WEDNESDAY SPORTS, JULY 30, 2025
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
— South Dakota State University men’s basketball will headline the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon for the second straight year. The Jackrabbits are set to play Merrimack at 8 p.m on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The event features six games across two locations—Sioux Falls and Rock Hill, South Carolina. Other games in Sioux Falls include Murray State vs. Omaha and Drake vs. Northern Arizona.
— South Dakota State women’s soccer will host its Blue vs. Yellow scrimmage on Thursday at 7 pm, followed by an exhibition vs. Nebraska on Tuesday, August 5. SDSU officially starts the season at Missouri on Thursday, August 14 at 7 pm.
MINNESOTA TWINS
— Trevor Story homered, doubled and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5. Jarren Duran also homered, doubled and stole a base for the Red Sox. Brooks Lee homered twice and drove in all five Minnesota runs. Lee entered the game in the third inning to replace Carlos Correa, who left with a migraine.
— The Minnesota Twins placed center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a rib injury. The move, retroactive to Sunday, comes after Buxton was removed from the Twins’ game against Washington on Saturday with soreness in his side. An MRI on Sunday revealed irritation in the cartilage in his rib cage.
DISTRICT 5B AMATEUR BASEBALL TOURNAMENT – MT. VERNON
THE SUNSHINE LEAGUE GETS 5 BIDS INTO THE STATE TOURNAMENT
Parkston Mudcats (11-11) vs. Dimock/Emery (8-16) – Wednesday at 6 pm (Elimination Game)
Mt. Vernon (9-10) vs. Corsica (5-12) – Wednesday at 8 pm (Elimination Game)
Platte vs. Corsica/Mt. Vernon winner – Thursday at 8 pm
Winner/Colome (17-3) vs. Alexandria – Friday at 8 pm (District 5B Championship)
DISTRICT 4B AMATEUR BASEBALL TOURNAMENT – MADISON
Dell Rapids PBR vs. Dell Rapids Mudcats, Wednesday at 6 pm
Canova vs. Madison, Wednesday at 8 pm
DISTRICT 3B AMATEUR BASEBALL TOURNAMENT – CHAMBERLAIN
Kimball/White Lake vs. Burke, Wednesday at 7:30 pm (District 3B Championship)
Four Corners vs. Colome, Thursday
DISTRICT 6B AMATEUR BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Tabor 11, Lesterville 8 – Championship – Riley Rothschadl with a HR, triple and four RBI’s.
Wynot (Neb.) vs. Irene, Wednesday at 8 pm.
CLASS A AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT – TUESDAY in WATERTOWN
No. 8 Rapid City Post 320 4, No. 1 Rapid City Post 22 1 – Laadon Fatz allwed one runs and six hits over seven innings.
No. 7 Harrisburg 8, No. 2 Yankton 0 – Kason Syverson threw 3 1/3 shutout innings, while Rylan Boe threw 3 2/3 innings.
No. 5 Renner 6, No. 4 Brandon Valley 2 – Jackson Bjorkman went all seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and seven strikeouts.
No. 3 Watertown 5, No. 6 Pierre 2 – Kaden Rylance threw four innings, strike out six and allowing one earned run and one hit.
WEDNESDAY
No. 1 Rapid City Post 22 vs. No. 4 Brandon Valley – 10 am (Elimination Game)
No. 2 Yankton vs. No. 6 Pierre – 1 pm (Elimination Game)
No. 5 Renner vs. No. 8 Rapid City Post 320 – 4 pm
No. 3 Watertown vs. No. 7 Harrisburg – 7 pm
CLASS B AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT – FRIDAY in MILBANK
Clark/Willow Lake vs. Dell Rapids, 10 a.m.
Parkston vs. Dakota Valley, 30 minutes after Game 1
Groton vs. Winner/Colome, 5 p.m.
Milbank vs. Scotland/Menno/Freeman/Canistota, 30 minutes after Game 3
AMATEUR BASEBALL
— Due to heavy rainfall in Castlewood and surrounding areas, the District 1B amateur baseball tournament has been cut short. A storm on Sunday dropped nearly seven inches of rain, forcing the postponement of games and eventually leading to the cancellation of the final five matchups. As a result, Castlewood has been named the Eastern Dakota League district champions. The next three district representatives, Milbank, Lake Norden, and Clark, were selected based on their regular season standings. Elkton and Volga will face off in a “last chance” game for the final district spot tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Elkton.
