THURSDAY SPORTS, MAY 28, 2026
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels track and field competes at the Class AA state meet starting Thursday in Sioux Falls.
— Mitchell Kernels girls golf ends the season at the Class AA state tournament next week in Watertown, June 1-2.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State football will be featured in two nationally televised games during the upcoming 2026 season. For the third season in a row, the annual Interstate Series clash between the Jackrabbits and USD will be part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s television package with the ESPN family of networks. Kickoff time and network designation for the Oct. 31 game in Brookings will be announced at a later date. SDSU’s Sept. 5 game at Northwestern will air on the Big Ten Network at 7 p.m.
— South Dakota State baseball will face No. 13 national seed Nebraska on Friday at 3 p.m. SDSU is 24-31 overall and making just its second NCAA Tournament appearance, the first since 2013. Nebraska is 42-15 and defeated the Jackrabbits 5-4 during the regular season. The regional also includes Ole Miss and Arizona State, with all four teams competing in a double-elimination format. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— The Pac-12 Conference has announced the USD and Boise State football game on September 19 will be at 9 p.m. CST on CBS Sports Network. The Coyotes head to Boise for an FBS game after three FCS opponents to start the season. USD and Boise State will meet for just the second time in school history. The only other meeting came in the 1973 Division II Playoffs.
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Chase Meidroth hit his first career grand slam, while David Sandlin struck four in six innings in his major league debut as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 15-2. Munetaka Murakami went 2 for 4 with a solo homer to lead the AL with 20 home runs. Minnesota’s Byron Buxton homered to lead off the game, but the 25-year-old Sandlin retired 18 consecutive batters. Kody Clemens hit a solo shot in the eighth. The Twins look for a split of the four game series on Thursday afternoon at 1:10 pm.
STATE TRACK AND FIELD
— The South Dakota State Track and Field Championships begin Thursday and run through Saturday at Howard Wood Field, bringing together top athletes from Class AA, A and B for three days of competition. Mitchell and area schools enter the meet with several athletes ranked among the state’s top 10 in their events. Mitchell’s Bryer Stach leads the Kernels’ throwing group, ranked seventh in Class AA discus at 163 feet and ninth in shot put at 53-6 1/2. Audrey Miller is ninth in the girls triple jump at 36-6. The Mitchell boys also hold top-10 relay marks in both the 4×200 and 4×400. Across the region, Wagner’s Ashlyn Koupal is tied for fifth in the Class A high jump at 5-6. Ethan/Parkston’s Mason Jervik in the long jump and Sean Deckert in the triple jump both sit in the top 10, while Sanborn Central/Woonsocket’s Elizabeth Boschee is second in Class B javelin at 140-9. Thursday’s opening day includes preliminaries in sprint and hurdle events beginning at 11 a.m., along with early field events and relay action. Finals in several relays and field events are also scheduled.
AMATEUR BASEBALL – THURSDAY
Corsica vs. Parkston Rays – 7:30 pm
Platte vs. Alexandria – 7:30 pm
Dimock-Emery vs. Parkston Mudcats – 7:30 pm
Lesterville vs. Freeman – 7:30 pm
Kimball/White Lake vs. Plankinton – 8 pm
Winner vs. Wessington Springs – 8 pm
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS – WEDNESDAY
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Montreal Canadiens 0 – Carolina leads the Eastern Conference Finals 3-1
NBA PLAYOFFS – THURSDAY
San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 7:30 pm on NBC – Oklahoma leads the series 3-2
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
— Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy said Wednesday he is focused on improving after the team signed veteran Kyler Murray, creating an open competition at quarterback heading into the season. McCarthy, speaking publicly for the first time since Murray joined the Vikings, acknowledged the team’s decision but said his focus remains on continuing the progress he made late last season. When asked if he was disappointed by the Vikings adding Murray, McCarthy said the move was out of his control. The Vikings signed Murray after he was released by the Arizona Cardinals.
