Badlands Sabres Blank Great Falls Americans, 2–0
September 13, 2025
The Badlands Sabres traveled to Great Falls, Montana, for a two-game series against the Americans and came away with a
The Badlands Sabres traveled to Great Falls, Montana, for a two-game series against the Americans and came away with a
UPDATE: Waterline repairs are complete. Crews are working an active water line break on Galaxy Drive, between Comet Court and
Fernando Mendoza threw five first-half touchdown passes, Omar Cooper Jr. tied an Indiana record with four TD receptions and the No. 22 Hoosiers routed Indiana State 73-0 on Friday night. Indiana (3-0) allowed only 77 yards in its largest shutout victory since a 78-0 romp over Franklin on Oct. 19, 1901. Mendoza, a California transfer, completed his first 14 passes. He finished 19 of 20 for 270 yards, and did not play in the second half. Cooper had 58-yard TD catch from Mendoza’s brother, Alberto, in the third quarter to finish with 10 catches for 207 yards. He tied James Hardy’s 2006 record for TD catches in a game. Indiana State is 2-1.
John Daly is in the PGA Tour Champions record book for the highest score on a hole. He made a 19 in the first round of the Sanford International. Daly hit seven straight balls into a hazard at the par-5 12 hole of Minnehaha Country Club. The previous record for a single hole was 16. Daly even broke his own record. It was in 1998 at Bay Hill when he hit six consecutive shots into the water on the sixth hole and made 18. On Friday, the 59-year-old Daly wound up with an 88. His high score on the PGA Tour was a 90.
Detroit Tigers star left-hander Tarik Skubal left the club’s game against the Miami Marlins in the fourth inning Friday night after experiencing tightness in his left side. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner — and favorite to repeat this year — allowed a leadoff single to Heriberto Hernández and then retired Eric Wagaman on a flyout to center field when he exited. Skubal is currently under evaluation. Tigers shortstop Javier Báez also left early, when he fouled off a pitch that struck near his left eye in the second inning.
Chanettee Wannasaen maintained a two-shot lead Friday in the Kroger Queen City Championship, with top-ranked fellow Thai star Jeeno Thitikul and Charley Hull making big moves. Wannasaen, the 21-year-old player trying to win for the third straight year on the LPGA Tour, shot a 4-under 68 at soggy TPC River’s Bend to reach 13-under 131. She opened with a 63. Thitikul and Hull were tied for second with Olivia Cowan. Thitikul had a 64, making four straight birdies in a back-nine 30. She won the Mizuho Americas Open in June at Liberty National for her fifth LPGA Tour victory. Hull eagled the par-5 11th and birdied the final two holes for a 65.
Authorities have identified a 22-year-old Utah man in custody in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Utah Gov. Spencer
President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.
RAPID CITY, SD – South Dakota Mines enrollment fell slightly this year, with 2,541 undergraduate students compared to 2,579 in
OREM, Utah OREM, Utah (AP) — Chaos erupted Wednesday when conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during
The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela came after the vessel had turned around and was headed back to shore. It’s raising fresh questions from members of Congress. National security officials acknowledged during a closed briefing this week on Capitol Hill that the boat carrying 11 people, some of whom were suspected of being involved with the Tren de Aragua gang, was fired on multiple times by the U.S. military after it had changed course. That’s according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Trump administration says it’s acting in self-defense as it works to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S.
Chanettee Wannasaen broke out of a swing funk to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a two-stroke lead Thursday in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Wannasaen holed out a 9-iron shot for eagle on the par-4 10th and had seven birdies in her morning round at soggy TPC River’s Bend. The 21-year-old Thai player has two LPGA Tour victories, the 2023 Portland Classic and 2024 Dana Open. American Gigi Stoll was second at 65. She played the four par-5 holes in 5 under with an eagle on the 11th and three birdies. Sei Young Kim was another stroke back with Patty Tavatanakit, A Lim Kim, Peiyun Chien, Kumkang Park and Jenny Bae. Second-ranked Nelly Korda topped the group at 67.
Authorities say a school bus carrying a softball team crashed after striking a deer and overturned, ejecting several passengers and injuring seven people. The crash happened Monday night on State Highway 152 near Minco in Grady County, southwest of Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says one adult who was ejected from the vehicle was in critical condition Tuesday morning. The Minco Public Schools superintendent says school is closed Tuesday. The Minco First Baptist Church in the town of about 1,500 people posted online that the church sanctuary was open “if you would like to come and pray.”
Son of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft announced Thursday that he is dropping out Boston’s mayoral election, in which he was set to battle incumbent Michelle Wu in November. He announced the move on WCVB-TV. Kraft and Wu had bested two challengers to advance during a preliminary election Tuesday. Despite spending millions of his own money on the race, Kraft struggled to find a message that would resonate with voters amid the popularity of Wu, who is Boston’s first female and Asian mayor and has been bolstered in part by her defense of the city against the Trump administration.
