TUESDAY SPORTS, AUGUST 26, 2025
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels boys golf will compete at the Pierre Invite at Hillsview Golf Club on Tuesday at 10 am before competing at the Huron Invite on Thursday.
— 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.
— 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 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 women’s soccer will spend the week in Hawaii, with three matches scheduled, starting with Hawaii Pacific today at 8 pm CST. 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. The debut edition of the Dan Jackson Show will air Monday (Aug. 25) from Cubby’s Sports Bar and Grill in downtown Brookings. The weekly hour-long show focusing on South Dakota State football begins at 6 p.m. and is again hosted by Tyler Merriam. The show, which features interviews with Jackrabbit football coaches and student-athletes, will be on KORN News Radio. Featured guests to preview the upcoming 2025 season include offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness and quarterback Chase Mason.
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.
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Max Scherzer pitched six innings and won his third straight start, while Alejandro Kirk and Andrés Giménez homered as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a two-run single as the Blue Jays won for the 30th time in 39 home games. Minnesota’s Matt Wallner homered twice off Scherzer, his 18th and 19th of the season, but the Twins lost for the sixth time in seven games. Game two of the three-game series is tonight at 6 pm.
MLB
— Seattle’s Cal Raleigh hit his 50th home run last night, extending his major league record for homers by a catcher. Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August. He’s the second Mariners player to hit 50 homers in a season, joining Ken Griffey Jr., who hit 56 in 1997 and again in ’98.
— Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington says he’s recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery. It’s the first time he has publicly addressed health issues that have sidelined him since late June. Washington had surgery on June 30. He was around the team Monday for the first time since then, but isn’t returning to manage this season. Washington, at 73 is the oldest manager in the majors, was last in the dugout on June 19.
TENNIS
— Venus Williams lost her first Grand Slam match in two years last night in three sets. The 45-year-old Williams was eliminated at the U.S. Open by 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Williams was the oldest singles player at the U.S. Open since Renee Richards in 1981, where Venus won two of her seven major singles championships. This was just Williams’ fourth singles match since she returned to the tour last month after 16 months away from competition.
NFL
— The Washington Commanders and wide receiver Terry McLaurin have agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $96 million. McLaurin initially did not report to training camp and then landed on the physically unable to perform list once he reported. McLaurin turns 30 in September and was going into the final year of his contract. The 2019 third-round pick out of Ohio State has eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving five seasons in a row.
— DL Trey Hendrickson and the Cincinnati Bengals have agreed on a new one-year contract, ending his hold-in. Hendrickson will receive a $14 million raise, bringing his salary to $30 million for the season. He becomes an unrestricted free agent after the season. Hendrickson missed the first seven days of training camp, incurring $350,000 in fines. Last season, he led the league with 17 ½ sacks.
— The Cleveland Browns traded backup QB Kenny Pickett to the Raiders on Monday for a fifth-round draft pick in 2026. The move clears the way for two rookies to back up Joe Flacco in Cleveland. It’s the third time in less than 18 months that Pickett has been traded. He was the 20th overall pick by Pittsburgh in the 2022 draft and started 24 games in two seasons for the Steelers before being dealt to Philadelphia in 2024. Pickett will back up Geno Smith in Las Vegas after Aidan O’Connell broke his right wrist on Saturday.
— The Minnesota Vikings traded cornerback Mekhi Blackmon to Indianapolis on Monday for a sixth-round draft pick. Blackmon was a third-round draft pick by the Vikings in 2023. He made three starts and had seven pass breakups with one interception and one fumble recovery that season, but tore his ACL on the first day of training camp last year.
— The heaviest player in NFL history may not get a chance to play in the league. DL Desmond Watson will be released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers later today. Watson, who played in college at Florida last season, was signed after going undrafted in April. He weighed 464 pounds at the school’s pro day and lost 25 to 30 pounds before the draft but didn’t get a chance to practice with the team because he didn’t lose enough weight. He spent training camp on the non-football injury list.
WNBA
— Caitlin Clark is Nike’s newest signature athlete, expanding their partnership with the WNBA star. Nike has revealed a new logo of interlocking Cs to represent Clark. It’s her first signature shoe and the apparel collection will debut next year. Her logo collection will launch on Oct. 1. A T-shirt in Indiana Fever colors of yellow and navy blue will come out a month earlier.
MLB
— The Minnesota Twins will play in the 2026 Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, hosting the Philadelphia Phillies. The game, expected to take place in August, will be played at the site of the 1989 Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams. This marks the third MLB game at the location, following games in 2021 and 2022. Since those earlier games, the site has been undergoing major development, including the construction of a permanent stadium with a smaller capacity and the addition of youth fields and amenities.