MLB
— Baseball players are proposing sweeping changes in upcoming labor talks with Major League Baseball, including expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights and a major increase in pay. The union is calling for nearly doubling the league minimum salary to $1.5 million next season and raising the luxury tax threshold to $300 million, while also expanding revenue sharing and adding penalties for teams that fail to meet spending floors. The proposals were presented Wednesday in Manhattan ahead of expected counterproposals from MLB, which is anticipated to push for a salary cap. The current collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, and a lockout is expected.
NFL
— Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from a Wisconsin jail Wednesday while prosecutors continue investigating domestic violence allegations. Jacobs had been arrested Tuesday on charges including domestic battery, disorderly conduct, intimidation of a victim, and felony strangulation and suffocation. Prosecutors said no charging decision has been made and the case remains under review pending additional evidence. Jacobs, a three-time Pro Bowl running back, is entering his third season with Green Bay after rushing for more than 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns last season.
WORLD CUP
— New York and New Jersey officials have opened an investigation into FIFA over its World Cup ticketing practices, as fans face sharply rising prices for the 2026 tournament. The state attorneys general issued subpoenas to FIFA, examining whether “variable pricing” and other sales tactics violated consumer protection laws. Officials are focusing on matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, including concerns that ticket prices have surged dramatically and seating arrangements may have been changed in ways that misled buyers. Some tickets for high-profile matches, including the final, are reportedly approaching tens of thousands of dollars, prompting backlash from fans and elected officials. The investigation comes just weeks before the World Cup begins on June 11.
MLB
— Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez pitched seven shutout innings, extending his scoreless streak to 44 2/3 innings and setting a new Phillies franchise record in a 3-0 win against the San Diego Padres for a three-game sweep. Sánchez broke the team record for scoreless innings that had stood since 1911. He allowed six hits, struck out nine and walked none.
— Shohei Ohtani homered and combined with two other pitchers for seven hitless innings before the Rockies broke up the no-hitter bid in the eighth as the Dodgers picked up a 4-1 win over Colorado. Ohtani’s 19 1/3-inning scoreless streak ended in the fourth, raising his ERA to 0.82.
— Seattle’s Rob Refsnyder and Julio Rodríguez hit three-run home runs, while Logan Gilbert threw six shutout innings as the Mariners beat the Athletics 9-1 to complete a series sweep and move into first place in the AL West. Seattle holds a half-game lead over the A’s despite being one game under .500.
— Held without a hit through seven innings, the Milwaukee Brewers broke through in the eighth with three hits and two runs to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. Dustin May carried a no-hitter into the eighth for the Cardinals, who have lost seven of nine games. The Brewers, who hold the top spot in the NL Central, have won 15 of their last 19 games.
— Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run home run and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs ended their 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
— Gerrit Cole struck out 10 while pitching into the seventh in his second start since his return from Tommy John surgery as the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 7-0 to run their winning streak to 14 straight over the Royals. Cole threw 79 pitches over 6 2/3 innings, allowing four hits without a walk.
— Yordan Alvarez homered twice for the second consecutive game, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning of the Houston Astros’ 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. Alvarez’s fifth homer in three games put him at 20 on the same night Munetaka Murakami reached that number for the White Sox.
— Cleveland Gavin Williams pitched seven innings as the Guardians beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 to salvage the finale of a three-game series. Williams allowed one run and only three hits, all in the first three innings.
— Baltimore’s Blaze Alexander hit his first home run of the season and drove in six runs, while Gunnar Henderson had his 12th and 13th homers as the Orioles routed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 to complete a three-game sweep.
— Juan Soto homered again, while rookie Carson Benge had a pair of two out, RBI singles as the New York Mets picked up a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that snapped a five-game losing streak.
— Spencer Torkelson homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs as five Detroit pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Tigers snapped a season-worst seven-game home losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
— Connelly Early struck out seven over seven shutout innings, while Jarren Duran homered going 4-for-5 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-0 to snap a five-game losing streak.
— Arizona’s Mike Soroka limited San Francisco to two runs on four hits in six innings, while Geraldo Perdomo broke a seventh-inning tie with a sacrifice fly as the Diamondbacks beat the Giants 3-2 for a three-game sweep. Arizona has won five straight and 10 of 11.
— Toronto’s Kazuma Okamoto hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning as the Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-1.