Humpty Dumpty took a big fall, and now police are hoping to crack the case. A colorful statue of the nursery rhyme icon was forcibly removed from a structure at a miniature golf course in Cape May, New Jersey, on Sunday and dumped down the street. Police say they’re looking for two men who are seen on video stopping at Ocean Putt Golf at around 4 a.m. Video shows one of them grabbing and rocking the statue back and forth and pulling it off its foundation before walking off with it. Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the two men.
Domestic violence and theft charges have been dropped for former University of South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt. The 68-year-old Leavitt was arrested last month after what police called an argument with an ex-girlfriend at a St. Petersburg apartment complex. He was charged with felony grand theft, along with misdemeanor counts of simple battery and domestic battery. Prosecutors, however, said in a court filing dated Wednesday that after a thorough investigation “the facts and circumstances” do not warrant prosecution. The filing contained no other details. Leavitt is the all-time winningest coach at USF.
Two playoff teams from last season get an early measure of where they stand in the NFC as the Washington Commanders visit the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. The game starts at 8:15 p.m. Eastern time and will air on Amazon Prime Video. Both teams are coming off season-opening victories. Washington is seeking to beat the Packers on the road for the first time since a 20-17 victory at Milwaukee County Stadium in 1988. Washington’s last win over the Packers at Lambeau Field was a 16-7 decision in 1986.
Workers from South Korea who were detained last week in an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia were headed to Atlanta on Thursday, where a charter plane was waiting to take them home. More than 300 Koreans were among about 475 workers detained during last week’s raid at the battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. The workers had been held at an immigration detention center in Folkston, in southeast Georgia. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that U.S. authorities have released the 330 detainees — 316 of them Koreans. The group also includes 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian.
The university where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in Utah while speaking to students is the state’s largest public university after years of rapid enrollment growth. Utah Valley University, located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City, has grown fivefold over the last three decades. It now has nearly 47,000 students, according to the university website. The university was founded under a different name in 1941 as a vocational school focused on providing war production training. The school began offering four-year degrees in the 1990s, a move that fueled significant growth.
Charlie Kirk, a conservative youth activist and CEO of Turning Point USA, has been fatally shot during an event at a college in Utah.
Three photographers were chosen by a jury for their excellence in capturing images of America’s Underground Lab. Their work will
Paradise, California, is slowly recovering from the devastating 2018 Camp Fire. The town is rebuilding homes and schools, but academic recovery is proving difficult. Officials say creating a thriving school community is more challenging than reopening campuses. The fire disrupted student learning, with schools prioritizing mental health over academics. Many students fell behind, and test scores dropped significantly. The fire’s impact on education highlights the need to balance mental health support with academic rigor. Paradise schools are now focusing on rebuilding both their facilities and academic programs to help students catch up and thrive.
Christian Pulisic downplays any controversy with U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino, saying their relationship is good. Pulisic skipped the CONCACAF Gold Cup to rest after two long seasons with AC Milan, which led to criticism. He returned to the national team this month and played in friendlies, assisting in a win over Japan. Pulisic emphasizes there’s less drama than media perceives. A midfielder and winger who turns 27 on Sept. 18, Pulisic made his national team debut in 2016 and has 32 goals in 80 international appearances.
A federal judge who ruled last week that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area says he will not immediately consider a request to bar the ongoing use of 300 Guard troops. In a court order Tuesday, Senior District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said he was not sure he had the authority to consider California’s motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the administration’s further deployment of state National Guard troops. That’s because the case is on appeal before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Breyer indefinitely paused all proceedings related to the state’s motion. An email to the California attorney general’s office late Tuesday was not immediately returned.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sanford Health senior vice president and chief information officer Brad Reimer will be a featured speaker at the Newsweek Digital Health
PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Larry Rhoden released the full plan for a new prison to be built at the Benson
Christoph von Dohnányi, the renowned conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1984 to 2002, has died at age 95. The orchestra announced Monday that he died in Munich on Saturday. Dohnányi was celebrated for elevating the orchestra’s reputation, building on the work of previous directors George Szell and Lorin Maazel. Born in Berlin, he came from a distinguished musical family and studied under his grandfather. His career included significant roles with major orchestras and opera houses worldwide.
An appeals court is set to hear oral arguments from a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday is hearing the case appealed by Reston, Virginia-based CACI. The three ex-detainees testified they were subjected to beatings, sexual abuse, forced nudity and other cruel treatment. CACI supplied the interrogators who worked at the prison. It has denied any wrongdoing and has emphasized its employees are not alleged to have inflicted any abuse on the plaintiffs in the case.
WASHINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washingtonians are responding with protests during the fourth week of National Guard troops and
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Badlands Sabres continued their winning ways, defeating the Sheridan Hawks 4-2 on Saturday at the
School is back in session, but high school students in the Northern Plains are still reflecting on a rewarding art
Actor Emily Osment is divorced and single. A judge’s order dissolving the marriage of Osment and musician Jack Anthony Farina took effect Monday. The two had been married for less than five months when Osment filed for divorce in March. They have no children. It was the first marriage for Osment, the 33-year-old younger sister of actor Haley Joel Osment. She came to fame for playing the title character’s best friend on the Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” from 2006 to 2011. She subsequently starred in the sitcoms “Young & Hungry” and “Young Sheldon” and currently appears on “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.”
Denny Hamlin won from the pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway, playing the strategy perfectly to lead the final 25 laps in his series-high fifth victory this season. With his 59th career win, Hamlin advanced to the second round of the Cup Series playoffs and joined Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, who finished second. Hamlin made his final stop with 44 laps remaining, and he cycled to the front on a caution 15 laps later. The Virginia native seized the lead from Brad Keselowski on the restart, delivering the 200th win in NASCAR’s premier series for Toyota.
Julie Allemand had a career-high 21 points, Rae Burrell scored 11 of her 13 in a 16-0 run to open the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 91-77 on Sunday to avoid elimination from playoff contention. Los Angeles (20-22) has to win its last two regular-season games and have Seattle lose to Golden State on Tuesday night to make the postseason. The Sparks visits Phoenix on Tuesday before wrapping up the regular season at home Thursday against Las Vegas. The Wings conclude the regular season at home against Phoenix on Thursday.
Florida defensive lineman Brendan Bett was ejected for spitting at a South Florida player late in the No. 13 Gators’ 18-16 upset loss to South Florida on Saturday night. Florida committed 11 penalties for 103 yards, including two major infractions on South Florida’s winning drive, and questionably managed the clock as the Bulls stunned the Gators on Nico Gramatica’s 20-yard field goal as time expired. Bett was flagged and ejected on the final drive for spitting into offensive lineman Cole Skinner’s facemask, a play after Dijon Johnson was called for pass interference. Bett’s spitting foul came two days after Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott in the NFL opener.
Eli Gillman runs for 198 yards and three touchdowns as Montana defeats Central Washington 42-17. The game took place on Saturday night. Keali’i Ah Yat throws for two scores, including a 50-yard pass to Drew Deck just before halftime. Montana leads 14-3 after the first quarter, with Steve Rocker Jr. adding a 5-yard TD run. Beau Phillips scores a 31-yard touchdown for Central Washington, bringing them within three points. Gillman also connects with Michael Worthan on a 76-yard touchdown pass. Ah Yat completes 14 of 24 passes for 250 yards.
Bryant Wesco Jr. caught two second-half touchdown passes from Cade Klubnik, Adam Randall ran for 112 yards and a score, and No. 8 Clemson survived a scare from Troy, overcoming a 16-0 deficit to win 27-16. The Tigers were 31-point favorites according to BetMGM Sportsbook but trailed 16-0 midway through the second quarter and 16-3 at halftime. Then they outscored the Trojans 24-0 after the break. Randall ran for a 1-yard TD to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive to open the third quarter. Moments later, Clemson capitalized on an interception when Klubnik connected with Wesco for a 26-yard touchdown.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Badlands Sabres started their 2025-26 season with a 3-2 victory over the Sheridan Hawks at
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Stevens boys’ soccer team secured a dominant 11-1 victory over Dakota Valley
SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings has two 75-yard touchdowns while completing all 10 of his passes in the first half of the 17th-ranked Mustangs’ first game against former Southwest Conference rival Baylor since 2016. The first snap of the game was Jennings’ TD to Romello Brinson, who tipped a deflected ball to himself. Jennings got his other 75-yard TD, again on the first play of a drive, when he hit freshman Jalen Cooper in stride near the 40 after he got behind the Baylor secondary in the second quarter. SMU had a 24-21 lead at halftime, when Jennings had 236 yards passing.
The Philadelphia Phillies have invited a young fan to meet center fielder Harrison Bader after a home run ball dispute during their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Bader hit a solo home run into the left field stands, sparking a scramble among fans. A man initially gave the ball to a boy but later took it back after a woman intervened. The incident went viral on social media. Later, a Marlins staff member gave the boy a prize pack, and he received a signed bat from Bader after the game.
SIOUX FALLS – Matthew Grubic scored two goals in the final two minutes of the first half and Rapid City
A Powerball drawing will be held for what would be second highest lottery jackpot on record: an estimated $1.8 billion. Saturday’s prize ballooned after the lottery held more than 40 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game’s six numbers. Whenever a drawing fails to get a winner, the lottery rolls over the winnings until the next drawing. The game’s terrible odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to generate big jackpots and ever-larger prizes. There are three drawings each week. The largest jackpot on record, $2.04 billion, was drawn in 2022 and went to a California ticket buyer.
