THURSDAY SPORTS, AUGUST 28, 2025
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels boys golf will compete at the Huron Invite at Broadland Creek Golf Course on Thursday. Everett Morrison shot a -3 (69) on Tuesday to win the Pierre Invite at Hillsview Golf Club. The Kernels placed third overall with a team score of 297, seven shots behind Watertown.
— Mitchell Kernels girls tennis, 9-2 on the season, will be at Rapid City Stevens on Thursday.
— Mitchell Kernels volleyball starts its season at home on Friday vs. Sturgis at 5 pm, followed by competing at the Huron Invite all day on Saturday, taking on Brookings, Dell Rapids, Sturgis, and Northwestern.
— Mitchell Kernels football starts the season at Douglas on Friday at 7 pm CST. The KORNer Booth pregame show starts at 6 pm on KORN News Radio FM 101.3/AM 1490 and KORNRadio.com.
— Mitchell Kernels girls soccer, 2-2-1 on the season, hosts Brookings on Saturday at Joe Quintal Field at 1 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels boys soccer, 0-3-1 on the season, hosts Brookings on Saturday at Joe Quintal Field at 11 am.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s golf finished fourth overall at the Mt. Marty Invitational on Wednesday in Yankton while taking the first two spots individually. Connor Calahan was the only golfer to finish under par over the two days, finishing first with a -3 (141). Teammate Dakota Munger placed second overall, three shots behind after a two round total E (144). The Tigers finished at +24 as the team, 15 shots behind first place Morningside. Next up is the Blue River Classic in Lincoln, Neb., at Highlands Golf Course on Sept. 3 and 4.
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s soccer fell to 0-2 on the season with a 2-1 loss to St. Ambrose on Tuesday. The Tigers take will at Viterbo in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Saturday at 4:30 pm.
— Dakota Wesleyan volleyball, 3-2 on the season, will compete at the College of Saint Mary Labor Day Classic in Omaha with two matches on Friday and Saturday.
— Dakota Wesleyan women’ soccer starts its season vs. Bellevue (Neb.) on Saturday at 3 pm at the Pepsi Cola Soccer Complex.
— Dakota Wesleyan football starts the season by hosting Dakota State on Saturday night at 7 pm at Joe Quintal Field. The Tigers are coming off a 4-7 season and a 34-3 loss in the season opener last year at Dakota State.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State’s men’s and women’s cross country programs received first-place rankings in the Summit League’s preseason poll, as announced by the conference on Wednesday. Both the men’s and women’s Jackrabbit squads received their first-place rankings following a pair of conference titles from last year’s Summit League Championship. The men’s team won their ninth-consecutive conference title to earn six first-place votes in the preseason poll for a total of 36 points. North Dakota State sits in second place with 30 points and one first-place vote. The women’s team received four first-place votes for a total of 45 points. North Dakota State and North Dakota claimed two first-place votes each to land second and third.
— South Dakota State women’s soccer will spend the week in Hawaii, with three matches scheduled. The Jacks will face California Baptist on Thursday and Northern Arizona on Sunday.
— South Dakota State volleyball begins the season at the Northern Iowa Tournament in Cedar Falls on Friday vs. Illinois at 1 pm. The Jacks will then face Northern Iowa on Saturday at 5 pm.
— South Dakota State football starts its season on Saturday at home vs. Sacramento State at 6 pm. The Jackrabbit pregame show starts at 4 pm on KORN News Radio FM 101.3/AM 1490.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD women’s soccer, 2-1-1 on the season, will be at Eastern Washington on Thursday at 6:30 pm, followed by a road match at Idaho on Sunday.
— USD volleyball starts its season this weekend at the Montana State Tournament in Bozeman. The Coyotes face Oregon on Friday at 5 pm, followed by matches against Montana State on Saturday and Prairie View A&M on Sunday.
