the snow horizontally through the streets of Fargo. It’s commonly called a blizzard in this neck of the world.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: Bison may need 2013 class to be the next big thing
Fargo - The 2010 season was something special for the Auburn Tigers, who went undefeated behind Heisman Trophy quarterback Cam Newton. When it came to football in the state of Alabama, the Crimson Tide had to take a back seat.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: UMKC's move to WAC is just plain wacky
Fargo - Maybe the Western Athletic Conference was using old stationary when it was in communication with the Missouri-Kansas City athletic department in the last several months. Maybe at the top of the letterhead were Boise State, TCU, Tulsa, Hawaii, SMU, Rice, Fresno State, UTEP and San Jose State.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: NDSU’s cowboys take to Texas
Merely putting on boots and a cowboy hat does not make anybody a cowboy, unless you attend an ’80s party and go as John Travolta in “Urban Cowboy.” No way.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: Bison men's basketball team left to wait its turn
Fargo - The North Dakota State men’s basketball players were on a bus from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore last Friday night when they rigged a radio system that would make an engineering graduate student envious. Without access to ESPN2 to watch the NDSU and Georgia Southern semifinal football game, it was the next best thing.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: Jensen proves his worth again with winning TD run
Fargo - Well, all those Division I Football Championship Subdivision title tickets that were bought in advance are good to go, cowboy. This time, the suburbs of Frisco and Plano, Texas, will probably be better prepared to handle one massive green and yellow party.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: LaVoy' returns to defense, comes up with big play
Fargo - The last public picture of Anthony LaVoy was the North Dakota State offensive lineman sitting on the sidelines with a cast on his injured wrist. That was in August. He sort of faded away.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: Bison were in similar playoff setting in 1995
Fargo - The last conference playoff rematch of this magnitude ended when a man, presumably a North Dakota State fan, jumped on the goal post at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks before the game ended. He got a blast of mace in the face.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: Second-half burst gives Bison a meaningful victory
Normal, Ill. - In the last few weeks, this wasn’t working. And then that didn’t go so well. This looked like three years ago.
RELATED CONTENTKolpack: Defense remains name of the game for Bison, Missouri Valley
Fargo - One of these years, the governors of North Dakota and South Dakota are going to put some teeth into their wager on the inter-state football game between the two state universities. Dinners are routine and boring. Think of something better.
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