SDSU Women Earn NCAA Bid


The South Dakota State University women’s basketball team will make its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, surviving in overtime for a 79-75 victory over Oral Roberts (Okla.) in the Summit League Championship before a crowd of 5,460 at the Sioux Falls Arena.

Cain, Coyotes Lead Great West Honors


Senior Tyler Cain has been named the Great West Conference Player of the Year in men’s basketball, the league announced Tuesday.

Jacks Score Baseball Upset


Alex Oberle and Trever Vermeulen combined to limit Arkansas to four hits and Jesse Sawyer hit his fourth home run of the season, lifting the South Dakota State University baseball team to a 3-2 upset victory over 14th-ranked Arkansas Tuesday afternoon.

Valencia Blast Lifts Twins


innesota third base prospect Danny
Valencia hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the
Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Tuesday.

South Dakota Prep Basketball


Boys Basketball
 Championship
 Region 1AA
     Brandon Valley 41, Watertown 38
     Sioux Falls Roosevelt 41, Yankton 35

Iowa Prep Basketball


BOYS BASKETBALL
 2A State Tournament
 Quarterfinal
     IKM-Manning 55, Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 48
     Solon 50, Wellman Mid-Prairie 46

Minnesota Prep Basketball


BOYS BASKETBALL
 Class 4A Section 6
 Quarterfinal
     Hopkins 86, Minneapolis Southwest 38
     Minneapolis North 64, Wayzata 54
Joe Nathan
Minnesota Twins' Joe Nathan pitches against the Cleveland Indians in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, in Cleveland. Nathan retired the side in order for his 36th save and the Twins won 4-1. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Relief Ace Nathan Sidelined


innesota Twins All-Star closer Joe Nathan
has a torn ligament in his throwing elbow.

GPAC Honors Mount Marty Players


Senior Michelle Amundson and Junior Kylie Gross, both from Mount Marty College, have earned special honors from the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

Twins Pitchers Sharp In Win


Kevin Slowey and Nick Blackburn each threw
three crisp innings and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore
Orioles 5-0 on Monday.

Huskers Lead Big 12 Honors


Connie Yori (Nebraska) earned her first Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year honor while Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska) became the first Cornhusker to garner Big 12 Player of the Year in highlighting the 2009-10 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards.

Jacks Sweep Baseball Awards


South Dakota State University third baseman Jesse Sawyer and relief pitcher Trever Vermeulen have been honored by The Summit League for their performances in a weekend series at Air Force

SDSU Women To Play For Title


Maria Boever scored a career-high 28 points and Kristin Rotert added 19, tallying her 1,000th career point in the process, to lead the South Dakota State University women’s basketball team to a return trip to the Summit League championship game with a 67-39 victory over Western Illinois Monday afternoon.

South Dakota Prep Basketball


Boys Basketball
 Region 6A
 Championship
     Crow Creek 44, Mobridge-Pollock 42
    

Iowa Prep Basketball


BOYS BASKETBALL
 1A State Tournament
 Quarterfinal
     Calamus-Wheatland 50, Ankeny Christian Academy 39
     Cedar Falls NU 72, Coon Rapids-Bayard 29

Minnesota Prep Basketball


BOYS BASKETBALL
     Lion's Gate Christian Academy 76, Prairie Centre Area 31
     St. Croix Lutheran 72, West Lutheran 62
 Class 2A Section 1 West
 Semifinal
     Lake City 55, Byron 46, OT

Eight NSIC Teams Head To Regionals


Four women's teams and four men's teams will represent the Northern Sun Conference in NCAA Division II Central Region competition beginning this weekend.

Wayne State Women Claim Crown


Wayne State women's basketball team punches ticket to NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament with a 77-67 win over Minnesota Duluth.
Joe Nathan
Minnesota Twins' Joe Nathan pitches against the Cleveland Indians in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, in Cleveland. Nathan retired the side in order for his 36th save and the Twins won 4-1. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Twins Nathan Has Sore Elbow


Twins closer Joe Nathan is headed to the Twin Cities for an MRI and a CT scan on his surgically repaired right elbow, and there is currently no timetable as to when he might be back on the mound.

USD Women Earn Victory


The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team outscored the New Jersey Institute of Technology 35-24 in the second half to claim a 59-48 win on Sunday night in the DakotaDome.