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CINCINNATI (AP) — Byron Buxton hit two home runs, including the second of back-to-back shots with Kody Clemens, and Ryan Jeffers had a homer and four RBIs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds [Read More…]

THURSDAY SPORTS, JUNE 19, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL – THURSDAY Mitchell Aces vs. Platte Dimock/Emery vs. Mt. Vernon Parkston Mudcats vs. Winner/Colome Corsica vs. Parkston Rays Kimball/White Lake vs. Chamberlain Wessington Springs vs. Plankinton – Sunday [Read More…]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a two-run home run and Nick Lodolo allowed two runs on three hits in five innings to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 in a game [Read More…]

WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JUNE 17, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL Dimock/Emery 7, Mitchell Aces 5 – The Raptors scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning. Phil Johnson picked up the win with three innings in [Read More…]

CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl hit a decisive two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for their third straight win, 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Cincinnati has [Read More…]

MONDAY SPORTS, JUNE 15, 2025 1st Annual Blarney’s Baseball Classic – Saturday at Cadwell Park Canova 9, Mount Vernon 6 – Cameron Deinert was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Platte 9, Wynot (Neb.) 4 – Grant [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) — Victor Caratini tied it with a sacrifice fly in the ninth and Mauricio Dubón hit a walk-off single in the 10th on Sunday to help the Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking RBI single off closer Jhoan Duran with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve and rookie Jacob Melton drove in three runs each as the Houston Astros jumped on Chris Paddack early and cruised to a 10-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday [Read More…]

FRIDAY SPORTS, JUNE 13, 2025 AMATEUR BASEBALL – THURSDAY Parkston Rays 7, Platte 5 – Seth Muth with four hits, RBI and run. Hunter Hewitt with three hits for Platte. Dimock/Emery 3, Mitchell 2 (11 [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit has received a two-year contract extension that was approved Thursday by the university’s board of regents. Plitzuweit is 47-29 over two seasons at Minnesota, including 13-23 [Read More…]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were in full-team drills during minicamp on Thursday, when an unexpected pre-snap alignment by the defense prompted new center Ryan Kelly to ask coach Kevin O’Connell about the call he [Read More…]

EUGENE, Ore. – One Coyote women’s pole vaulter earn her sixth NCAA all-American honor while a second earned her first all-American honor at the NCAA Championships Thursday evening at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Gen [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Smith, Jake Burger and Wyatt Langford went deep in the first two innings and the Texas Rangers hit a season-high six home runs in a 16-3 romp over the Minnesota Twins [Read More…]

      THURSDAY SPORTS, JUNE 11, 2025 LEGION BASEBALL — Officials from the South Dakota American Legion and the Mitchell Baseball Association are set to meet Thursday in Pierre behind closed doors to discuss reinstating [Read More…]

EUGENE, ORE. — South Dakota State’s Cody Larson wraps up his junior season at the NCAA Track Nationals on Wednesday night.HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN“Today caps off a great season, although it was not the result we were looking [Read More…]

EUGENE, Ore. – Competing at his first NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday evening, Tre Young placed 18th in the men’s pole vault competition at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon to earn honorable mention all-American honors. Young, [Read More…]

SEATTLE (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Erica Wheeler added 20 points and six assists and the Seattle Storm ended Minnesota’s season-opening winning streak at nine, beating the Lynx 94-84 on [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton hit the second-longest home run in the majors this season, a 479-foot, three-run shot for the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night in a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. Buxton connected off Rangers starter [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Cody Larson will represent South Dakota State at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships meet in Eugene, Ore. on Wednesday evening.HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN“Cody Larson has had an amazing year, spanning the cross country, [Read More…]