BASKETBALL:
THE NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE PIONEERS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS RECEIVED A BID FOR THE NJCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. THAT TOURNAMENT IS HELD IN ROCHESTER, WITH THE OPENING ROUND THIS WEDNESDAY. THE PIONEERS ARE A FIVE SEED AND WILL PLAY 12-SEED MONTGOMERY COUNTY. IT’S THEIR THIRD APPEARANCE IN THE LAST FOUR SEASONS. SOME OF THE MORE LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO THAT TEAM ARE FORMER GATORS KINSLEY HANSON, JADE REESE AND SIERRA WESTBERG. FORMER NORTHERN FREEZE PLAYER RILEY KLOPP IN ON THAT ROSTER AS WELL.
NFL:
THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS REACHED A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH CORNERBACK BYRON MURPHY JR, BUT SAFETY CAM BYNUM IS LEAVING THE VIKINGS AND HAS SIGNED WITH INDIANAPOLIS.
THE VIKINGS ALSO REACHED DEALS WITH DEFENSIVE LINEMAN JONATHAN ALLEN AND OFFENSIVE LINEMAN WILL FRIES. THEY ALSO RE-SIGNED PUNTER RYAN WRIGHT.
QUARTERBACK SAM DARNOLD AFTER ONE YEAR IN MINNESOTA HAS SIGNED FOR THREE YEARS IN SEATTLE. BACKUP QUARTERBACK DANIEL JONES, WHO FINISHED THE SEASON WITH THE VIKINGS IS SIGNING WITH THE COLTS.
Last modified: 03/11/2025
