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The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball polls for the week of Dec. 23 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold connected with a well-covered Justin Jefferson with 3:51 left for his third TD pass of the game, and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks 27-24 on [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas – South Dakota State basketball fell to No. 6 Texas 103-57 Sunday afternoon at the Moody Center. The Jackrabbits wrap the non-conference portion of the season with a 10-3 overall record. SDSU finished with [Read More…]

FARGO, N.D. — Cam Miller and Bryce Lance connected on three touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 4  minutes and 2 seconds remaining, to lift North Dakota State to a 28-21 victory over South Dakota [Read More…]

South Dakota State at Texas Date and Time Sunday, December 22 at 2 p.m. Location Austin, Texas Site Moody Center TV / Stream SEC Network+ Audio Jackrabbit Sports Network Live Stats GoJacksLive.com (Statbroadcast) South Dakota State Game [Read More…]

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball polls for the week of Dec. 16 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team used a fourth-quarter surge to beat Northern Iowa 68-53 Saturday evening at First Bank & Trust Arena. SDSU outscored UNI 25-13 in the final period behind [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings, like the rest of the NFL ‘s leading contenders, have their share of mysteries to unwind in the coming weeks. Will Sam Darnold keep hearing MVP chants down the stretch and deep [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — Six forced turnovers, Aidan Bouman passing for 200+ yards for the fifth-straight game, and a pair of touchdown receptions from JJ Galbreath allows the No. 4-seeded University of South Dakota football team (11-2, 7-1 MVFC) to make [Read More…]

South Dakota State put the clamps on an explosive Incarnate Word offense and came up with big plays of its own in the passing game to steamroll its way to the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota men’s basketball earned its eighth win in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in as many games Saturday morning with an 89-66 win over Western Illinois. The Coyotes complete their home [Read More…]

BOULDER, Colo. – South Dakota State mounted a comeback to take a second-half lead, however Colorado did enough to top the Jackrabbits as the Buffaloes came away with an 81-70 victory on Friday, Dec. 13, at [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — The No. 4-seeded University of South Dakota football team (10-2, 7-1 MVFC) make their second-straight appearance in the NCAA FCS Quarterfinals as they play host to No. 5-seeded UC Davis (11-2, 7-1 [Read More…]

RENO, Nev. – Nevada shot over 70% from the field in the second half to come from behind and defeat South Dakota State, 77-63, on Wednesday at Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack and Jackrabbits played [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State women’s basketball led wire-to-wire Wednesday night in a 76-48 win over Dakota Wesleyan at First Bank & Trust Arena. Led by a career-high 26 points from Haleigh Timmer, every Jackrabbit got [Read More…]

Jeff Thurn, a former Sioux Falls sports radio host, was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for orchestrating a fraudulent ticket reselling scheme. Thurn, 39, of Hartford, South [Read More…]

The Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses.   Boys  Class AA 1. Mitchell (13) 69 2. Washington 49 3. Lincoln 24 4. [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 347 yards and five touchdowns, both career highs, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled away from Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons 42-21 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory. Darnold added [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Three Jackrabbits scored in double figures as the South Dakota State men’s basketball team defeated Eastern Washington, 74-53, in First Bank & Trust Arena on Saturday. The Eagles got out to a 5-0 [Read More…]

MISSOULA, Mont. – A 32-point performance from Brooklyn Meyer lifted South Dakota State basketball to a 78-70 win over Montana Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena. SDSU improves to 7-2 on the year and has won four straight games [Read More…]