WEDNESDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 10, 2025
MITCHELL KERNELS
— Mitchell Kernels gymnastics host O’Gorman for a dual at the high school gym on Thursday at 5 pm.
— Mitchell Kernels boys and girls wrestling will compete at the Rapid City Invitational beginning on Friday at 11 am.
— Reserved season courtside seats for the upcoming Mitchell High School basketball season are now on sale. For $200 per seat, fans get admission to all home games, including postseason contests, except for Hoop City Classic games. Only 40 seats are available. To reserve, contact the MHS Activities Department or visit the Mitchell High School website.
DAKOTA WESLEYAN
— No. 14 Dakota Wesleyan women’s basketball, 6–3 overall and 4–1 in the GPAC, face No. 1 Dordt on Wednesday at 6 pm. Dordt is coming off its first loss of the season, 73-68 at Doane on Saturday. The Tigers are in a three-way tie with Dordt and Hastings for second place in the GPAC with a 4-1 record, just a half game behind first place Concordia.
— Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball, 5–6 overall and 2–3 in the GPAC, face Dordt on Wednesday at 7:45 pm. The Tigers are 2-3 in the GPAC, in a four-way tie for sixth place in the conference.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State men’s basketball picked up a 68-64 win on Tuesday night at Ball State, limiting the Cardinals to just 24 points in the second half. Kalen Garry finished with a team-high 15 points, while Jaden Jackson and Matthew Mors added 10 points each. Damon Wilkinson had 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench. The Jackrabbits improved to 6-5 on the season and will host Dakota Wesleyan on Friday at 7 pm.
— South Dakota State, 8-2 on the season, will be at Northern Iowa on Wednesday at 6 pm. The Jackrabbit pregame show starts at 5:30 pm on KORN News Radio. SDSU has won three games in a row and has scored at least 80 points in three straight games.
— For the fourth time in five weeks, SDSU’s Brooklyn Meyer was named the Summit League women’s basketball player of the week on Tuesday. Meyer averaged 23 points and 6 rebounds per game last week, while shooting 66% from the field in a pair of wins vs. Weber State and Northern Arizona. Meyer becomes the first player in 15 years to win four of the first five Summit League player of the week awards to starts a season.
SOUTH DAKOTA
— USD men’s basketball lost at Wyoming on Tuesday night 106-79 to fall to 5-6 on the season. Wyoming shot 62% from the field for the game. Issac Bruns led USD with 22 points. The Coyotes host Prairie View A&M on Saturday at 1 pm in Vermillion.
— USD women’s basketball, 8-2 on the season, will be at Bradley on Wednesday at 11 am.
— USD football will be at No. 3 seed Montana on Saturday at 2:30 pm CST on ABC in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL – TUESDAY
Tripp-Delmont/Armour 42, Hanson 41
No. 5 Parkston 55, No. 10 Freeman 46 – Berkley Ziebart with 23 points, five rebounds and four steals. Keeara Oakley added 17 points, eight rebounds and eight steals for the Trojans. For Freeman, Cadence Hofer had a team-high 15 points and six rebounds.
Lower Brule 47, Kimball/White Lake 34
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton vs. McCook Central/Montrose, PPD
Huron vs. Yankton, ppd to Dec. 30
MLB
— Kyle Schwarber is going back to Philadelphia, agreeing to a $150 million, five-year contract with the Phillies. Schwarber’s contract with Philadelphia could lead to more activity at baseball’s winter meetings as his other suitors execute their alternative plans. Schwarber is coming off a terrific season with the Phillies, setting career highs with an NL-best 56 homers and a major league-high 132 RBIs.
— Reliever Edwin Díaz has agreed to a $69 million, three-year contract with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A three-time All-Star who turns 32 in March, Díaz joins a Dodgers bullpen that struggled last season, causing the team to shift rookie Roki Sasaki to closer in the postseason. Diaz had spent the past seven season with the Mets with 144 saves.
— Shohei Ohtani has won The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees. Ohtani received 29 of 47 votes in balloting among sports journalists from the AP and its members. The AP award has been given out since 1931. The Japanese baseball superstar’s two-way dominance culminated in a repeat World Series title for the Dodgers.
— The Chicago White Sox have won Major League Baseball’s amateur draft lottery. They will have the top selection for the first time since 1977. Coming off a 102-loss season, Chicago had the highest odds to win the weighted lottery at 27%. The Minnesota Twins, who had the second highest odds of receiving the first pick, will select third in next summer’s draft.
NFL
— The Indianapolis Colts have signed 44-year-old retired QB Philip Rivers to the practice. Rivers took his last NFL snap with the Colts in a playoff loss following the 2020 season. He announced his retirement in January 2021. The move comes less than 24 hours after Colts coach Shane Steichen confirmed Indy’s starting quarterback, Daniel Jones, would miss the rest of this season with a torn right Achilles tendon and that backup Riley Leonard injured his right knee.
— DE Jason Pierre-Paul is back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joining their practice squad after nearly two years away from the NFL. The three-time Pro Bowler last played in December 2023 and was a key part of Tampa Bay’s 2020 Super Bowl team. At 36, Pierre-Paul credits his training for keeping him ready to return.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
— Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua thinks there’s a simple solution to politicking for College Football Playoff spots, expansion. He was still upset Tuesday about the selection committee’s decision to bypass the Fighting Irish from the 12-team playoff field and the ACC’s public campaigning to get full-time league member Miami a spot. He then called a 16-team format the perfect number. Bevacqua says “what I like about 16 is it creates more opportunity, more narratives around schools and yet it preserves the integrity and importance of the regular season.” He also thinks the committee should be more transparent with its selection process.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – TUESDAY
No. 2 Michigan 89, Villanova 61
No. 10 BYU 67, Clemson 64 – BYU came back after a 22-point deficit. Clemson ended the first half on a 21-0 run.
No. 13 Illinois 88, Ohio State 80
No. 5 UConn 77, No. 18 Florida 73
COLLEGE BASKETBALL – WEDNESDAY
No. 6 Purdue (8-1) vs. Minnesota (5-4), 6 pm on Big Ten Network
No. 23 Nebraska (9-0) vs. Wisconsin (7-2), 8 pm on Big Ten Network
NBA
— Jalen Brunson scored 35 points and Josh Hart added 21 as the New York Knicks advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals for the first time by beating the Toronto Raptors 117-101. Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who will face Orlando in the semifinal round at Las Vegas on Saturday.
— Desmond Bane matched his season high with 37 points as the Orlando Magic advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals with a 117-108 victory over the Miami Heat. Jalen Suggs scored 20 points and Paolo Banchero added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Magic.
NBA CUP QUATERFINALS – WEDNESDAY
Oklahoma City Thunder (23-1) vs. Phoenix Suns (14-10), 6:30 pm on Amazon Prime Video
Los Angeles Lakers (17-6) vs. San Antonio Spurs (16-7), 9 pm on Amazon Prime Video