— USD football opens the season at Iowa State on Saturday at 2:30 pm on FOX.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL – THURSDAY
Hanson Early Bird Tournament
Freeman vs. Parker/Marion – Tournament Championship
Avon vs. Wessington Springs – Third Place
Hanson vs. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 5:15 pm
Platte-Geddes vs. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 5:15 pm
Corsica-Stickney vs. Bridgewater-Emery
Mount Vernon/Plankinton vs. Elk Point-Jefferson
Chamberlain vs. Parkston
Ethan vs. No. 1 Chester
Wessington Springs vs. Avon
Vermillion vs. Wagner
Canton vs. Canistota
Parker/Marion vs. Freeman
Scotland vs. Irene-Wakonda
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland vs. Howard
No. 5 Brandon Valley vs. No. 1 Harrisburg
SF Roosevelt vs. No. 3 O’Gorman
No. 2 SF Washington vs. Watertown
No. 5 Hamlin vs. Brookings
Dakota Valley vs. Yankton
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Toronto’s Addison Barger had a game-winning two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Blue Jays rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8. Byron Buxton hit two solo home runs, while Brooks Lee and Luke Keaschall also hit solo blasts. Buxton opened the game with his 16th career leadoff homer, then went deep again in the third. The homers were his 26th and 27th. It was Buxton’s 16th career multi-homer game. The Twins have today off before hosting the San Diego Padres in a three-game series starting on Friday night.
MLB
— Nolan McLean became the first New York Mets pitcher ever to win his first three major league starts, tossing eight shutout innings in a 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies to complete a three-game sweep. The Mets cut the Phillies lead in the NL East from seven games to begin the week down to four. The teams play a four-game series in Philadelphia Sept. 8-11.
— Eugenio Suárez hit his second three-run homer in two games as the Seattle Mariners held off the San Diego Padres 4-3. Luke Raley had an RBI double and Bryan Woo earned his 12th win to help the Mariners take two of three in the series. They hold the final American League wild-card spot and sit 1 ½ games behind first-place Houston in the AL West.
— Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Cody Bellinger homered on the next pitch as the Yankees went deep four times and scored nine runs in the third inning of an 11-2 rout of the Washington Nationals. Max Fried won his 14th game of the season, taking a no-hit bid into the sixth before allowing three straight hits. He allowed one run and four hits in seven innings.
— Kyle Manzardo hit a game-ending single with two out in the 10th inning giving the Cleveland Guardians at 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
— Shohei Ohtani struck out a season-high nine in five innings for his first victory with the Dodgers as Los Angeles beat Cincinnati 5-1 to become the first team to sweep the Reds this season. The Dodgers won their fourth straight and extended their NL West lead to two games over San Diego.
— Boston’s Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
— Luis Morales pitched seven shutout innings, while Zack Gelof homered, doubled and drove in four runs, as the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0 to sweep their three-game series. Making his fourth career start, the 22-year-old Morales allowed two hits with seven strikeouts. The AL Central-leading Tigers lost their fourth in a row and fell a half-game behind Toronto for the best record in the American League.
— Blaze Alexander and Geraldo Perdomo homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2.
— Rafael Devers homered twice and doubled in a run on the way to five RBIs, while Matt Chapman hit his 200th career home run, as the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 12-3 for their fourth straight win.
— Adolis García, Joc Pederson and Kyle Higashioka each hit a three-run homer as the Texas Rangers blew out the Los Angeles Angels 20-3.
— Salvador Perez hit a leadoff homer and a two-run double in Kansas City’s eight-run fifth inning as the Royals pummeled the Chicago White Sox 12-1.
— Yordan Alvarez homered for the first time since returning from a fractured right hand, while Framber Valdez allowed only three hits in seven shutout inning as the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0.
— Ozzie Albies homered and drove in five runs as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 12-1. Jurickson Profar hit two solo homers for the Braves, who outscored the Marlins 21-1 over the last 10 innings of their three-game series. Matt Olson and Michael Harris II also went deep.
NFL
— The Minnesota Vikings acquired 13-year veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen, who has the third-most catches in franchise history, in a trade with the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday. The Vikings sent a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick to the Panthers for Thielen. The Vikings also receive a 2026 seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick in the deal. Thielen, who turned 35 last week, was set to make $8.7 million this season, of which the Panthers already had paid out $1.7 million. The Vikings will assume the remaining $7 million on the contract.
— Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, keeping him out of a series of high-profile games starting with next week’s season opener against the Chargers in Brazil. Rice pleaded guilty about six weeks ago to two third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. As part of his plea agreement from the March 2024 crash on a Dallas highway, Rice also received a sentence of five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail as a condition of his probation. The NFL handed down its suspension, which Rice will not appeal, after its own internal investigation.
