Cyclones Lose Upset Bid

Manu Lecomte made a short high-arching jumper over a defender with 8 seconds left and No. 2 Baylor remained undefeated with a 65-63 victory over Iowa State in the Bears’ Big 12 home opener Wednesday night.

Rejection For Gophers?

Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that Minnesota reached out to Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead about its open head coaching job and was turned away.

Milke Rejoins Nielson

David Milke, who served as director of football operations for Bob Nielson at Western Illinois, will rejoin Nielson and serve in the same capacity at University of South Dakota.

SD Lawmaker Proposing Tuition Help for Teachers, & Free Pre-School

South Dakota lawmakers are preparing for the start of the 2017 session next week. A number of bills have been prefiled, and more will be added by next week.

SD Legislative Proposal Would Pay Bonus to Nursing Home Workers

A summer study committee of the South Dakota legislature will have several bills introduced into this year’s session.

Yankton County Commission Adds New Member

Gary Swensen joined the Yankton County Commission at their first meeting of the year Tuesday.
Swensen filed for the open position, and did not face an election opponent.

Yankton County Commission Re-organizes, Elects New Chairman

The Yankton County Commission reorganized at their first meeting of the year Tuesday by swearing in two commissioners and electing a new Chairman.

Gophers Fire Coach

Minnesota has fired football coach Tracy Claeys.

Vikings Look Ahead

The Minnesota Vikings have signed kicker Marshall Koehn and punter Taylor Symmank to reserve/future contracts, signaling interest in preseason competition for the specialists.

Timberwolves Lose In Philly

Robert Covington made a fall-away shot off an inbounds pass with 0.2 seconds left to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 93-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.