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 by at 9-1 loss to Rosemount, Minnesota. Palace City’s lone win came on Friday, 10-4 vs. Invictus of Omaha. Post 18 returns home Tuesday to host Yankton in a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. at Cadwell Park. The games will serve as Senior Night and the team’s final home contests of the regular season. KORN News Radio’s pregame coverage begins at 4:45 p.m. on FM 101.3, AM 1490 and KORNRadio.com.
— Palace City Junior Legion baseball picked up a 6-5 win vs. Watertown on Saturday, followed by a 10-5 over Fargo on Sunday. Palace City improved to 24-15 on the season.
— Palace City 14-and-under baseball went 2-2 over the weekend at the Mid-Summer Classic Tournament at Harmodon Park in Sioux Falls. Post 18 defeated the Sioux Falls Chargers on Saturday 11-3. 14U will be at Watertown on Tuesday for a doubleheader at 5 pm.
— Palace City 13-and-under baseball lost on Sunday to Brandon Valley 12-4 as they wrapped up play at the Mid-Summer Classic Tournament at Harmodon Park in Sioux Falls.
SUMMER BASEBALL
— The Bison Baseball Club made its first appearance at Cadwell Park on Saturday night, falling to the Pierre-based Oahe Zap 9-8 in an Independence League Baseball game. Emmanuel Ealey HIT a solo home run in the ninth inning to break an 8-8 tie. The traveling college wood-bat team is exploring plans to make Mitchell its permanent home beginning with the 2027 season. The Independence League includes teams in South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado, with Bison Baseball featuring players from Division II, Division III and NAIA programs.
GOLF
— Jeff Meyerink and Mia Larson successfully defended their titles Sunday, capturing the men’s and women’s championships at the Mitchell City Golf Tournament at Lakeview Golf Course. Meyerink shot rounds of 69 and 71 to finish at 4-under-par, earning his ninth career city championship and fourth title in the past five years. Ryan Huber finished second. Meanwhile, Larson, a soon to be senior at Mitchell High School, repeated as women’s champion with a 2-over-par 74.
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Trevor Larnach homered and drove in two runs, while Ryan Jeffers added a two-run double as the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2. The Twins have won eight of their last nine series heading into the All-Star break. Taj Bradley improved to 9-3, working seven innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts. The Twins enter the All-Star break at 48-49, tied with Seattle for the final Wild Card spot in the American League. Minnesota is back in action on Friday when they start a three game series against the Cubs in Chicago.
— The Minnesota Twins selected Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday, making him the club’s highest-drafted catcher since Joe Mauer was taken first overall in 2001. The 21-year-old Lackey hit .397 with 20 home runs and 78 RBIs during his junior season while earning ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors.
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Winner/Colome vs. Platte – Monday at 7:30 pm
Mt. Vernon vs. Parkston Mudcats – Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Winner/Colome vs. Alexandria – Friday, July 17th at 8 pm
WORLD CUP
England 2, Norway 1
Argentina 3, Switzerland 1
France vs. Spain, Tuesday at 2 pm on FOX
Argentina vs. Spain, Wednesday at 2 pm on FOX
AMATEUR BASEBALL
Dimock-Emery 7, Parkston Devil Rays 4 – Dane Toman picked up the win throwing seven innings, allowing two runs and five hits with 11 strikeouts. Seth Muth had a solo home run for Parkston.
Four Corners 8, Kimball/White Lake 6 – Andrew Coverdale went 3-for-4 with four RBI’s. Jaxon Christensen went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI’s for Kimball/White Lake.
Canova 6, Salem 2 – Luke Koepsell allowed one run and one hit over seven shutout innings.
Wessington Springs 12, Chamberlain 1 (6 innings) – Terrek Butterfield had a pair of double and three RBI’s. The Owls had an eight-run sixth inning.
Wessington Springs 11, Chamberlain Mallards 1 (6 innings) – The Owls had seven-run third inning.
