Articles by Travis Kriens

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama wanted the ball for the final couple seconds of the first half. He got it, 65 feet from the basket. He had three Oklahoma City defenders in front of him. He [Read More…]

Hertl’s late winner caps Golden Knights’ wild 5-3 rally, giving them a 3-0 series lead on Avalanche

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There are a number of adjectives that could be applied to how the Golden Knights have found various ways to win in the regular season and playoffs. Vegas coach John Tortorella [Read More…]

Daniel Suarez wins the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 after NASCAR honors the late Kyle Busch

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — When Daniel Suarez was struggling to make his name in auto racing, he would often get phone calls from Kyle Busch offering words of encouragement and urging him to keep working. [Read More…]

Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 win in history

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist thought his car was good enough to win the previous four Indianapolis 500s. On Sunday, the 34-year-old Swede finally got to celebrate with a sip of milk. The difference: He [Read More…]

Twins complete three-game sweep over Red Sox with 6-5 win at soggy Fenway Park

BOSTON (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in a three-run sixth inning, and the Minnesota Twins held off the Boston Red Sox 6-5 at soggy Fenway Park to complete a three-game sweep [Read More…]

‘Nine Little Indians’ tells story from South Dakota’s Native boarding schools

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch A documentary about nine sisters who attended a boarding school for Native American children in South Dakota and later underwent a lengthy legal battle with the Catholic Diocese of Sioux [Read More…]

South Dakota State Wins Summit League Baseball Championship

MINNEAPOLIS — South Dakota State will make its second appearance in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament after defeating Oral Roberts, 9-6, in a winner-take-all game Saturday in the finals of the Summit League Baseball [Read More…]

Larnach matches career high with 4 hits, Twins beat Red Sox 4-2 for 9th win in 13 games

BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Larnach matched his career-high with four hits, Taj Bradley allowed one run over five innings in his return from a chest muscle injury and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red [Read More…]

Board of Regents ‘leaning in’ to AI while planning to regulate its use at South Dakota universities

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota universities are “leaning in” to artificial intelligence, state Board of Regents President Jeff Partridge said at a Wednesday meeting in Custer. The system that oversees the state’s public universities [Read More…]

Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family. Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, [Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

Army Corps grants final approval for Dakota Access Pipeline, 9 years after oil began flowing