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Jadyn Donovan's double-double helps No. 16 Duke women hold off South Dakota State 75-71
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Jadyn Donovan finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 16 Duke hold off South Dakota State 75-71 on Sunday. Donovan hit 11 of 17 shots from the floor and added four assists and four steals for the Blue Devils (4-1). It was the second double-double...
Britt Prince, Natalie Potts help No. 21 Nebraska women romp past South Dakota 113-70
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Britt Prince finished with 23 points, Natalie Potts scored 22 and 21st-ranked Nebraska cruised to a 113-70 victory over South Dakota on Saturday night. Prince made 10 of 13 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers and added four assists for the Cornhuskers...
Amar Johnson runs for 157 yards, 2 TDs to lead South Dakota State to 41-10 rout of Southern Illinois
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Amar Johnson ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns and South Dakota State routed Southern Illinois 41-10 on Saturday. South Dakota State (9-2, 6-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, has won four straight since its 13-9...
South Dakota tops North Dakota 42-36 behind Bouman, Pierre and Theis
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Aidan Bouman threw three touchdown passes, Charles Pierre Jr. and Travis Theis both ran for more than 100 yards and a touchdown and South Dakota held on to beat North Dakota 42-36 on Saturday. Theis, who had 150 yards on 16 carries, scored on an 8-yard run...
Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states — a key victory for the company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various hurdles and setbacks in its plans....
South Dakota defeats Dakota Wesleyan 92-69
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Isaac Bruns had 23 points in South Dakota's 92-69 victory over Dakota Wesleyan on Thursday night. Bruns went 10 of 14 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Coyotes (4-1). Kaleb Stewart scored 13 points, shooting 5 for 7, including 3 for 5 from...
Noem's Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota's new governor
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile during the COVID-19 pandemic, had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future, and published two political memoirs in three years. Lawmakers describe the man set to replace her as a friendly, plain-spoken rancher and specialty welder whom they...
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. ...
Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades. Three senators were competing to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, when he steps down from the post at the beginning of next year and Republicans take...
Josh Dix scores 23 to lead 5 Iowa players in double figures, Hawkeyes beat South Dakota
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Josh Dix made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead five Iowa players scoring in double figures Tuesday night and helped the Hawkeyes beat South Dakota 96-77. Seydou Traore and Payton Sandfort scored 12 points...
