01-28-2011 03:29 AM

Less than a day after a news story implied UND pressured the Summit League to take a stand against the controversial Fighting Sioux nickname to help place the school’s potential membership on the fast track, UND athletic department officials went on the offensive to deny the allegation.

“The University of North Dakota never asked the Summit League or its commissioner to take a stand against the nickname and logo,” UND athletic director Brian Faison said Wednesday.

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