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Published March 20, 2012, 02:28 PM

It’s their name but they dare not say it

As the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux hockey team heads back to St. Paul for the NCAA tournament this weekend, two extra “referees” will be watching: the NCAA itself, which has banned the beleaguered nickname and logo from tournament play, and the state of North Dakota, which by law requires that the team be known as the Fighting Sioux.

By: Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co.

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