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Nebraska Legislature Wraps Up, Many Bills Carry Over

The Nebraska Unicameral wrapped up the 2017 session this week with a budget gap filled, and a number of bills carried over to next year.

SD Criminal Reform Bill Criticized

Some of the candidates running for Attorney General in South Dakota have been critical of a justice reform bill that was passed last year.

Twins, Berrios Complete Sweep

Jose Berrios took a two-hitter into the seventh inning, Kennys Vargas drove in two runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the Orioles 4-3 on Wednesday to complete their first three-game sweep in Baltimore since 1996.

Huskers, Gophers Win

The Big Ten has changed its baseball tournament schedule because the length of the Purdue-Nebraska game on Wednesday night would have caused the Iowa-Maryland game to start after the event’s predetermined 10 p.m. EDT curfew.

Jacks Extend Streak

Tony Kjolsing hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give South Dakota State the final lead in a 6-5, back-and-forth victory over North Dakota State in the opening game of the Summit League Baseball Championship Wednesday afternoon.

Royals Fall To Yanks

Helped by a great first-inning catch that forced center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury from the game with a concussion and sprained neck, Luis Severino won for the first time in a month and led the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Augie Star Adds Honors

Augustana University senior shortstop Sarah Kennedy was named the Division II Conference Commissioners Association “Ron Lenz National Player of the Year” the organization announced Wednesday.