President Donald Trump hosted a dinner Friday night for members of Congress in the newly paved White House Rose Garden, telling them they were the first gathering of what he dubbed the “Rose Garden Club.” The president held a microphone as he addressed about 100 people, mostly House Republicans along with some GOP senators, thanking them for their support of his legislation. After Trump decided to pave over the grassy lawn in the Rose Garden, the White House set up tables, chairs and umbrellas that look strikingly similar to the outdoor setup at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
President Donald Trump is planning to attend the men’s singles final at the U.S. Open on Sunday as a client guest and will watch the match from a suite, a spokesperson for the U.S. Tennis Association said Friday. It’s set to be Trump’s first appearance at the Grand Slam tournament in New York since 2015. He frequently attended in the years before that when he lived in New York and before he launched his political career. It’s the latest high-profile sporting event for Trump after going to the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, UFC fights and the FIFA Club World Cup since beginning his second White House term
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer welcomes the NBA’s investigation into alleged salary cap rule violations. He denies involvement in a $28 million endorsement deal between Kawhi Leonard and a sustainability company. Ballmer said in an interview with ESPN that he would want the NBA to investigate any team accused of similar violations. He introduced Leonard to Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC, a company he once invested in, which is now bankrupt. The Clippers denied breaking any rules. The NBA could impose penalties if violations are found. The Clippers ended their partnership with Aspiration after two years due to contractual default.
Grand Teton National Park will host a congressional hearing today on renewed funding for a law providing for maintenance on
The Philadelphia Eagles’ 24-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL season opener was delayed 65 minutes because of lightning in the area around Lincoln Financial Field late in the third quarter Thursday night. Behind two touchdown runs from Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, the Super Bowl champion Eagles led 24-20 with 4:44 left in the third quarter when the game was delayed. Play resumed at 11:30 p.m. and ended at 12:18 a.m. The Eagles had the ball following a fumble recovery just before the delay. The Eagles posted on the scoreboard that a severe warning had been issued by the National Weather Service that could produce severe conditions, including lightning and strong wind.
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was handed a mandatory one-game suspension by the WNBA for picking up her eighth technical foul and will not play when the team visits the Indiana Fever on Friday. Reese picked up a technical near the end of the first half in the Sky’s 88-64 win over Connecticut, when she hit Aaliyah Edwards in the head as they fought for rebounding position in the paint. League rules state players and coaches are suspended one game after picking up eighth technical fouls in the regular season — and one game for every two technicals after that.Reese finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds for her 23rd double-double against Connecticut, helping the Sky snap a four-game losing streak.
A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people’s smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions. The verdict reached Wednesday in San Francisco federal court followed a more than two-week trial in a class-action case covering about 98 million smartphones operating in the United States between July 1, 2016, through Sept. 23, 2024. Google had denied that it was improperly tracking the online activity of people who thought they had shielded themselves on privacy controls and says it will now appeal the jury’s verdict.
A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports has resolved most of a lawsuit that alleged former host Skip Bayless made unwanted advances toward her. Noushin Faraji is still seeking class-action status over allegations of unpaid wages. Fox Sports said in a statement: “We are pleased that this matter has been resolved. There will be no further comment.” A judge in Los Angeles Superior Court granted Faraji’s request to dismiss several of the allegations. The judge’s order said the claims were resolved. It does not include details. Bayless worked for Fox Sports until 2024, when his show was canceled.
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court Thursday to let the president fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of emergency petitions over the president’s removal power. President Donald Trump first moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but lower courts ordered her reinstated because the law only allows commissioners to be removed for problems like misconduct or neglect of duty. The Justice Department, though, argues that the FTC and other executive branch agencies are under Trump’s control and the president is free to remove commissioners without cause. The justices have allowed the firings of several other board members on of independent agencies already.
When a fan tried to grab Jannik Sinner’s bag after a U.S. Open match, the defending champion wasn’t just worried about losing some of his tennis equipment. He says he looked right away because he doesn’t just have rackets there. Sinner says he also keeps his phone and wallet in the bag. It was following his previous victory, in the fourth round on Monday night, that a fan attempted to open Sinner’s bag when the 24-year-old went over to the stands to give away a towel and pose for a photograph. A member of the security staff quickly stopped the fan, and Sinner walked away from the crowd.
Angel Reese aired her frustrations with the Chicago Sky as the franchise finishes another losing season. The two-time WNBA All-Star told the Chicago Tribune that she “might have to move in a different direction and do what’s best for me” if the team doesn’t improve its outlook. Chicago routed Connecticut Wednesday night to improve to 10-30. Reese walked back her comments after the win and said she had already apologized to the team. She said her language was taken out of context and she did not mean to put down her teammates.
