NBA Records
If you get this question right, you will score as many points as this player did back in 1962, when he set the record for most points scored in an NBA game.
Wilt Chamberlain
This player earned his stripes with a smoking hot senior season in 2019 before being the first player selected in the quarantined 2020 NFL draft.
Joe Burrow
This term that originated from the card game Bridge is used to describe a home run with the bases loaded.
Grand Slam
The Ottawa Senators selected this Fargo-born defenseman with the 44th overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft.
Tyler Kleven
In 2012, this player scored a mind-boggling, record-setting 91 goals in a calendar year for Barcelona and Argentina, a record that will likely never be topped.
Lionel Messi
This team made history by winning 73 games in a season, one more than the Chicago Bulls of 1995-96 for the most in an NBA season.
The 2015-2016 Golden State Warriors
The New England Patriots pulled off the greatest draft steal of all time, selecting Tom Brady in this round of the 2000 NFL draft.
The 6th round
One of the greatest moments in recent sports history, this Toronto Blue Jay sent all of Canada into a frenzy with a 3 run homer and an all-time great bat flip in the first round of the 2015 MLB Playoffs.
Jose Bautista
This former UND Hockey star became a national hero during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi for his shootout dominance.
T.J. Oshie
This nation won the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Double points for the country that they beat in the final.
France, who beat Croatia
Although Precious Balistrieri has obliterated this record many times since, Klay Thompson caught fire and set a new NBA record for 3 pointers made in a game, with this many.
14
The Oakland Raiders made an all-time oopsie in 2007 when they drafted this LSU quarterback first overall.
JaMarcus Russell
This North Dakota native made history in 1961 by hitting 61 home runs in a season, breaking the longtime record of 60 held by fellow Yankee Babe Ruth.
Roger Maris
Dave Hackstol, former head coach of UND men’s hockey was named as the new head coach for this NHL team.
The Seattle Kracken
Chrisitan Pulisic made history as the first American male to ever win the Champions League when his London-based club topped Manchester City in the 2021 final.
Chelsea
The quadruple-double is a feat that has only been achieved 5 times in NBA history, and this Lone Star State center is the only player to ever record two in a career.
Hakeem Olajuwon
This school is often referred to as Tight End University, making history in 2019 by being the only college to have two tight ends selected in the same first round of the NFL draft: T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant.
The University of Iowa
Although the new format of the contest has seen this record fall outside the top five, this Texas Rangers slugger gave a performance for the ages when he hit a then-record 28 home runs in the first round of the 2008 home run derby.
Josh Hamilton
The Fargo Force, a tier 1 USHL hockey club that plays in the Scheels Area was established this year.
2008
Paris Saint Germain rocked the football economy to its core in 2017 when they paid FC Barcelona over a $270,000,000 transfer fee for this player, the most expensive of all time.
Neymar
This flash in the pan center made history when he debuted for the Lakers in 2005 at 18 years and 6 days old, becoming the youngest player in NBA history.
Andrew Bynum
Drafted 256th overall in the 2009 NFL draft, this player became the first Mr. Irrelevant to ever win the super bowl after the Buccaneers topped the team that drafted him, the Chiefs, in February 2021.
Ryan Succop
Barry Bonds won a record 7 MVP awards, 2 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and 5 with the San Francisco Giants. In one of those MVP seasons, Bonds set the single-season MLB record for most home runs, when he hit this many.
73 home runs
UND’s name has been a hot topic over the past 15 years or so, climaxing in a change from the Fighting Sioux to the Fighting Hawks which was made official for this season of hockey.
The 2016 season
In one of the greatest sports stories ever, this English team shocked the world by winning the Premier League title in the 2015-16 season, overcoming preseason odds of 5000-1. For reference, the Texans have the lowest preseason odds to win the Super Bowl in 2022, at 175-1.
Leicester City