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Missouri Valley Football Conference play gets into full swing this week and will feature a top-20 matchup Saturday afternoon as No. 1 South Dakota State hosts 11th-ranked North Dakota. Kickoff before a sellout crowd is [Read More…]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The winless Minnesota Vikings have had trouble hanging onto the ball, with an NFL -high nine turnovers and a handful of costly drops. If the trend continues, certain players might well lose their grip on [Read More…]

Sioux City Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan volleyball notches another one in the win column as they improve to 12-9 overall and 3-3 in conference play. DWU dropped a close first set but bounced back and won [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Wallner hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning, Alex Kirilloff added a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on a cold and drizzly night [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After Kirk Cousins delivered a must-convert fourth down completion for Minnesota to T.J. Hockenson, the Vikings had the ball at the 6-yard line with 35 seconds remaining when the tight end climbed to his [Read More…]

The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Sept. 25 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…]

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Sept. 25, 2023. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (13) 13-0 [Read More…]

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Trailing by 21 through three quarters, Northwestern appeared headed toward yet another loss. The Wildcats had other ideas. Ben Bryant threw a 25-yard touchdown to Charlie Mangieri in overtime, Bryce Kirtz [Read More…]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Heinrich Haarberg ran for 157 yards and a touchdown and Anthony Grant for 135 yards and a score to lead Nebraska past Louisiana Tech 28-14 on Saturday. Haarberg, who started his [Read More…]

Seward, Neb. – Dakota Wesleyan football improved to 4-1 on the season with their nail bitter 16-12 victory over the Bulldogs. This broke a two-game skid for the Tigers head-to-head with Concordia with the last win [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After celebrating on the field and before any bottles were popped in the clubhouse, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli had a message for his team: congratulations, enjoy it — but there’s more [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Much of the typical team-switching stress for an NFL player will be irrelevant this week for Cam Akers. The fourth-year running back’s arrival with the Minnesota Vikings after being traded by the Los Angeles Rams was about as [Read More…]

Mitchell Freshman Asher Dannenbring won his first varsity individual title with a win at the Watertown Invite on Tuesday after a round of -1 (71). Dannenbring won a three-way tie with Nick Bothun and Sawyer [Read More…]

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings signed former Denver guard Dalton Risner on Tuesday to try to shore up what has been a problematic position for several seasons. Risner visited the Vikings for a workout during [Read More…]

Here is the South Dakota Media poll for the week of Sept. 18, 2023. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (14) 10-0 70 [Read More…]

The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Sept. 18 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…]

(Forest City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is excited to announce Waldorf University (WU) as the newest member of the league. September 18, 2023 The announcement was made today in Forest City, [Read More…]

CHICAGO (AP) — Sonny Gray closed on Gerrit Cole for the AL ERA lead, Edouard Julien and Jorge Polanco homered and the AL Central-leading Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Sunday. Minnesota (79-71), [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan football picked up a big one-point victory of (RV) Midland 33-32. This was the first win against the Warriors since 9/30/17. The Tigers again mounted a big comeback, trailing by as [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS — South Dakota State racked up its most points and yards in a game in five years, rolling past Drake, 70-7, Saturday in a nonconference football game Saturday afternoon at Target Field. Nine different [Read More…]