The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion after yet another drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers selected Wednesday were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with the Powerball number being 22. Since May 31, there have been 41 straight drawings without a big winner. The next drawing will be Saturday night, with the prize expected to be the third-largest in U.S. lottery history. Powerball tickets cost $2, and the game is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A combined no-hit bid by Chicago Cubs teammates Cade Horton and Ben Brown was broken up Wednesday night when Ozzie Albies singled leading off the seventh inning for the Atlanta Braves. Albies lined a base hit to right field off Brown, who replaced Horton to begin the sixth. Horton struck out six and walked one over five innings in his 19th major league start and 20th appearance. The 24-year-old rookie was removed after throwing 75 pitches and retiring his last 14 batters. Brown struck out three and walked one in the sixth. Chicago was nursing a 1-0 lead at Wrigley Field. Horton entered 9-4 with a 2.92 ERA this season, including 6-1 with a 0.86 ERA in eight outings since the All-Star break.
The NBA says it will investigate if a $28 million endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules, following a report by journalist Pablo Torre. The probe will focus on ties between Leonard, the Clippers and a company called Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC, which filed for bankruptcy this year. It listed several creditors at that time, among them the Clippers (who were owed about $30 million) and a company called KL2 Aspire LLC that was owed $7 million. Leonard is listed as the manager of that company in California filings.
Marine biologists on Florida’s Space Coast have released June Cleaver, a 230-pound loggerhead turtle, back into the ocean. The release took place Wednesday in front of 300 beachgoers after the sea creature’s two-month rehabilitation at the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center. June Cleaver was first observed in June having difficulty laying eggs at Melbourne Beach. The Sea Turtle Preservation Society transported her to the center, where caretakers discovered she had been hit by a boat. While at the center, the turtle laid 113 eggs in a pool. Biologists buried the eggs at the beach, where they are incubating.
Oil giant ConocoPhillips is planning to lay off up to a quarter of its workforce, amounting to thousands of jobs, as part of broader efforts from the company to cut costs. A spokesperson for ConocoPhillips confirmed the layoffs on Wednesday, noting that 20% to 25% of the company’s employees and contractors would be impacted worldwide. ConocoPhillips currently has a global headcount of about 13,000 — meaning that the cuts would impact between 2,600 and 3,250 workers. The majority of these cuts are expected to take place before the end of the year. ConocoPhillips’ shares fell 4.3% on Wednesday.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Sturgis Scoopers tied the Rapid City Stevens Raiders 3-3 in a boys soccer match Tuesday
Boston Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony left an 11-7 victory over the Cleveland Guardians after grabbing his back during an at-bat and walking gingerly back to the dugout. The Red Sox said Anthony had left oblique muscle tightness and would have an MRI. Anthony missed two games last month with mid-back tightness. The 21-year-old outfielder said Tuesday’s injury feels worse but he didn’t know just how long he might be out. Anthony winced after whiffing on a 3-2 curveball for the second out in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Rafael Devers’ 30th home run of the season sparked a benches-clearing incident. Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland, along with San Francisco’s Matt Chapman and Willy Adames, were ejected from Tuesday night’s game. The trouble started after Devers hit a long two-run homer in the first inning. Freeland took exception to Devers’ celebration and shouted at him as he neared first base. That led several players to charge toward the infield. Chapman appeared to make contact with Freeland, and Adames was also involved. The umpires restored order and announced the ejections. It did not appear that any punches were thrown.
Oscar-winning actor Reese Witherspoon is teaming up with Hachette Book Group for a literacy campaign. Starting this fall, new audiobooks from authors like Nathan Harris and Patricia Cornwell will include a message from Witherspoon. She urges parents to read to their children for at least 10 minutes a day, visit libraries and form book clubs. Witherspoon’s book club has boosted sales for such authors as R.F. Kuang and Ann Patchett. This initiative is part of Hachette’s “Raising Readers” campaign. Hachette CEO David Shelley says Witherspoon’s involvement is a tremendous asset.
An Army football player and his father pulled a man from a crashed car just before it burst into flames near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, earning praise from the institution for “heroic” and “selfless” actions. Video of the daring rescue early Sunday shows sophomore safety Larry Pickett Jr. and his father, Larry Pickett Sr., grabbing the man out of the driver’s seat and carrying him away from the vehicle. Authorities say the white sedan smashed into a utility pole on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery, New York, about 4 miles from West Point. Video of the rescue, recorded by Pickett Jr.’s sister, Lauren, shows sparking wires surrounding the vehicle.