Burke 7, Plankinton 3
Burke 11, Plankinton 1
Yankton 18, Freeman 2 (5 innings)
MLB DRAFT
— Sioux Falls Roosevelt graduate Jack Radel became one of the highest-drafted South Dakotans in MLB history Saturday when the Houston Astros selected the Notre Dame right-hander with the No. 28 overall pick in the first round. Radel went 8-4 with a 3.29 ERA this season, striking out 116 batters in 87 2/3 innings while earning first-team All-ACC and third-team All-America honors. The 6-foot-5 junior joins a short list of South Dakota natives drafted near the top of the MLB Draft, following his former Sioux Falls Roosevelt graduate Marcus Phillips, who was selected 33rd overall by the Boston Red Sox last year.
— FIFA President Gianni Infantino says soccer’s governing body will examine the possibility of expanding the men’s World Cup to 64 teams after the 2026 tournament. The current World Cup is the first to feature 48 teams, up from 32. A 64-team format would increase the tournament to 128 matches. Infantino said expanding the field would give more countries a chance to compete and encourage the development of soccer around the world. The idea was first proposed by South American soccer officials for the 2030 World Cup, but it has faced opposition.
TENNIS
— World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to capture his second straight Wimbledon title and the fifth Grand Slam championship of his career. Despite the loss, Zverev will move up to No. 2 in the ATP rankings, passing Carlos Alcaraz, who missed both the French Open and Wimbledon because of a right wrist injury.
NBA
— Victor Wembanyama has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs worth more than $250 million. The 22-year-old accepted slightly less than the maximum possible contract to give the Spurs more salary cap flexibility as they continue building around their young core. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year averaged 25 points and 11.5 rebounds this past season, helping lead San Antonio to the NBA Finals.
NFL
— The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are being sold to the Khosla family in a deal valued at nearly $9.6 billion. The sale, which still requires approval from NFL owners, follows the wishes of late owner Paul Allen, whose estate began the sales process earlier this year. If approved, the $9.6 billion purchase would set a record for the sale of a professional sports franchise. As part of the agreement, the Khosla family will divest its minority ownership stake in the San Francisco 49ers. The Seahawks have been owned by the Allen family since 1997 and are expected to remain in Seattle under the terms of their current stadium lease, which runs through 2032.
MLB
— Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez will start Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game in front of his home crowd at Citizens Bank Park for the National League. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sánchez earned the honor after going 11-4 with a 2.62 ERA and 144 strikeouts in the first half of the season. The American League will counter with Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease, who is 6-4 with a 2.56 ERA and is coming off a near no-hitter last week. Cease is the first Blue Jays pitcher to start the All-Star Game since Roy Halladay in 2009.
— Boston took advantage of shortstop Francisco Lindor’s error on a potential game-ending double play in the ninth to score two runs, while Anthony Siegler hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th for a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets. The Red Sox completed their first 9-0 road trip since 1977.
— Sam Antonacci and Braden Montgomery homered in a six-run first inning as the White Sox extended the Athletics’ losing streak to nine with a 9-1 victory. Chicago is tied with Cleveland for first place in the AL Central.
— Joey Cantillo struck out nine over five innings of one-run ball as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep.
— Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer as the Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 to snap a five-game losing streak.
— Alex Bregman had a season-high four RBIs, including a three-run homer in a four-run seventh inning, as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4. Chicago enters the All-Star break five games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
— Ildemaro Vargas had two hits, including a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame Shohei Ohtani’s 22nd home run in a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that finished a three-game sweep.
— Brandon Nimmo hit a game-ending single that drove in Wyatt Langford with his third hit of the game as the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-5. Texas holds a 1 ½ game lead over Seattle for first place in the AL West.
— J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run double in the sixth inning and Zack Wheeler struck out 10 in six scoreless innings, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0.
— Paul Skenes won his second straight start after going winless for nine in a row as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to rout the Milwaukee Brewers 14-5. Skenes gave up two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings.
— Ozzie Albies doubled and scored the winning run on Masyn Winn’s throwing error in the ninth inning, allowing the Atlanta Braves to avoid a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-3 win.
— Rafael Devers scored the tiebreaking run in a two-run eighth inning when catcher Hunter Goodman threw wildly into center field on a stolen-base attempt as the San Francisco Giants overcame Jake McCarthy’s second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1.
— Leody Taveras homered and drove in three runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 for a three-game sweep.
— Manny Machado singled in the tying run in the eighth inning, while Ty France’s sacrifice brought in the go-ahead run for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4.