— Luis Torrens hit a three-run homer and matched a career high with five RBIs as the New York Mets overcame an early three-run deficit and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3 in a matchup of the top teams in the NL East. The Mets are now six games behind the Phillies for first place in the division.
— Emmet Sheehan threw seven shutout innings of two-hit ball with a career high-tying 10 strikeouts, while Andy Pages homered twice as the Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 to regain sole possession of first in the NL West. San Diego dropped a game behind the Dodgers with a 9-6 loss at Seattle.
— Ben Rice hit the longest homer of his career at 435 feet, Cody Bellinger had three RBIs and rookie Cam Schlittler worked six scoreless innings as the Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 10-5.
— Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer and rookie Roman Anthony had a solo shot to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3.
— Shea Langeliers hit his second career grand slam and Colby Thomas added a solo homer, all in a five-run seventh inning, as the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3. Rookie Nick Kurtz added his 27th home run of the season in the eighth, the first of his career as a pinch hitter.
— Caleb Durbin homered for a second straight game and Andruw Monasterio also went deep to lead the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5.
— The Cleveland Guardians were shut out for the third straight game Monday night, losing 9-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s the first time the Guardians have been shutout three straight times since 1991. Cleveland has dropped six straight and nine of 10 overall.
— Shane Smith allowed one hit in a career-high seven innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0. Smith pitched into the seventh inning for the first time in his career.
— Zach Neto homered on the game’s first pitch as the Angels beat the Texas Rangers 4-0.
— Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
— Edward Cabrera struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings as the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1.
Class 11AAA
T-1. Brandon Valley/SF Lincoln (8) 67
3. Harrisburg 42
4. Jefferson 37
5. O’Gorman (1) 23
Receiving votes: Washington 4.
Class 11AA
1. Pierre (15) 79
2. Yankton 48
3. Brookings 44
4. Tea Area (1) 25
5. Watertown 24
Receiving votes: Spearfish 18, Aberdeen Central 2.
Class 11A
1. SF Christian (14) 78
2. Lennox (1) 56
3. Dell Rapids (1) 54
4. West Central 31
5. Madison 7
Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 6, Dakota Valley 5, Canton 3
Class 11B
1. Winner (18) 1-0 97 1
2. Elk Point-Jefferson (1) 1-0 74 3
3. St. Thomas More (1) 1-0 64 4
4. Wagner 1-0 24 5
5. Sioux Valley 0-1 19 2
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 14, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3, Hot Springs 2, Mobridge-Pollock 2, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 1.
Class 9AA
1. Elkton-Lake Benton (14) 1-0 92 1
2. Hamlin (4) 1-0 73 2
3. Viborg-Hurley (2) 1-0 60 4
4. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 1-0 48 5
T-5. Hanson/Hill City 1-0 9 RV
Receiving votes: Parkston 8, Leola/Frederick Area 1.
Class 9A
1. Wall (17) 1-0 96 2
2. Warner (1) 1-0 71 4
3. Harding County/Bison (1) 1-0 46 5
4. Alcester-Hudson (1) 37 NR
5. Centerville 1-0 21 RV
Receiving votes: Howard 12, Estelline-Hendricks 7, Platte-Geddes 6, Wolsey-Wessington 4.
Class 9B
1. Sully Buttes (15) 1-0 91 1
2. Avon (4) 1-0 77 2
3. Dell Rapids St. Mary 1-0 53 4
4. Faulkton Area (1) 0-0 52 3
5. Corsica-Stickney 1-0 18 RV
South Dakota Media Preseason Volleyball Poll
CLASS AA
- Harrisburg (9) 31-0 45 1 – 78 match winning streak and three straight state titles
- S.F. Washington 22-5 29 5
- O’Gorman 25-6 20 2
- S.F. Jefferson 21-6 18 3
- Brandon Valley 18-13 14 NR
RECEIVING VOTES: Watertown (26-8) 4; S.F. Roosevelt (21-10) 3; Aberdeen Central (13-11) 2
CLASS A
- Dell Rapids (8) 32-3 44 2
- S.F. Christian (1) 27-13 34 3
- Dakota Valley 31-6 30 1
- Miller 30-2 14 4
- Hamlin 25-3 10 RV
RECEIVING VOTES: Elk Point-Jefferson (31-5) 2; Sioux Valley (25-8) 1
CLASS B
- Chester Area (9) 32-2 45 1 – Back-to-back state titles
- Warner 33-5 36 2
- Northwestern 30-6 21 5
- Hitchcock-Tulare 32-4 12 3
- Burke 35-4 7 4
RECEIVING VOTES: Colman-Egan (26-6) 5; Bennett County (28-7) 4; Gayville-Volin (30-6) 4; Castlewood (20-12) 1