Timberwolves Fall To Hawks

Al Horford scored a season-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and DeMarre Carroll added a career-best 26 points to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.

Wild On A Roll

Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter scored power-play goals, and Devan Dubnyk earned another victory in the net, guiding the Minnesota Wild past the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Monday night.

Bill to Address Transgenders in High School Sports Passes Committee

The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee has passed a bill to void a policy that affects transgender student athletics.

Hunhoff Says Education Data Exists

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says he will assemble a blue ribbon task force on teachers and students.

Rounds Weighs In On Immigration Debate

Congress will have to act by the end of the month to fund the Department of Homeland Security, of its activities could be drastically cut back.

Thune Grills Lew On Inheritance Tax

South Dakota Senator John Thune questioned Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about the Obama administration’s proposal to institute a second inheritance tax on South Dakota family farms and businesses.

SDSU Women In Home Romp

Sophomore forward Clarissa Ober (Glencoe, Minn.) scored a career-high 21 points to lead the South Dakota State University women’s basketball team to an 89-68 win over IPFW Sunday afternoon in Frost Arena.

USD Women Hold Off NDSU

The South Dakota women’s basketball team led by 16 points at halftime, but had to hold off a second half charge by North Dakota State to tally an 83-79 win over the Bison Sunday afternoon in Fargo.

Timberwolves Extend Streak

Nikola Pekovic scored 29 points and Kevin Martin added 24 to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to their third straight victory, 112-101 over the sluggish Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

Hawkeyes Win Two

Iowa scored Big Ten basketball victories in both men’s and women’s hoops on Sunday.