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Minnesota gives Fleck 1-year extension, plus raise
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck had his contract extended Wednesday by an additional year with a $1 million raise in annual salary, after the latest round of big spending by Big Ten [Read More…]
Vikings defense the extreme case of bending but not breaking
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Camryn Bynum jumped in front of New York Jets wide receiver Corey Davis for the fourth-down interception just in front of the goal line, preserving another harrowing Minnesota Vikings victory. The second-year safety added that [Read More…]
South Dakota Media Girls Basketball Preseason Poll
This is the first South Dakota Media girls basketball poll for the 2022-23 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses and points received. Girls Class AA 1. O’Gorman (17) 89 2. Jefferson [Read More…]
South Dakota Media Boys Basketball Preseason Poll
This is the first South Dakota Media boys basketball poll for the 2022-23 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses and points received. Boys Class AA 1. Jefferson (11) 75 2. Harrisburg [Read More…]
Minnesota, Syracuse set to do battle in Pinstripe Bowl
Minnesota (8-4, Big Ten) vs Syracuse (7-4, Atlantic Coast), Dec. 29, 2 p.m. ET LOCATION: Bronx, New York. TOP PLAYERS Syracuse: RB Sean Tucker has run for 1,060 yards and 11 TDs and caught 36 [Read More…]
Hawkeyes, Wildcats to meet Dec. 31 in Music City Bowl
Iowa (7-5, Big Ten) vs. Kentucky (7-5, Southeastern Conference), Dec. 31, noon ET LOCATION: Nashville, Tennessee TOP PLAYERS Iowa: RB Kaleb Johnson. The first-year back has run for team highs of 762 yards and six [Read More…]
Vikings hang on, again, for 27-22 victory over White, Jets
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Jefferson’s touchdown catch with 8:33 left gave the Minnesota Vikings enough of a lead to hang on for a 27-22 victory despite a relentless rally by the New York Jets on [Read More…]
No. 11 Alabama recovers to beat South Dakota State
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Freshman Noah Clowney’s breakout game — 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists and a steal — helped No. 11 Alabama recover from blowing a 20-point lead and beat South Dakota State [Read More…]
South Dakota State wins in game ended after Delaware injury
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Isaiah Davis ran for two touchdowns and top-seeded South Dakota State defeated Delaware 42-6 on Saturday in a second-round FCS playoff game that ended with just over a minute to go [Read More…]
No. 6 Baylor rallies past No. 14 Zags in 2021 title rematch
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In a rematch of the 2021 national championship game, Adam Flagler hit a pair of 3s as No. 6 Baylor scored the final eight points to rally past No. 14 [Read More…]
Vikings hoping to get healthy again at cornerback
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — For three straight weeks, the Minnesota Vikings have started a different cornerback because of injuries. Last week against New England, Duke Shelley was pressed into action when Andrew Booth Jr. was [Read More…]
Marcus Satterfield leaves Gamecocks to be Nebraska’s new OC
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Marcus Satterfield will join new Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s staff as offensive coordinator after serving in the same role at South Carolina for two seasons. Rhule announced the hirings of five [Read More…]
Cousins-Jefferson connection strong for Vikes with Jets next
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The long pass from Kirk Cousins up the left sideline landed in Justin Jefferson’s arms in just the right spot in the fourth quarter of Minnesota’s game with New England, a split second [Read More…]
Former Nebraska interim coach arrested in domestic case
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mickey Joseph, Nebraska’s interim football coach for nine games after Scott Frost’s firing, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of strangulation and third-degree domestic assault. Police went to a Lincoln residence in [Read More…]
2022 South Dakota High School Volleyball All-State Teams
Class AA First Team Bergen Reilly, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 6-1 Sr. RH-Setter (381 kills, 58 aces, 290 digs) Joslyn Richardson, Sioux Falls Washington 5-11 Sr. OH (427 kills, 53 aces, 424 digs) Morissen Samuels, Harrisburg [Read More…]
Huskers pay premium for Rhule to bring back program’s glory
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Matt Rhule said he had plenty of options after he got fired by the Carolina Panthers. He could have taken a year off from football or worked in television. Or he [Read More…]
Timberwolves’ Towns helped off with right leg injury
WASHINGTON (AP) — An uneven start to the season for the Minnesota Timberwolves turned even worse when Karl-Anthony Towns had to be helped off the court in the third quarter at Washington. He wasn’t putting [Read More…]
Vikings rookie CB Andrew Booth Jr. has knee surgery
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Rookie Minnesota Vikings cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. had knee surgery to repair meniscus damage and will be sidelined indefinitely, coach Kevin O’Connell announced on Monday. Booth was held out of Minnesota’s [Read More…]
Twins appoint Joe Pohlad executive chair to oversee club
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad has handed day-to-day operations of the club to his nephew Joe Pohlad, the third generation of family leadership of the franchise. Jim Pohlad announced the transition in [Read More…]
Minnesota rallies late to beat Wisconsin 23-16, keep Axe
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck understood one of his major assignments upon taking this job was to alter the balance of power in the Gophers’ rivalry with Wisconsin. He’s done exactly that. [Read More…]
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