Last week’s deadly school shooting in Minnesota has students, parents and teachers again feeling the weight of gun violence. Educators
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss track’s world championships with an Achilles injury she’s been dealing with since May. Thomas, who won the 200-meter sprint in Paris and was on both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter gold-medal relay teams, said she exacerbated the injury in July. Thomas did not look in top form last month at U.S. nationals, where she rallied to secure the third and final spot in the 200 by .001 seconds. The 28-year-old Thomas said she plans on competing in 2026.
The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.3 billion after the winning numbers failed to appear. The numbers drawn Monday night were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53 with the Powerball 5. There have been no jackpot winners since May 31. That long winless streak has allowed the prize to swell to the fifth-largest in the game’s history. The $1.3 billion jackpot is for winners who opt for an annuity. Most people prefer cash and that value is now $589 million. The odds of matching all six numbers are astronomical: 1 in 292.2 million.
The numbers have been selected for an estimated $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot, although it is not immediately clear if anyone was a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 8, 23, 25, 40, 53, with the Powerball 5. No one has matched all six numbers since May 31, allowing the jackpot to swell to $1.1 billion. That is the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history. The odds of matching all six numbers are daunting: 1 in 292.2 million. As ticket sales climbed this week, game officials raised the estimated Labor Day jackpot to $1.1 billion before taxes.
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York says he will not run for reelection next year, according to an interview published Monday night by The New York Times. Nadler told the Times that watching then-President Joe Biden’s truncated reelection campaign last year “really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that.” He suggested a younger Democratic lawmaker in his seat “can maybe do better, can maybe help us more.” Nadler, 78, is serving his 17th term in Congress. He was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023, then served as ranking member on the panel after Republicans won House leadership.
The Atlanta Braves have claimed infielder Ha-Seong Kim off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays. Atlanta also activated shortstop Luke Williams from the 10-day injured list before its 7-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Right-hander Rolddy Muñoz was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett, and infielder Austin Riley was transferred to the 60-day injured list. The 29-year-old Kim, who can play shortstop, second base and third, is expected to join the Braves on Tuesday. He has been on the IL with lower back inflammation since Aug. 21.
The San Diego Padres reinstated center fielder Jackson Merrill from the 10-day injured list and recalled right-hander Sean Reynolds from Triple-A El Paso. Merrill was placed on the IL with a sprained left ankle on Aug. 23, retroactive to Aug. 20. It was his third IL stint and came after he missed six straight games. He last played on Aug. 17 in a loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Merrill is hitting .261 with nine homers and 51 RBIs. He was not in the lineup for a series opener against the Baltimore Orioles.
President Donald Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honor two days after his longtime political ally was badly injured in a traffic accident. Giuliani was once lauded for leading New York after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and later sanctioned by courts and disbarred for amplifying false claims about the 2020 election. Giuliani was also criminally charged in two states; he has denied wrongdoing. Trump in a statement on social media called Giuliani the “greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.”
Athletics right-hander Luis Severino has returned from the 15-day injured list and is scheduled to start at St. Louis on Tuesday night. Severino, who signed a $67 million, three-year contract last December for the largest deal in club history and started opening day, had been out since Aug. 6 with a strained left oblique muscle.
Boston’s Trevor Story had a strange Fenway Park homer in the sixth inning against Cleveland when the ball went off an outfielder’s glove and then the Pesky Pole. Facing right-hander Jakob Junis, Story hit a 306-foot fly down the right-field line, where Jhonkensy Noel tried for a leaping catch. The ball ticked off his glove and then the pole as Story stopped at second and umpires gathered to discuss the play. Umpires ruled the ball foul, then conducted a video review. Crew chief Jordan Baker then announced the call had been overturned, giving Story his 23rd homer and Boston a 6-3 lead. The Red Sox won 6-4.
A House committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case has withdrawn a subpoena to former FBI Director Robert Mueller. Mueller had been directed last month to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday for a deposition. But the subpoena was withdrawn after the panel learned of unspecified health issues that precluded him from being able to testify. The New York Times, citing a statement from Mueller’s family and people close to him, reported Sunday that Mueller had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the summer of 2021 and has had difficulty speaking.
Micah Parsons’ arrival in Green Bay has his new Packers teammates believing any goal is realistic. Parsons practiced with his new teammates for the first time Monday. Green Bay acquired the superstar edge rusher Thursday in a deal that sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks to the Dallas Cowboys. Green Bay faces a time crunch trying to get Parsons ready for the start of the season. The Packers have two home games in a span of five days against 2024 NFC playoff teams. They host Detroit on Sunday and Washington the following Thursday.
Florida State says freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family. Pritchard, a 6-foot-2, 224-pound defender from Sanford, was in intensive care at a Tallahassee-area hospital. The Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office says he was shot Sunday evening while inside a vehicle outside apartments in Havana, a Tallahassee suburb. FSU says the Pritchard family “is thankful for the support from so many people, as well as the care from first responders and medical professionals.” The family also asks for privacy. Pritchard did not play in Florida State’s season-opening win over Alabama.
