WDAY Sports Minute

What appeared to be Roger Maris' last best chance to get into the National Baseball Hall of Fame was instead a major disappointment.

Fargo's favorite athlete, who set the single-season record with 61 home runs in 1961 when he played for the New York Yankees, failed to collect a single vote from the 16 members of the Golden Era Committee.

North Dakota State hung with Creighton for the better part of the first half but the Bluejays roughed up the Bison after the break and won 80-55 on Tuesday night at the CHI Health Center Omaha.

Kansas State used a 28-10 run to open up a 20 point lead on the Bison over the span of a quarter and never looked back, winning 78-57. NDSU, which trailed 16-5 after the first quarter, trimmed the lead down to one point before giving up the long run to go into the break down 12.

The Vikings managed just 67 yards rushing in a 34-26 loss to the 49ers and star running back Dalvin Cook left the game with a shoulder injury late in the third quarter. Cook, who was taken off while sitting up on a cart, carried 10 times for just 39 yards.

North Dakota State finished the regular season with a 10-1 record and won the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship to earn an automatic bid the the Division I FCS playoffs.

The semifinal round is set in the Class A and B state volleyball tournament. West Fargo and Shanley the two eastern teams advancing on after Shanley swept Bismarck Legacy in straight sets tonight. Fargo Davies with a tough task against defending champion Bismarck Century.

Barnesville senior running back Cameron Heng shows toughness on the field, rushing for more than 1,000 yards on a Trojan team known for running the football.

That strength runs in his family. Heng's 23-year old sister, Ashlin, has Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes severe seizures. Heng and his family pull together for her care, and she's his biggest fan.

NDSU men's basketball took on PAC-12's Arizona and the Dragons opened with a big win at home.

An 0-2 start was staring the University of North Dakota men's basketball team right in the face midway through the second half against Montana on Tuesday night. Caleb Nero wouldn't let it happen.

Nero scored six of the last seven points for the Fighting Hawks, including the game-winner for UND to complete a comeback win over Montana, 79-77.

In the previous two games, the star wide receiver was targeted just nine times and had just five catches for 90 yards, and the Vikings lost both times. But Jefferson on Sunday erupted for nine catches for 143 yards in Minnesota’s 27-20 win over the Los Angeles Clippers at SoFi Stadium.