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CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner had four hits to tie a career high, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits and one run in six sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Chicago [Read More…]

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Bailey Ober struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings and the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Friday night. The Twins got [Read More…]

FRIDAY SPORTS, JULY 17, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball finished the regular season with a 20-22 record, including an 11-14 mark against Class A opponents. As the No. [Read More…]

THURDAY SPORTS, JULY 16, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball split its final regular-season doubleheader Wednesday against Dakota Valley, winning the opener 9-5 before being shut out 3-0. In [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — Aiming for his full return from his 2024 All-America campaign, senior running back Charles Pierre Jr. has been named on of 30 FCS athletes to the STATS Perform Preseason Walter Payton Award watch list. After [Read More…]

Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball split its final regular-season doubleheader Wednesday at Dakota Valley, winning game one 9-5 before falling 3-0 in the nightcap. Palace City jumped ahead in game one with a six-run [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JULY 15, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball split it final home doubleheader of the season on Wednesday, losing 10-0 in game one to Yankton, while winning [Read More…]

Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball split its final home doubleheader of the regular season Tuesday against Yankton, falling 10-0 in game one before responding with a 12-5 victory in the nightcap. Yankton’s Sam Gokie [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State has been picked to return to the top of the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2026, according to a preseason poll announced Tuesday morning in conjunction with the league’s [Read More…]

CHICAGO — South Dakota State quarterback Chase Mason is one of 30 players who has been named to the initial watch list for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually by Stats Perform to the top [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan University Softball is honored to announce that Renita “Toni” Closner has been named the 18th head coach of the program ahead of the 2026-27 school year. Closner has experience in the NAIA [Read More…]

MITCHELL, S.D. — Palace City Post 18 wraps up its home schedule Tuesday by hosting Yankton in a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. at Cadwell Park. The twinbill also serves as Senior Night for Post [Read More…]

TUESDAY SPORTS, JULY 14, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball hosts Yankton on Tuesday in a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. at Cadwell Park. The games will serve as [Read More…]

CHICAGO — Led by first-team selection Quinten Christensen on the offensive line, six South Dakota State football players were recognized Monday on the 2026 Stats Perform Football Championship Subdivision Preseason All-America Team. A senior-to-be from Wessington Springs, [Read More…]

VERMILLION, S.D. — A pair of Coyotes, running back Charles Pierre Jr. and linebacker Gabriel Hardman, have been named Preseason All-American selection by FCS Stats Perform, it was announced on Monday morning. Second Team – Charles Pierre Jr., running back [Read More…]

MONDAY SPORTS, JULY 13, 2026 PALACE CITY LEGION BASEBALL — Palace City Post 18 Legion baseball went 1-3 over the weekend at the Gopher Classic. On Saturday, Post 18 lost to Bloomington, Minnesota, 3-0, followed [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Larnach homered and drove in two runs, Ryan Jeffers added a two-run double and the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Sunday and have won eight of their last [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis hit a two-run homer and sparked the go-ahead rally with a seventh-inning double Saturday as the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3. Joe Ryan allowed two runs and six [Read More…]

Palace City Post 18 was shut down by strong pitching and dropped both of its games Saturday at the Gopher Classic, falling 3-0 to Bloomington Post 550 before suffering a 9-1 loss to Rosemount Post [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Roosevelt graduate Jack Radel became one of the highest-drafted players in South Dakota history Saturday when the Houston Astros selected the Notre Dame right-hander with the No. 28 overall pick in the first [Read More…]