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Long Ball Dooms Royals

David Ortiz passed two Hall of Famers with his 476th home run, and the Boston Red Sox banged out 13 extra-base hits Sunday in a 13-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

CWS Final Series Begins

Defending national champion Vanderbilt and Virginia will meet for the second straight year in the College World Series finals beginning Monday night at TD Ameritrade Park.

USD Recruit Earns Honor

South Dakota freshman and recent Crofton High School graduate Allison Arens has been named the Max Preps 2014-15 Nebraska Female Athlete of the Year for her efforts on the volleyball and basketball courts and the track.

SDSU Signs Top Peruvian

South Dakota State University director of golf Casey VanDamme announced that Felipe Strobach (Lima, Peru) has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Jackrabbits next season.

Cool And Wet Weather In Our Future

New long range forecasts out this week look like a cool, wet pattern will continue much of the summer over the north central US.

Trade Bill Passes House

The US House has now passed the controversial Trade Promotion Authority, and sent it to the Senate.

Defense Bill Clears Senate

The US Senate has passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016.

Rail Project To Continue

Despite being over budget, a rail reconstruction project in central South Dakota will continue.

Vargas Is Walkoff Hero

Slumping Kennys Vargas hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 2-1 victory and a two-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Royals Roll On

Alcides Escobar had three hits and scored twice and Jeremy Guthrie pitched six effective innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Thursday night

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