Articles by Travis Kriens
Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following a long illness. He was 82. Unser died at his home in Chama, New Mexico, with [Read More…]
Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champ Demaryius Thomas dies at 33
ATLANTA (AP) — Demaryius Thomas overcame a troubled childhood. He managed to shine as a receiver in Georgia Tech’s run-oriented offense. By the time his NFL career was over, he had earned five straight Pro [Read More…]
Vikings beat Steelers 36-28, deny last-play pass in end zone
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith ripped off his helmet once the victory was finally secured, after a 29-point lead on the Pittsburgh Steelers late in the third quarter evaporated into yet another [Read More…]
QB Bryce Young of Alabama voted AP Player of the Year
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is The Associated Press college football player of the year, giving the Crimson Tide its second consecutive winner. Young received 42 of 53 first-place votes from AP Top 25 voters and 137 points [Read More…]
Woods to make return from car crash at PNC Championship
Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship. “Although it’s been a long and [Read More…]
Woman, man killed in McCook County highway crash
SALEM, S.D. (AP) — Two people have died in a highway crash in southeastern South Dakota. A 22-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man were killed Tuesday when the cars they were driving collided east of [Read More…]
House committee wants trust secrecy cut after Pandora Papers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Democrats on a U.S. House committee pushed Wednesday for reducing the financial secrecy that has allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful to hide their assets in South [Read More…]
7-time champion Serena Williams won’t play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not long after Serena Williams’ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening [Read More…]
Noem proposes big salary raises, over $1B in projects
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem laid out a plan Tuesday to spend an unprecedented amount of money in raises for state employees, teachers and health care providers, as well as [Read More…]
South Dakota Preseason High School Basketball Poll 2021-22
The South Dakota high school basketball media preps preseason poll for the 2021-22 season was released on Monday. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses. Boys basketball Class AA 1. [Read More…]
End of an era: Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years
BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited [Read More…]
Survivors gather to remember those lost at Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A few dozen survivors of Pearl Harbor are expected to gather Tuesday at the site of the Japanese bombing 80 years ago to remember those killed in the attack that [Read More…]
Biden to warn Putin of economic pain if he invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to warn Vladimir Putin during a video call Tuesday that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades neighboring Ukraine as Biden seeks a diplomatic solution to [Read More…]
O’Neil, Miñoso, Hodges, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O’Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Till the end, he urged those who loved and rooted for him to do [Read More…]
US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing t o protest Chinese human rights abuses, the White House confirmed Monday, a move that China has vowed to greet [Read More…]
Heisman finalists: Young, Hutchinson, Pickett, Stroud
NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud were announced Monday as finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will [Read More…]
Passive defense yields demise for Vikes, puts season on edge
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The aggressive, clever and confident defense that became a hallmark of the Minnesota Vikings under coach Mike Zimmer has been mostly missing for two years, and this vanishing act was never more pronounced than [Read More…]
Winless no more: Lions top Vikes 29-27 for 1st W in Week 13
DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff dropped back, looked left and let the football loose that Amon-Ra St. Brown squeezed tight as he sat in the end zone. That set off a roar in Ford Field loud enough [Read More…]
Davis, South Dakota State eliminate No. 4 seed Sacramento State, 24-19
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Davis had 19 carries for 108 yards and two touchdowns, Pierre Strong added 73 yards rushing and a score, and South Dakota State beat No. 4 seed Sacramento State 24-19 [Read More…]
South Dakota to get $60M federal boost for water projects
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota will receive more than $60 million in water project funding in the massive federal infrastructure bill. While state budget planners are still determining the U.S. Treasury Department’s stipulations [Read More…]
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