Travis Kriens

South Dakota State’s Road Trip Begins at North Dakota

January 21, 2026 Travis Kriens

South Dakota State at North Dakota Game 20 at North Dakota When Wednesday, January 21 at 7 p.m. Where Grand Forks, N.D. | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center TV None Stream Summit League Network Audio Jackrabbit Sports Network Live Stats [Read More…]

Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in CFP final

January 20, 2026 Travis Kriens

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza lowered his pads into a defender, spun in a full circle, used his hand to keep his balance, then launched himself horizontally and reached the ball over the goal line [Read More…]

Tuesday Sports: January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026 Travis Kriens

TUESDAY SPORTS, JANUARY 20, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels basketball host Tea Area for a doubleheader on Thursday with the girls game starting at 6 pm, followed by the boys at 7:30. The Mitchell girls [Read More…]

South Dakota High School Basketball Media Poll – January 19, 2026

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 19 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in Class AA, top-10 teams in Class A and Class B, the team’s record, points [Read More…]

44th Annual Boys Hanson Classic Schedule Released

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

🏀 44th Annual Boys Hanson Classic Boys Basketball Showcase 📍 Mitchell Corn Palace — Mitchell, SD🗓 Saturday, January 24, 2026 ⏰ Game Schedule Time Matchup 11 AM Hanson vs. White River 12:30 AM Sioux Valley vs. Dakota [Read More…]

As student violence rises, state wants districts to have options

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch Whether caused by the pervasiveness of social media, an increase in “soft” parenting without consequences or lingering trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic, South Dakota’s top education official said more public [Read More…]

Lawmakers worry about feasibility, sustainability of rural health transformation plan

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s workforce shortage and federal limitations on a $189.5 million infusion of cash are making some lawmakers worry about the feasibility and sustainability of the state’s plan to strengthen rural [Read More…]

Water advocates say declined funding exposes insufficient zebra mussel effort; state disagrees

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Emails obtained by clean-water advocates show the state of South Dakota declined $290,000 of federal funding for zebra mussel decontamination stations at Pactola Reservoir, which the advocates say is evidence that [Read More…]

Bills fire Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching Super Bowl

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The move came two days after the Bills were eliminated [Read More…]

Rams shake off wild, late TD pass by Caleb Williams, beat Bears 20-17 in OT to reach NFC title game

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

CHICAGO (AP) — Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay shot knowing glances at each other, then went to work on the drive that got the Los Angeles Rams one step away from the Super Bowl. Stafford [Read More…]

SDHSAA Board to Review Classifications, Cooperatives at January Meeting

January 19, 2026 Travis Kriens

PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 9 a.m. CST at the SDHSAA office in Pierre, with a wide-ranging agenda that includes school [Read More…]

Balanced Offense Leads Tigers Past Concordia

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball hosted the RV Concordia Bulldogs in GPAC action at the World’s Only Corn Palace. The Tigers and Bulldogs started the contest neck-and-neck, with both sides trading points all the [Read More…]

No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan Grabs Top-10 Win at Home Against Concordia

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. — No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball hosted the 10th-ranked Concordia Bulldogs at the Corn Palace in one of the Great Plains Athletic Conference’s most anticipated matchups of the regular season. The Tigers jumped [Read More…]

Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Stroud’s four interceptions for a score and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday to advance to the [Read More…]

Stop Handing the Trophy to the Quarterback

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

Travis Kriens/KORN News Radio Sports Director There’s a lazy habit in football coverage that refuses to die: every win belongs to the quarterback. Didn’t matter what actually happened on the field. Didn’t matter who made [Read More…]

Seahawks dominate 49ers from opening kick, advance to NFC title game with 41-6 win

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

SEATTLE (AP) — Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor and Doug Baldwin hyped up the famed “12th Man” crowd in Seattle, providing a throwback to the Seahawks’ fearsome “Legion of Boom” teams from the 2010s. Then, in [Read More…]

Bo Nix breaks his right ankle late in Broncos’ playoff win, will have season-ending surgery

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

DENVER (AP) — Bo Nix broke his right ankle late in overtime of the Denver Broncos’ divisional-round victory over Buffalo on Saturday and will have surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the [Read More…]

State needs to spend $106 million in federal funds on water, housing, other projects by end of year

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota must spend $106 million in remaining pandemic relief by the end of the year, or it has to be returned to the federal government. Most of the funds left [Read More…]

Civil rights settlement bars jail time for those who can’t pay sobriety monitoring fees

January 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s second most populous county has agreed it will no longer jail people who can’t afford to pay the daily fees attached to the state’s signature sobriety program. Pennington County’s [Read More…]

43rd Annual Girls Hanson Classic Results

January 17, 2026 Travis Kriens

🏀 43rd Annual Hanson Classic Girls Basketball Showcase 📍 Mitchell Corn Palace — Mitchell, SD🗓 Saturday, January 17, 2026 ⏰ Game Schedule Time Matchup FINAL Woodbury Central (IA) 59, Hanson 34 FINAL No. 9B Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 54, [Read More…]