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DWU’s GPAC Tournament Run Ends With Loss Against Top-Seeded Midland
FREMONT, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan Softball faced the hosting and top-seeded Midland Warriors in a win-or-go-home contest in the GPAC Championship Tournament. The elimination game would see the ace pitchers for both squads go at it, [Read More…]
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Jackrabbits Fall in Extra Inning Slugfest at North Dakota State
FARGO, N.D. – South Dakota State hit a single-game record six home runs, including three by sophomore Amanda Vacanti, but it wasn’t enough in a 13-12 defeat at North Dakota State on Thursday. The Jackrabbits began the [Read More…]
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Confusion emerges over new South Dakota’s voter ID requirements
Alexander Rifaat/South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – County auditors in South Dakota are, in certain cases, deciding how to implement new voter ID rules on their own due to uncertainty over guidelines issued by [Read More…]
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Rockets beat Lakers 99-93 in Game 5, avoiding playoff elimination for the 2nd straight game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Tari Eason added 18 and the Houston Rockets avoided playoff elimination for the second straight game with a 99-93 victory over the Lakers in Game [Read More…]
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Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in 4th quarter for 125-120 win over Raptors to take 3-2 series lead
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied [Read More…]
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Cade Cunningham scores 45, Pistons beat Magic 116-109 in Game 5 to stave off elimination
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored a franchise playoff-record 45 points, including a step-back jumper with 32 seconds left, and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons beat the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-109 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round [Read More…]
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Thursday Sports: April 30, 2026
THURSDAY SPORTS, APRIL 30, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels girls golf returns to action Thursday at the Hub City Invitational in Aberdeen in 10 am. — Mitchell track and field hosts a triangular vs. [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Women’s Golf Selected to Stanford Regional
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s golf team is headed to the NCAA Championship as the No. 11 seed in the Stanford Regional, as announced Wednesday afternoon. The Jackrabbits won the Summit League Championship [Read More…]
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Jackrabbits Hit Season High Five HR’s in Win over Minnesota-Morris
Nate Wachter went 4-for-4 with two of South Dakota State’s season-high five home runs to help lead the Jackrabbit baseball team to a 19-1, seven-inning victory over Minnesota Morris Wednesday afternoon at Erv Huether Field. SDSU, [Read More…]
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DWU Softball Sets Single-Season Wins Record, Splits Opening Contests of GPAC Tournament
FREMONT, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan Softball played the first two games of their stint in the GPAC Championship Tournament against the fifth-seeded Northwestern Red Raiders and the eighth-seeded Hastings Broncos. Game one would see the Tigers [Read More…]
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Dakota Wesleyan Baseball Opens GPAC Tournament with 12-9 win over Morningside
LINCOLN, Neb. — The sixth-seeded Dakota Wesleyan Tigers broke open a tight game with a pair of big innings and held off a late rally to defeat No. 3 Morningside Mustangs 12-9 Wednesday in the [Read More…]
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South Dakota agrees to $700,000 contract for Rushmore fireworks, including backup light show
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s contract for a July 3 fireworks show at Mount Rushmore is worth twice as much as the last show six years ago. The state Department of Tourism entered into [Read More…]
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Lab-grown meat could still be a long way from widespread availability when SD’s new ban expires
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s new five-year ban on cell-cultured protein targets a product whose path to mass market availability is operating on “generational-level timescales,” according to a scientist dedicated to the topic. Elliot [Read More…]
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Cole Young has 3 late RBIs to help the Mariners rally past the Twins 5-3 and win the series
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cole Young had three late-inning RBIs for the Seattle Mariners, including the go-ahead two-run single in the ninth that fueled a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Young reached for an outside pitch [Read More…]
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How and when new South Dakota laws will reduce property taxes for homeowners
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota homeowners will see the effects of two new property tax reduction laws as early as next year — automatically and without any formal notice in one case, and with [Read More…]
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Wembanyama’s double-double powers Spurs past Trail Blazers and into Western Conference semifinals
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in eliminating the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-95 victory Tuesday night in Game [Read More…]
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Spurned by Alex Cora, Phillies turn to Don Mattingly in the interim after Rob Thomson is fired
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Cora had barely been out of a job after the World Series champion manager was fired by the Red Sox when his old boss offered him a professional lifeline. Dave Dombrowski, [Read More…]
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Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests
NEW YORK (AP) — A hot hand on the hardwood, former NBA player Damon Jones once proclaimed himself “the best shooter in the world.” As an assistant coach, he helped guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their only [Read More…]
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Wednesday Sports: April 29, 2026
WEDNESDAY SPORTS, APRIL 29, 2026 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell baseball split a home doubleheader with Sioux Falls Lincoln on Tuesday at Drake Field dropping the opener 5-4. Mitchell left the bases loaded in the bottom [Read More…]
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Julio Rodriguez has 3 doubles, Josh Naylor homers as Mariners beat Twins 7-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julio Rodriguez hit three doubles, scored twice and drove in two runs, and Josh Naylor had a homer and four RBIs on Tuesday night as the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1. Four [Read More…]