North Dakota boys hockey heats up with quarterfinal action.

It was well-earned Super Bowl experience for Scott Verkuilen, who battled and beat Lymphoma in late 2019 then used a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation to give back to his school, donating equipment for a brand new weight room.

During winning and losing streaks, after comeback victories and embarrassing defeats, the Rams opined that they were authoring their own story, and they intended to finish with a flourish.

On Sunday, in Super Bowl LVI they penned the final chapter. And it was a pulsating finish.

The Bison men survived a 16-point comeback from Western Illinois and outlasted the Leathernecks in two overtimes, 84-81. Sam Griesel led NDSU's efforts with 23 points. In Fargo, the Bison women got off to a disastrous start, led a furious rally, only to end in calamity.

Britta Curl, the former Blizzard standout, tested positive for COVID-19 while still in Los Angeles waiting to fly to China. She will not make the trip after being named an injury replacement for the United States women's hockey team.

The No. 8 Central Cass boys basketball team used a big second half to storm back and win 69-60, handing No. 2 Kindred its largest loss of the season and first since December.

This game was tied at 32 to start the second half, but Carter Vrchota led all players with 26 points, which included six three-pointers. Cole Holzer chipped in another 21 points for the Squirrels, while Riley Sunram led the Vikings with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Seemingly done from any chance of victory, the Bison suddenly found life in the last seven minutes in one of the more crazy finishes in the short life of the Scheels Center at Sanford Health Athletic Complex. Sam Griesel's shot from in close with three seconds left gave NDSU a 76-74 Summit League men's basketball win over the University of South Dakota.

A stellar run in the final holes helped Fargo's Tom Hoge to victory in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday. Hoge finished with three birdies in the final five holes Sunday, Feb. 6, to overcome Jordan Spieth's two-shot lead down the stretch and give Hoge his first career PGA victory.

Tom Hoge's first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am might be his best opening round of his career. He put up a nine-under 63, including six straight birdies on his final nine holes.

The Vikings have reportedly narrowed down its head coach search to Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator, Kevin O'Connell, currently the Rams' offensive coordinator.