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Two-run homers by Buxton and Martin help Twins rally to beat Red Sox 8-6
BOSTON (AP) — Byron Buxton and Austin Martin both hit two-run homers off reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning to help the Minnesota Twins rally from four runs down to beat the Boston Red [Read More…]
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Gilgeous-Alexander, bench propel Thunder past Spurs 123-108 after historic slow start for 2-1 lead
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on [Read More…]
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Friday Sports: May 22, 2026
FRIDAY SPORTS, MAY 22, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis is in fifth place after day one of the Class AA state tournament in Rapid City. Mitchell had 179.5 team points, while O’Gorman [Read More…]
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Knicks move 2 wins from the NBA Finals with a 109-93 victory over the Cavs
NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 [Read More…]
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2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Advances to Summit League Baseball Championship
MINNEAPOLIS — South Dakota State pitchers Kaden Rylance and Ty Madison limited Northern Colorado to two hits and the Jackrabbits found just enough offense to earn a berth in the finals of the Summit League Baseball Championship with a [Read More…]
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Allison Meyerink’s Season Ends Following Two Rounds at the 2026 NAIA Women’s Golf Championships
YPSILANTI, Mich. — Allison Meyerink capped off her impressive season at the NAIA Women’s Golf Championships in Michigan at the Eagle Crest Golf Course. Competition would be delayed by an entire day for Meyerink as the weather pushed [Read More…]
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Company seeks permit for $174 million battery energy storage facility in South Dakota
South Dakota Searchlight A Florida-based company is seeking approval from South Dakota regulators to build a $174 million battery energy storage system that would capture excess energy from the electrical grid and release it at [Read More…]
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New poll shows Doeden overtaking Johnson in governor race, though within margin of error
South Dakota Searchlight A new poll shows Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden overtaking U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson in the race for the Republican nomination for governor of South Dakota, but the gap between the two is [Read More…]
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Army Corps grants final approval for Dakota Access Pipeline, 9 years after oil began flowing
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor A federal agency officially granted the Dakota Access Pipeline a permit to cross under the Missouri River’s Lake Oahe reservoir, ending a six-year environmental review to determine whether the pipeline could [Read More…]
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South Dakota public university tuition rising at least 2.4%, with some steeper hikes
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The board overseeing South Dakota’s public university system increased in-person tuition by 2.4% systemwide at its Wednesday meeting in Custer, while approving a higher increase of 5% for South Dakota Mines. [Read More…]
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Advance voting for South Dakota primary election picks up after delayed start
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Advance voting for the June 2 primary election is outpacing or on track to match the 2024 primary election in South Dakota, several county auditors say, despite a weeklong delay at [Read More…]
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Summit pipeline opponents, supporters seek action from Iowa Utilities Commission
Kadin Luhmann/Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa property owners asked the Iowa Utilities Commission Wednesday to deny Summit Carbon Solution’s recent filing seeking to modify its pipeline project, while ag group members and some others called for approval of [Read More…]
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Project opponent files federal lawsuit; uranium drilling permit hearing paused
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight The status of a hearing on an exploratory uranium drilling permit was left uncertain Wednesday after a state board adjourned until further notice, following a private session to discuss legal matters. The permit [Read More…]
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30, Thunder top Spurs 122-113 in Game 2 of West finals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added [Read More…]
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Golden Knights roll to early lead, hold off Avs 4-2 to open Western Conference Final
DENVER (AP) — Dylan Coghlan scored his first playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference Final by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday [Read More…]
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Thursday Sports: May 21, 2026
THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 21, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels boys tennis is heading to the Class AA state tournament Thursday and Friday in Rapid City, looking to build on last year’s sixth-place finish. The [Read More…]
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South Dakota Earns Summit League Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sport Award
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota women have won the 2025-26 Summit League Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sport Award, the league office announced Wednesday morning following the Joint Council Meetings’ Dinner on Tuesday night. The [Read More…]
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SDSU Receives Summit League Sportsmanship Award
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were named the recipient of the Summit League Sportsmanship award for the 2025-26 academic year, league officials announced Wednesday. The award is given annually to the school [Read More…]
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Joe Ryan pitches the Twins past the Astros 4-1 with a 12-strikeout masterpiece over 6 innings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a three-run home run and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Wednesday. Ryan (3-3) retired his last 16 [Read More…]
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