NFL
— Police say a gunman who killed four people in a Manhattan skyscraper before taking his own life claimed to have a brain disease linked to contact sports and was trying to target the National Football League’s headquarters in the building. Investigators believe the gunman wanted to get up to the NFL’s offices on Monday but entered the wrong elevator. Shane Tamura had a note in his wallet that suggested he had a grievance against the NFL and asked that his brain be studied. He played high school football in California but never played in the NFL.
— Trey Hendrickson is ending his holdout and will report to the Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday. Hendrickson is an All-Pro defensive end who led the NFL in sacks last season with 17 1/2. He is seeking a long-term extension with guaranteed money that matches what the league’s top pass rushers are earning. Even after he reports to camp, he is unlikely to participate in practice until a deal is in place.
— The Indianapolis Colts have signed left tackle Bernhard Raimann to a 4-year, $100 million contract extension. Raimann, a former tight end and 2022 third-round draft pick, has developed into a critical piece of the Colts’ offense. The extension prevents him from entering free agency next year.
NBA
— An autographed pair of Adidas shoes that Kobe Bryant wore in his first Los Angeles Lakers start have sold for $240,000 at auctions, the second-largest sum ever paid for a pair of his sneakers. Photo-matching company Sports Investors Authentication matched the shoes to “being worn by Kobe Bryant on January 28, 1997 — Bryant’s first career NBA game as a starter.” Both shoes are signed, and both autographs include letters of authentication.
— Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan has signed a multiyear contract extension with the franchise. The team announced that an extension had been reached, but it did not reveal the length or financial terms of the contract. Donovan will enter his sixth season in Chicago with 800 NBA games coached over his career. He is 195-205 in his five years in Chicago.
WNBA
— A 55-year-old Texas man who told police he was in “an imaginary relationship” with WNBA star Caitlin Clark was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to stalking and harassing. Michael Lewis, from Denton, Texas, reached a deal with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to one felony count of stalking and one misdemeanor count of harassment. Lewis was arrested in January after authorities alleged he sent hundreds of “threats and sexually explicit messages” to Clark between Dec. 12, 2024, and Jan. 11, 2025.
MLB
— Andrew Vaughn hit a grand slam and had a career-high six RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-3. The Brewers, who have the best record in baseball at 63-43, won for the 15th time in 18 games. They extended their NL Central lead to two games over Chicago.
— Kyle Isbel had a three-run double and Vinnie Pasquantino homered as the Kansas City Royals beat Atlanta 9-6 after Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. exited with tightness in his right Achilles tendon. Seth Lugo won his first start since agreeing Monday to a $46 million, two-year contract.
— Will Smith had an RBI double in the ninth inning as the Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Shohei Ohtani struck out four times in a major league game for the sixth time, but it was the first time it happened in his first four at-bats.
— Manny Machado hit a three-run homer during a five-run seventh inning as the San Diego Padres defeated the Mets 7-1, New York’s Juan Soto left the game after fouling a ball off his left foot in the fourth that resulted in a bruised foot.
— Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer, while Jesús Luzardo pitched seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3.
— Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer and Anthony Volpe also went deep as the Yankees erased an early deficit in a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Max Fried recovered from a rough start and threw a career-high 111 pitches in 6 2/3 innings. New York pulled within four games of first-place Toronto in the AL East.
— Riley Greene hit one of Detroit’s three homers in a six-run fifth inning, as the Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-2. Greene had three hits, scored three times and drove in three runs.
— Yainer Diaz and Mauricio Dubón each had three hits as the Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 to stop a five-game losing streak.
— Kyle Manzardo had his second career two-homer game and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians rolled to a 10-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
— Pittsburgh’s Liover Peguero homered for the first time in nearly two years, while Joey Bart singled in the go-ahead run against his former team as the Pirates won their fourth straight game by beating the San Francisco Giants 3-. San Francisco has lost five in a row and 11 of 13 overall.
— Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers hit home runs as the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1.
— Tyler O’Neill homered for a fourth straight game as the Baltimore Orioles tied a major league record with five sacrifice flies in a 16-4 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a doubleheader. Adley Rutschman doubled home the tiebreaking run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Baltimore completed a doubleheader sweep of Toronto 3-2.
— Graham Pauley hit his first home run for the Marlins, while Sandy Alcantara pitched five scoreless innings as Miami beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0.
— Pinch-hitter Yoán Moncada keyed a four-run sixth inning with a two-run single as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 8-5.