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USD’s Tre Young named Summit League Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After claiming a Summit League title and making the NCAA Championships in his final season as a Coyote, Tre Young was named the Summit League Men’s Field Athlete of the Year, announced by [Read More…]
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Tuesday Sports: June 24, 2025
TUESDAY SPORTS, JUNE 24, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL Parkston Rays 13, Lesterville 4 – Monday Mt. Vernon vs. Alexandria – Tuesday Mitchell Aces vs. Winner/Colome – Tuesday Parkston Rays vs. Dimock/Emery – Thursday Mitchell Aces vs. [Read More…]
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Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton suffers right leg injury in Game 7 loss. His father says it’s an Achilles
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — This is not how Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton saw the season ending. He was outside the locker room, a walking boot on his right leg, standing on crutches, greeting his teammates [Read More…]
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Thunder beat Pacers 103-91 for NBA title
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled. It was over. The climb is complete. The [Read More…]
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Brewers pound 17 hits to complete 3-game sweep of Twins with 9-8 win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rhys Hoskins homered, doubled and drove in two runs on Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 9-8 victory. Brice Turang hit a three-run [Read More…]
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Gun-industry companies and groups give $2 million to help build state-owned shooting range
Seth Tupper and Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A list of donors to a state-owned shooting range under construction north of Rapid City includes $2 million from gun-industry companies or organizations. The $20 million, 400-acre complex [Read More…]
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‘This is an investment’: opponents lambaste proposed state cut to needy family benefits
Nikki Gronli, former USDA Rural Development state director, speaks at a state Department of Social Services public hearing regarding cuts to TANF benefits at the Sioux Falls One Stop on June 20, 2025. (Makenzie Huber/South [Read More…]
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Jose Quintana pitches 6 crisp innings as the Brewers beat the struggling Twins 9-0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Quintana pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-0 on Saturday. Isaac Collins had two hits and three RBIs for Milwaukee in its third [Read More…]
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Misiorowski perfect into 7th in 2nd career start, Yelich drives in 8 and Brewers beat Twins 17-6
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski took a perfect game into the seventh inning of his second career start, Christian Yelich drove in a career-high and franchise-record eight runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers scored 16 times [Read More…]
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Kevin Durant is going from the Suns to the Rockets in a blockbuster trade
The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. [Read More…]
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Anderson’s 3-hitter against Coastal Carolina in CWS finals opener puts LSU 1 win away from title
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kade Anderson made his final start in an LSU uniform on Saturday night, and it was a masterpiece that put the Tigers on the cusp of their second national championship in [Read More…]
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Engelland Takes Fourth in 800-Meter at U20 Nationals
EUGENE, Ore. — The third Coyote to compete at the U20 Nationals in Eugene this week, Berkeley Engelland finished fourth in the 800-meters finals on Friday evening. She was the first to compete for South Dakota in the [Read More…]
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U.S. has struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s [Read More…]
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Friday Sports: June 20, 2025
FRIDAY SPORTS, JUNE 20, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL – THURSDAY Platte 15, Mitchell Aces 4 (7 inn.) – Platte scored nine-runs in the fifth inning. Hunter Hewitt and Preston Nedved with back-to-back HR’s. Nedved ended the [Read More…]
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Willis wins USATF Under 20 pole vault championships Thursday night
EUGENE, Ore. – Competing in Eugene for a second consecutive week, South Dakota freshman Anna Willis earned National recognition by winning the USATF Under 20 Championship women’s pole vault competition Thursday night. A week after placing fourth [Read More…]
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Pacers roll past Thunder 108-91 to send the NBA Finals to a deciding Game 7
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Season on the line, the Indiana Pacers did what they’ve done time and time again. They bucked the odds. And the NBA Finals are going to an ultimate game. Obi Toppin scored [Read More…]
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Prison group stuck between local opposition and limited space
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight On June 3 in Pierre, a gaggle of Mitchell city leaders delivered an unambiguous message to the state’s prison construction work group. The city council, mayor, county commission, sheriff and various [Read More…]
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South Dakota Legislature removes lawmaker addresses from website after Minnesota shootings
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota legislative leaders recently ordered the removal of lawmakers’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota. The decision is about personal safety, [Read More…]
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Residents stand ready to help plan the future of Watertown
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch WATERTOWN, S.D. – Lindsey Schwinger isn’t sure how she can help chart a positive future for the city of Watertown, but she is certain she wants to try. Schwinger, 38, [Read More…]
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Buxton powers Twins past Reds to stop 6-game slide
CINCINNATI (AP) — Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including the second of back-to-back shots with Kody Clemens, and Ryan Jeffers had a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds [Read More…]