Summit League

GRAND FORKS - The Big Sky Conference is looking for a travel partner for UND. It shouldn't be looking too far. An ideal addition sits just 75 miles away -- UND's longtime rival, North Dakota State. The Big Sky Conference denied NDSU admission about 10 years ago, but times and circumstances...

FARGO - The Summit League baseball membership is straddling a line to retain its automatic qualifying status for the NCAA baseball tournament. But commissioner Tom Douple said the league isn't in imminent danger of losing it. The Summit currently has five baseball-tournament-eligible...

FARGO -- Maybe the Western Athletic Conference was using old stationary when it was in communication with the Missouri-Kansas City athletic department in the last several months. Maybe at the top of the letterhead were Boise State, TCU, Tulsa, Hawaii, SMU, Rice, Fresno State, UTEP...

FARGO -- Give Tom Douple credit. The Summit League commissioner was poised to take advantage of the "WAC-ky" state of college athletics. The loss suffered by the WAC (Western Athletic Conference) was the Summit's gain. After just one year in the WAC, the University of Denver bolted...

FARGO -- A year of golf that saw Amy Anderson make the cut in the U.S. Women's Open and ended with a highly acclaimed international tournament in Scotland was summarized in one award that was announced on Thursday. The North Dakota State junior was named the Summit League's Female...

FARGO -- It was January 2011 when Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple said it was University of North Dakota officials, not the league, who asked that retirement of the Fighting Sioux moniker be required for league membership. Douple's comment kicked up a dust-storm in an already...

FARGO -- North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani said he's pleased with the direction of the Summit League, adding that when it comes to conferences, bigger isn't always better. Bresciani said the condensed version of the league is better for NDSU athletes and fans....

FARGO -- The Summit League trip sometimes consisted of flying to Minneapolis, Memphis and Tulsa. Starting next year, North Dakota State will not have to make those connections on its way to Oral Roberts University. The Tulsa-based school announced Tuesday that it will join the Southland...

FARGO -- Since Tom Douple assumed the job as commissioner of The Summit League five years ago, the conference has done nothing but upgrade. Monday is the first time life unexpectedly went the other way. Southern Utah and prospective candidate University of North Dakota made it official...

GRAND FORKS -- The Summit League will conduct a site visit at the University of North Dakota on Nov. 1-2, the league announced Monday. The league will visit the campus to gather information regarding UND's application to join the conference. UND's top priority since moving its athletic...

MACOMB, Ill. -- North Dakota State expanded its lead in The Summit League on Thursday night by shrinking Western Illinois' offense to Nerf hoop proportions. Forward Michael Tveidt had all 11 of his points in a key second-half surge and the Bison improved to 11-1 in the conference...