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Aberdeen Central scored midway through the second half to hand the Rapid City Stevens boys soccer team
Jelena Ostapenko has apologized on social media for telling Taylor Townsend she had “no education” after losing to her at the U.S. Open earlier in the week. Ostapenko wrote Saturday that she intended to call out Townsend for what Ostapenko perceived as poor tennis etiquette. Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, is from Latvia. She said in a post Saturday that English is not her native language but understands how what she said to Townsend on Wednesday could have offended many people.
Lee Roy Jordan, a linebacker on the first Super Bowl-winning team for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, has died. He was 84. The Cowboys announced Jordan’s death without saying when he died or giving a cause of death. Jordan was a first-round draft pick by Dallas in 1963 after a standout career at Alabama, where he played for the late Paul “Bear” Bryant. Jordan was a big part of the “Doomsday” defense that carried the Cowboys to a Super Bowl title in a 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins during the 1971 season.
The bat tossed in the air by a New Jersey Little Leaguer to celebrate a home run that earned him a suspension later lifted by a judge has sold for nearly $10,000 at auction. All proceeds from the sale of 12-year-old Marco Rocco’s signed bat will be donated to the program he plays for, Haddonfield Little League. The auction drew 68 bids. Marco’s bat flip on July 16 in the final of the Little League sectional tournament resulted in an ejection, a one-game suspension and a legal fight. But his father took Little League to court and won an emergency temporary restraining order that allowed Marco to play.
Athletics rookie slugger Nick Kurtz was removed Friday night against the Texas Rangers because of what the team described as right oblique soreness. Kurtz, who had drawn a walk, was rounding third base and heading for home on Brent Rooker’s double in the third inning when he apparently experienced the soreness, and slowed down. He was safe at home to tie the score at 2-2, but walked to the clubhouse with team medical staff. The Rangers went on to a 5-2 victory. The AL Rookie of the Year candidate was replaced at first base by Tyler Soderstrom, who came in from left field. Carlos Cortes went to left field.
A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Victor Tony Jones is set to die Sept. 30 in the record-extending 13th execution scheduled for this year. DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, as another man, David Pittman, already awaits execution next month. The highest previous annual total of recent Florida executions is eight in 2014, since the death penalty was restored in 1976 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Jones was convicted and sentenced to death in 1993 on two counts of first-degree murder, according to court records. Jurors also found him guilty of two counts of armed robbery.
Emma Raducanu’s best U.S. Open since her surprising 2021 title has ended in the third round with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. Friday’s match at Louis Armstrong Stadium lasted just 62 minutes. Rybakina reached Week 2 at Flushing Meadows for the first time. This is the only Grand Slam tournament where the No. 9 seed from Kazakhstan hasn’t made it to at least the quarterfinals. She was dominant against the unseeded Raducanu, who until this year hadn’t won a match in New York since becoming the first qualifier to win a major trophy four years ago.
Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes experiencing engine trouble dumped fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods east of Los Angeles. Delta flight 89 had departed from Los Angeles to Shanghai on Jan. 14, 2020 when it needed to quickly return to Los Angeles International Airport. The Boeing 777-200 dumped 15,000 gallons of fuel before landing safely at LAX. Teachers from an elementary school in the city of Cudahy filed a lawsuit saying they were drenched in fuel and experienced physical and emotional pain.
New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six people. Gov. Phil Murphy requested in an Aug. 18 letter that the Federal Aviation Administration use its authority to prohibit or sharply reduce the number of the aircrafts operating in the state. The Democrat noted that the helicopter involved in the April 10 crash was based in Kearny, New Jersey, and plummeted into the Hudson River near the Jersey City waterfront. The FAA says it will reach out directly to Murphy’s office.
Quarterback Byrum Brown ran for two touchdowns, Keshaun Singleton caught a 45-yard touchdown pass on a fake punt and South Florida routed No. 25 Boise State 34-7 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. South Florida beat a Top 25 opponent for the first time since topping then-No. 22 Navy 52-45 on Oct. 28, 2016. The Bulls had lost 18 straight against ranked teams. Brown was 16 of 24 for 210 yards and added 43 yards on the ground. Singleton had five catches for 93 yards and a touchdown, while Chas Nimrod had three catches for 96 yards. Boise State’s Maddux Madsen was 25 of 46 for 225 yards with a touchdown pass to Chris Marshall.
