Trivia answer

From 1D: Alabama's Paul "Bear" Bryant was the only college football coaches to start nine different seasons with 10 straight victories. Joe Paterno could have accomplished the feat, but Penn State lost to Iowa on Saturday.

Playback

10 years ago (1998): When Steve Tucker awoke to find fresh snow falling, he felt alive again.

It helped that the arrival of winter coincided with the arrival of rookies and free agents, who came to Bismarck for the start of the Dakota Wizards training camp.

B.J. Williams, a backup center from Kansas, and forwards Charles Lott of James Madison and Roger Washington of Louisiana State looked good after one day. But their toughest competition will come next week when four veteran front-liners arrive in camp.

Veteran Wizards Shawn Bankhead and Kevin Bears are coming in, as are Johnny Tyson, formerly of the Fargo Beez, and Daron Rutledge.

20 years ago (1988): Tom Kirchoffner isn't used to being anywhere but the top of the state junior college men's basketball standings.

It's season No. 5 for Kirchoffner at Bismarck State and time to get back to the top of the state junior college standings. He got off to a tremendous start with the Mystics, winning the state championship each of his first three years.

Freshman Burleigh Lester will quarterback BSC and look often to Bismarck native Bob Upgren. Rob Ganje and Mike Hillstrom return after starting last season. Hillstrom is from Center.

50 years ago (1958): Truax-Traer Coal Co., Minot, and Knowles Jewelry, Bismarck, tied at 2,459 in the team event after the first weekend of action in the eighth annual Nicola's Invitational Bowling Tournament.

Elma Kavonius, Bismarck, and Lillian Kalvoda, Mandan, tied for first in singles with 559.

Ruth McClung and Doris Steigman, both of Bismarck, lead in the doubles with 1,063.

Mary Ann Boyd, Tioga, rolled 1,552 for top spot in the all events.

TV today

NFL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN - San Francisco at Arizona

NHL

6 p.m.

VERSUS - Tampa Bay at Washington

RADIO today

NFL

7:30 p.m.

KXMR (710 AM) - San Francisco at Arizona

Schedule

MONDAY

Men's basketball: U-Mary at MSU-Billings, 7 p.m. MST (exhibition)

High school volleyball: West Region play-in game-Turtle Mountain at Mandan, 3 p.m.

THURSDAY

High school volleyball: West Region Tournament Jamestown

FRIDAY

NAHL: Bobcats at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

College hockey: Alaska-Anchorage at UND, 7:37 p.m.

College volleyball: U-Mary at Southwest Minnesota State, 7 p.m.

High school football: Dakota Bowl at Alerus Center in Grand Forks: 9-man championship-Hillsboro vs. Williams County, noon; Class A championship-Linton-HMB vs. Harvey, 3 p.m.

High school volleyball: West Region Tournament Jamestown

Girls swimming: State Meet in Mandan

SATURDAY

College football: NDSU at Missouri State, 1 p.m.

NAHL: Bobcats at Alexandria, 7 p.m.

College hockey: Alaska-Anchorage at UND, 7 p.m.

College volleyball: U-Mary at MSU-Mankato, 4 p.m.

College basketball: United Tribes at Trinity Bible Classic

Women's basketball: U-Mary at Notre Dame de Namur Tournament in Belmont, Calif.; Lane Johnson Classic at Bismarck State

College wrestling: Bison Open at Fargo, 9 a.m.

High school football: Dakota Bowl at Alerus Center in Grand Forks-Class AA championship-Watford City vs. Valley City, 3 p.m.; Class AAAchampionship-Bismarck vs. Fargo South, 6 p.m.

High school volleyball: West Region Tournament Jamestown

Girls swimming: State Meet in Mandan

SUNDAY

Women's basketball: U-Mary at Notre Dame de Namur Tournament in Belmont, Calif.

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