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 ...

North Dakota residents voted on Tuesday to let the University of North Dakota scrap its Fighting Sioux mascot nickname. The result came as the issue reached a climax in North Dakota, after ...

The University of North Dakota has everything a college-hockey team could want—except a nickname. Minnesota State, the top seed in this year’s NCAA men’s ice-hockey tournament, is known as ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - The University of North Dakota said on Wednesday it will adopt the "Fighting Hawks" as its new nickname after retiring the "Fighting Sioux," which was banned under a national college ...

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 ...