“I think we are all sad to see the Fighting Sioux nickname go,” Chris Porter, former UND student-athlete, said. “The Fighting Hawks logo will have a lot to live up to.” 47.925257 -97.032855 ...

University of North Dakota backers have selected Fighting Hawks as the school’s new nickname, the school announced Wednesday. The predatory bird mascot received 57 percent of the vote compared ...

In 2012, following a battle that had lasted years, the University of North Dakota dropped its Fighting Sioux nickname, which had been used by its athletic teams since 1930.

DICKINSON, N.D. – North Dakota's Board of Higher Education has agreed to drop the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo, a move intended to resolve a decades ...

North Dakota's flagship university dropped its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname for the third time Thursday, and officials expressed hope that the latest retirement — fueled by this week's ...

WILLISTON, N.D. -- The University of North Dakota plans to sue the NCAA to avoid penalties for using the school's Fighting Siou nickname and Indian head logo, which the association considers ...

The University of North Dakota has narrowed the list of possible new school nicknames to three, and will hold a run-off vote to determine its new identity soon, reports Anna Burleson of the Grand ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — From “Amber Waves” to “Zombies,” the list of potential new nicknames for University of North Dakota athletic teams ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous. UND ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley will consider adding “North Dakota” to the list of nickname finalists for the public to vote on, he said ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Wednesday's news that the University of North Dakota's new nickname would be the Fighting Hawks was greeted matter-of-factly by some UND players and coaches. The mascot received 57 ...