The first Black mayor of an Alabama town has won election by a landslide, four years after he ran unopposed and white residents locked him out of the town hall. Patrick Braxton won 66 votes to his opponent’s 26 on Tuesday to hold onto the mayor’s office in Newbern. He had to file a federal lawsuit accusing white residents of refusing to let him serve before finally occupying the office last year. Tuesday’s mayoral elections were part of the settlement. It was the town’s first vote in decades. Previously, each mayor appointed a successor, resulting in a nearly all-white government in a town that is overwhelmingly Black.
The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt. She was the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Offering military honors to one of the Capitol rioters is part of President Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite that chapter after the 2020 election he denies he lost as a patriotic stand. Babbitt has gained martyr status among Republicans. The woman was a U.S. Air Force veteran shot dead while attempting to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby inside the Capitol.
About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, power tool and equipment company TTI is recalling certain models of its Ryobi-branded electric pressure washers because the products’ capacitor can overheat and burst, “causing parts to be forcefully ejected.” That poses serious impact risks to users or bystanders. To date, TTI has received 135 reports of capacitors overheating in the U.S. — including 41 reports of explosions that resulted in 32 injuries and/or fractures to consumers’ fingers, hands, face and eyes.
Tennessee wants to make sure Rick Barnes stays with the Volunteers as long as he wants to coach the men’s basketball team. Athletic director Danny White announced Thursday that Barnes has signed essentially a lifetime contract with Tennessee. Barnes turned 71 in July. He last signed an extension in September 2023 that took him through the 2027-28 season. This new deal automatically extends Barnes’ contract for another year every April 15 starting in 2028. Barnes said it’s an honor and blessing to serve as Tennessee’s men’s basketball coach. He thanked university officials for their continued belief in the program.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from removing Michael Abramowitz as director of Voice of America. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled Thursday that Abramowitz cannot be removed without the approval of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board. In June, layoff notices were sent to over 600 employees of Voice of America and its overseeing agency. Abramowitz was placed on administrative leave along with most of the staff. Kari Lake, whom President Donald Trump tapped to be a senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, told a congressional panel that the agency is “rotten to the core.”
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The nonprofit Vitalant is offering a free hemoglobin A1C test to all blood donors throughout September.
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Public Library is set to host a special story time event with local
Jack Draper, a U.S. Open semifinalist in 2024 and the No. 5 seed this year, has withdrawn from the tournament with an injury. He was scheduled for a second-round match against Zizou Bergs, who advanced to the third round by walkover. Draper hadn’t played since a second-round loss at Wimbledon and the left-hander said before singles play began in this tournament that he had been battling a painful bone bruise in his upper arm that bothered him when he hit serves or forehands. He then beat a qualifier in his first-round match on Monday, saying afterward that he wasn’t able to serve with his normal power.
Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to beat Zachary Svajda, remaining unbeaten for his career in the first two rounds of the U.S. Open. Djokovic appeared to be laboring physically early in the match Wednesday, as he was at times in his first-round victory. But after getting broken to fall behind 3-1 in the third set, he finally began looking like the player who has won a men’s-record 24 Grand Slam titles, including four of them in New York. The No. 7-seeded Djokovic won the next eight games against the American qualifier. The 38-year-old Djokovic has reached the third round in all 19 appearances in New York.
The Pac-12 Conference extended its media contract with The CW Network in a deal that calls for the network to carry 13 regular-season football games, a combined 50 men’s and women’s basketball games and the women’s hoops title game. The contract will begin in the 2026-27 season, when the Pac-12 adds six schools, and run through 2030-31. It extends a partnership that began last football season with the network carrying games involving Oregon State and Washington State, the two schools that remained in the league after a huge round of realignment in 2023.
Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade in St. Louis’ 7-6 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.Contreras has informed Major League Baseball he plans to appeal the suspension, which means it will not take effect immediately. He was in the lineup for Tuesday night’s 8-3 loss to the Pirates and went 0 for 3, driving in a run with a groundout in the sixth inning. On Monday, Contreras threw a bat that mistakenly hit Cardinals hitting coach Brant Brown and tossed bubble gum on the field after he was ejected. Manager Oliver Marmol also was tossed during an animated argument with the umpires after a called third strike in the seventh inning.
A cyberattack has caused Nevada’s state offices to close for two days this week and rendered some government websites and phone lines unavailable. The governor’s office said Tuesday that agencies will announce when their counters will reopen for in-person services. Gov. Joe Lombardo’s technology office said in a memo that officials identified the attack Sunday. State and federal authorities are investigating. The governor’s website was among those disabled. Lombardo’s office said there is no evidence that personal information has been compromised. Emergency services remained available.
Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters. The NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit in Texas Tuesday. They accuse Texas legislative leaders of engaging in gerrymandering to prevent Black voters from electing candidates of their choice. Black residents for decades have overwhelmingly favored Democratic candidates. The NAACP says since the Voting Rights Act was adopted the state of Texas has been found to have discriminated against Black and/or Brown citizens after every cycle of redistricting.