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New York Knicks hire Mike Brown, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks liked Mike Brown’s experience with championship teams, after he worked for four of them. That sounds good to a franchise that’s been stuck on two titles for [Read More…]
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Magic and Paolo Banchero agree on a 5-year extension. Total value could reach $287 million
Paolo Banchero has checked a lot of boxes since joining the Orlando Magic. Won rookie of the year, been an All-Star, helped the team to the playoffs twice. And now, the Magic are betting on [Read More…]
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Twins slugger and Georgia native Byron Buxton becomes 4th participant in next week’s Home Run Derby
Minnesota Twins center fielder and Georgia native Byron Buxton was announced as the fourth participant in the Home Run Derby on Monday. The derby will take place next Monday, the night before the All-Star Game, [Read More…]
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Mobile legal aid clinic, the ‘Justice Bus,’ launches in South Dakota
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A nonprofit providing legal aid to low-income South Dakotans launched the state’s first mobile legal aid office this year, aiming to increase accessibility across the state. Swaths of western South Dakota [Read More…]
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Manager Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo get fired by the last-place Washington Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo were fired by the Washington Nationals on Sunday in moves that were surprising for their timing, even if the club is more than halfway through its [Read More…]
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Clayton Kershaw makes his 11th All-Star team. James Wood is the youngest All-Star at 22
NEW YORK (AP) — Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was picked for his 11th All-Star Game and Paul Skenes, James Wood and Elly De La Cruz boosted the 23-and-under group to five when they were picked [Read More…]
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Monday Sports: July 7, 2025
MONDAY SPORTS, JULY 7, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL Alexandria 14, Mitchell Aces 4 (8 innings) – The Angels scored eight-runs in the fifth inning. Jackson Jarding with two HR’s and six RBI’s for Alexandria. Cole Wenande [Read More…]
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Yandy Díaz’s RBI double starts 3-run 10th for Rays in 7-5 win over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yandy Díaz doubled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Díaz drove in [Read More…]
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State Prison Inmate Joseph Schmitz Dies of Apparent Natural Causes
State prison offender Joseph Schmitz has died of apparent natural causes. Schmitz, age 55, passed away July 5, 2025, in an end-of-life care setting at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. At the time [Read More…]
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Bobby Jenks, 2-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, dies at 44
CHICAGO (AP) — Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 44. The White Sox said Jenks died Friday in Sintra, [Read More…]
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Brooks Lee’s walk-off bunt single lifts Twins to 6-5 win over Rays
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee drove in the game-ending run with a bunt single in the ninth inning on Saturday as the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5. Garrett Clevenger (0-4) walked Byron Buxton to [Read More…]
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Q&A: Johnson says ‘proof is in the pudding’ to those challenging his conservative credentials
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson’s entry into the 2026 race for South Dakota governor launches him into a Republican primary in which a competitor is making allegiance to President Donald Trump a [Read More…]
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South Dakota Job Corps under threat of closure
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch NEMO, S.D. – As a teenager 25 years ago, David Goodwin’s future appeared bleak. Goodwin was smart, but for some reason he couldn’t find his footing in the Rapid City [Read More…]
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Acres enrolled in public land access initiative double with 30,000-acre sign-up
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Pheasants Forever has enrolled a new landowner in its Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program that will open nearly 30,000 new acres of private land to public hunting and recreation in [Read More…]
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South Dakota Health Department warns of potential measles exposure in Hot Springs
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight An out-of-state traveler visited Hot Springs while contagious with measles last month and stopped at two public spaces several times during their stay, according to a news release Thursday from the [Read More…]
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Sioux Falls receives $37 million in ‘forever chemical’ lawsuit settlement with 3M, DuPont
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Nearly six years after Sioux Falls officials filed a federal lawsuit against chemical manufacturers for pollution discovered in the city’s groundwater, the city received its first installment of settlement money this [Read More…]
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Bader walks off Rays with 2nd home run of game for Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Harrison Bader hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. [Read More…]
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Thursday Sports: July 3, 2025
THURSDAY SPORTS, JULY 3, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL Dimock-Emery vs. Parkston Mudcats – Thursday Corsica vs. Platte – Thursday Platte vs. Corsica- Friday Alexandria vs. Mitchell – Sunday Dimock-Emery vs. Winner/Colome – Sunday Mt. Vernon vs. [Read More…]
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Twins snap Marlins’ eight-game winning streak with 2-1 victory
MIAMI (AP) — Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa drove in runs to back a strong start by Simeon Woods Richardson, and the Minnesota Twins beat Miami 2-1 on Wednesday night to end the Marlins’ eight-game [Read More…]
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Twins put struggling starter Bailey Ober on injured list with left hip impingement
MIAMI (AP) — The Minnesota Twins placed struggling starting pitcher Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with a left hip impingement. Ober is 4-6 with a 5.28 ERA in 17 starts this [Read More…]