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===Sports=== [[Image:Alerus Center.png|right|thumb|[[Alerus Center]]]] [[College sports]] are popular in Grand Forks, with an intense following for the [[University of North Dakota]].<ref name="und"/> The [[University of North Dakota men's ice hockey|UND men's ice hockey]] team competes in the [[NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] level and has been the [[Frozen Four]] championship team eight times and the runner-up five times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/frozen_four.htm |title=Frozen Four History |access-date=June 21, 2007 |publisher=Inside College Hockey |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113153228/http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/frozen_four.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[University of North Dakota football|UND football]] team was the 2001 [[NCAA Division II national football championship|NCAA Division II champion]] and the 2003 runner-up. In 2006, the university announced that it would be moving its entire athletic program to Division I.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/news/article/1528/fighting-sioux-name-prevents-north-dakota-from-playing-against-some-teams |title='Fighting Sioux' Name Prevents North Dakota From Playing Against Some Teams |access-date=June 21, 2007 |publisher=The Chronicle |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193021/http://chronicle.com/news/article/1528/fighting-sioux-name-prevents-north-dakota-from-playing-against-some-teams |url-status=live }}</ref> Grand Forks is home to two major indoor athletic arenas. The city-owned [[Alerus Center]] opened in 2001.<ref name="alerus"/> The Alerus Center is home to the [[University of North Dakota]] football team and also plays host to a variety of other events including major concerts. The Alerus Center is the largest arena and convention center complex in the upper Midwest area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/alerus_convention |title=Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center |access-date=June 5, 2007 |work=Greater Grand Forks Convention & Visitors Bureau |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517071347/http://www.visitgrandforks.com/main.php/alerus_convention <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=May 17, 2007 }}</ref> The [[University of North Dakota]] hockey teams compete in the [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]], in the [[University Village, Grand Forks, North Dakota|University Village]] district of the UND campus. "The Ralph", as it is commonly called, was funded by UND benefactor [[Ralph Engelstad]] and opened in 2001 at a cost of over {{Nowrap|$100 million}}.<ref name="rea"/> Adjacent to the Ralph Engelstad Arena is the smaller [[Betty Engelstad Sioux Center]]. "The Betty" is the home of the [[University of North Dakota]] basketball and volleyball teams.
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