— Kyle Hamilton and the Baltimore Ravens agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract extension with the star safety. The deal includes $82 million guaranteed. Hamilton is entering his fourth NFL season and he has helped the Ravens to NFC North titles each of the past two years. He has made two Pro Bowls and was named an All-Pro in 2023.
— The NFL is easing some of its restrictions on Tom Brady as he prepares for his second season as Fox Sports’ top analyst. The league will allow Brady to participate in production meetings with teams, as long as they are conducted virtually or via Zoom. He still isn’t allowed to watch practices or set foot in a team’s training complex. The rules were put in place due to Brady having a 5% stake as a limited owner in the Las Vegas Raiders. Brady was allowed to attend production meetings with Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles players and coaches before Super Bowl 59, but wasn’t able to view practices.
— Former Broncos, Bears and Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler will spend four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. The 42-year-old Cutler was arrested in October after he rear-ended another vehicle with his pickup truck. Police said Cutler smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and was slurring his words. Cutler offered the other driver $2,000 to not call the police and to let him drive away. He refused a field sobriety test and was taken to a hospital, where a blood sample was obtained after getting a search warrant. Police said they also found two firearms in the car, including a loaded pistol.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
— Harvard and Yale will play football at Fenway Park next season, the second time the rivalry has moved to the historic home of the Boston Red Sox. The Nov. 21, 2026, game will be the 142nd meeting between the Ivy League schools, the third most-played rivalry in college football.
— Army will begin selling alcoholic beverages at football games beginning with its game Friday against Tarleton State. Army was the last service academy to not sell alcohol at football games. Air Force began sales in 2017 and Navy in 2021. Fans will be able to purchase beer and ready-to-drink cocktails with a limit of two drinks per transaction.
NBA
— Dawn Staley, head coach of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team, revealed she interviewed for the New York Knicks’ head coaching job and would have accepted the position if offered. Staley, a Hall of Famer with three NCAA championships, believes she did well in the interview but possibly hurt her chances by asking tough questions, specifically, whether the Knicks were truly prepared for the challenges of hiring the NBA’s first full-time female head coach. Ultimately, the Knicks hired Mike Brown in July.
NHL
— The San Jose City Council unanimously approved a deal Tuesday to renovate the Sharks’ arena and keep the hockey team in the city until 2051. The Mayor and all 10 council members approved the deal that commits the city to investing $325 million to upgrade the 32-year-old SAP Center owned by the city with the team owner contributing an additional $100 million. Plattner has already invested more than $100 million on arena upgrades over the last decade. The Sharks began as a franchise in 1991 and moved into their arena in downtown San Jose in 1993.
Class 11AAA
T-1. Brandon Valley at SF Washington
T-1. SF Lincoln vs. Rapid City Stevens
3. Harrisburg vs. 5. O’Gorman
4. Jefferson at Watertown
Class 11AA
1. Pierre vs. Aberdeen Central
2. Yankton at Huron
3. Brookings at Sturgis
4. Tea Area vs. Spearfish
5. Watertown vs. SF Jefferson
Douglas vs. Mitchell
Class 11A
1. SF Christian at 4. West Central
2. Lennox vs. Vermillion
3. Dell Rapids at Dakota Valley
5. Madison at Belle Fourche
Class 11B
1. Winner at 4. Wagner
2. Elk Point-Jefferson
3. St. Thomas More vs. Mount Vernon/Plankinton
5. Sioux Valley at Clark/Willow Lake
Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central at Lead-Deadwood – Saturday
McCook Central/Montrose vs. Webster Area
Class 9AA
1. Elkton-Lake Benton vs. 3. Viborg-Hurley
2. Hamlin at T-5. Hanson
4. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy at Bon Homme
T-5. Hill City at Lemmon/McIntosh
Kimball/White Lake vs. Redfield – Thursday
Stanley County vs. Parkston
Gregory vs. Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian
Class 9A
1. Wall vs. 3. Harding County/Bison
2. Warner vs. Gettysburg
4. Alcester-Hudson at 5. Centerville
Howard vs. Estelline/Hendricks
Colome vs. Platte-Geddes
Class 9B
1. Sully Buttes at Burke
2. Avon vs. SF Lutheran
3. Dell Rapids St. Mary at Irene-Wakonda
4. Faulkton Area at Ipswich
5. Corsica-Stickney at Scotland/Menno – Q107.3