NEW TOWN -- North Dakota is getting its first professional basketball team in the form of The Roar for the 2026 season of The Basketball League. The 4 Bears Casino & Lodge held a special media event on Aug. 1 to announce the launch of the new basketball team. “Our team at 4 Bears is ...

The Minot Honeybees’ journey to the Northwoods League Championship Series started well before their season opener back on June 12. The blueprints were being drawn up just a few months after the conclusion of the inaugural season, which saw the Honeybees finish at the bottom of the ...

The Minot Hot Tots’ bats continue to stay hot as the regular season ramps down to its final week. For the fourth consecutive contest, the Hot Tots put up at least seven runs on the scoreboard, with the last three resulting in a mark in the win column. Minot strung together 10 hits and ...

The final night of the regular season for the Minot Honeybees this year was much like the final night of the regular season last year, but for a completely different reason. Last year, Minot entered its final night of play with no stakes at hand because its chances of a league championship ...

The Minot Metros put up seven runs and 15 hits, finding their offense that went missing the game prior, but it wasn’t enough to save their season as they dropped a 10-7 contest to Valley City in a loser-out game at the Class A American Legion State Tournament on Aug. 1. The Metros plated ...

They may not have won the slugfest on the scoreboard against Madison, but the Minot Honeybees won the weeks-long battle with Mankato for the final playoff berth, ending the Habaneros’ quest for back-to-back league titles. Minot rallied from a six-run deficit to briefly take a lead, but ...