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U. of North Dakota Sues NCAA Over Ban on American Indian Nicknames

By BRAD WOLVERTON

The University of North Dakota has sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over restrictions on using its American Indian nickname.

The 27-page complaint, filed Friday in a state district court in Grand Forks, charges that the NCAA acted illegally by ruling last year that North Dakota could...

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