Fighting Sioux lose appeal over nickname

URBANA – The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are still on the NCAA's list of prohibited American Indian nicknames, but that is not an indication of how the Illini will fare, University of Illinois and NCAA officials say.

North Dakota's appeal was rejected by an NCAA review committee because it did not have the support of the three federally recognized Sioux tribes of North Dakota, the association said Wednesday.

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