Twins At Mid-Season
As Major League Baseball is off for the All-Star break, Sioux Falls Argus Leader sports columnist Matt Zimmer assessed the Minnesota Twins at mid-season. Are they on the verge of another 90-loss season?
View Article"League In Denial"
The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault: thousands of former players have claimed...
View ArticleHigh School Athletes And College Recruiting
Dann Ericson, Recruiting Specialist at Athletes for College, has started this new business in South Dakota where it focuses on high school athletes and assists in college recruiting by analyzing videos...
View ArticleSouth Dakota High School Football 'Broken'
In his Sunday column, Sioux Falls Argus Leader sports writer Stu Whitney wrote that high school football is broken. He says there are too few engaging matchups, too many blowouts and not enough title...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Football Championships
Gary Ellenbolt and Steve Thum previewed the matchups for the 2013 South Dakota High School Football Championships which begin Thursday (11/14) at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion.
View ArticleLongtime Augie AD Steps Down
For 28 years, Bill Gross has led Augustana College’s athletic department. Now he’s stepping down.Gross went to Augustana College in Sioux Falls in 1969 as a student and basketball player. After...
View ArticleSioux Falls To Host Eight NCAA Events
The NCAA has chosen Sioux Falls as the host city for eight sports events. The first one happens in March of 2015, and the last championship announced is scheduled for May 2018.
View ArticleSioux Falls To Host Sport Championships
Sioux Falls is hosting 8 championships for Division II sports starting in 2015, the NCAA announced Wednesday. From 2015 to 2018, South Dakota’s largest city hosts college basketball, volleyball,...
View ArticleWorld Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Chad Ferley
Saddle bronc rider Chad Ferley of Oelrichs won the World Champion Bronc Riding championship over the weekend at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. He also won it in 2006. Ferley, 33, joined the...
View Article2014 Summit League Basketball Tournament
The Summit League basketball tournament gets underway in Sioux Falls on Saturday (3/8). South Dakota State enters the Summit League Women's Basketball Championship as the top seed for the third...
View ArticleSD High School Girls State Basketball Preview
Steve Thum of SDPB-TV and Mike Henricken, host of "Calling All Sports with Mark O. and Mike H." and "Sportsmax with Mike Henriksen," previewed this week's three South Dakota Girls High School State...
View ArticleUSD Women Face Stanford
After winning the Summit League Tournament Championship last week, the University of South Dakota women's basketball team has qualified for the NCAA Division 1 Women's Tournament. USD faces Stanford...
View ArticleHorse Racing Season
The 2014 South Dakota Horse Racing Association's season begins the weekend of April 19-20 at the Stanley County Fairgrounds in Ft.
View ArticlePreviewing The Boys Basketball Tournaments
SDPB provides coverage of all three Boys High School State Basketball Tournaments beginning Thursday. The State A can be seen on SDPB-1, the State B is on SDPB 2 and the State AA is on SDPB-3. SDPB's...
View ArticleTalkin' Twins Ball
Sioux Falls Argus Leader sports reporter Matt Zimmer discussed the outlook for the Minnesota Twins as the 2014 Major League Baseball season gets underway this weekend. The Twins open their season...
View ArticleThe Northern League
Aberdeen native Paul Gertsen has given his entire collection of Northern League baseball memorabilia to the South Dakota State Historical Society. The collection features artifacts such as the plaque...
View ArticleNational Water Trails Designation
The Missouri National Recreation River Water Trail was added to the National Water Trails System last November. The designation applies to 147 miles of the river between the spillways at Ft.
View ArticleCasey Tibbs' Photographs and Journals
A dusty, forgotten box found in a California storage shed revealed rare photographs and journals of Casey Tibbs, the nine-time world bronc riding champion. Five or more decades ago, he had given the...
View ArticleBasketball Coaching Legend Receiving Hospice Care
Former Northern State University men’s basketball coach Don Meyer is receivinghospice care in Aberdeen. The 69-year-old Meyer was diagnosed with inoperable cancer nearly six years ago, after being...
View ArticleRemembering Coach Don Meyer
Legendary basketball coach Don Meyer died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He retired after 38 years of coaching in 2010. For a short time, he was college basketball's all-time winningest...
View ArticleIs There Still Hope for the Minnesota Twins?
Last night’s Major League Baseball All-Star game in Minneapolis was one of the few occasions that fans at Target Field have had much to cheer about this season. At the mid-season break, the Minnesota...
View ArticleThe Music of Baseball
Kids who love baseball are known to pick a favorite player and emulate his batting style. Maybe they'll hitch up their pants before they go to the plate--or hold the bat high off the shoulder with the...
View ArticleShredding The Rez: Tribal Skate Parks Take Off
On just about any afternoon, in places like Pine Ridge, Kyle, and Eagle Butte you can find young people careening up and down ramps and flying through the air.
View ArticleParalympic Ski Coach Receives Dakota Wesleyan Alumni Award
Jon Kreamelmeyer’s work as a coach for Paralympic skiers earned him an induction into the Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame earlier this year in Sochi, Russia. His involvement with the U.S. Disabled Ski...
View Article50 Years Later, Billy Mills Recalls Olympic 10K Win
Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of what is considered one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history when the virtually unknown Billy Mills won the 10,000 meter run in the 1964 Tokyo Games. In the...
View ArticleShane Van Boening Wins Another Championship
Professional pool player and South Dakota native Shane Van Boening was crowned the 2014 US Open 9-ball Champion over the weekend, and he has now earned his way onto the Team USA squad.
View ArticleCasey Tibbs Center Honors South Dakota Rodeo Greats
On Saturday the Casey Tibbs Foundation will celebrate and honor the accomplishments of South Dakota cowboys, cowgirls, families and animals during the 25th annual tribute dinner.This year's honorees...
View ArticleSDHSAA Update November 3, 2014
Here's this weeks South Dakota High School Activities Association Update
View ArticleIs Paul Molitor the Answer for Twins Troubles?
Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor was introduced as the Minnesota Twins 13th manager Tuesday morning at Target Field in Minneapolis. Molitor replaces Ron Gardenhire who was fired at the end of the...
View ArticleHS Football Semi-Final Preview
This weekend is the final stop before the high school football championships at the Dakota Dome. The South Dakota High School Football semi-final round begins on Friday November 7, with both the 11AAA...
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