Sports

Yesterday Jason Collins made history coming out as gay, the first man in major professional American sports to do so.

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For all their accomplishments so far — the record-breaking start, the Presidents’ Trophy, the individual honors — the Chicago Blackhawks know this is the time of year that will define their season. They said the same thing all along. Jonathan Toews and Co. also know all the reasons for concern heading into their playoff series against the Minnesota Wild.

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High school, college and MLB finals from around the state and region.

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The Augustana women's tennis team saw their season come to a close Monday when they fell 5-1 to No. 35 Southwest Baptist in the NCAA tournament. The Vikings finish the season with a 21-3 record, including two conference championships,

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Prince Fielder put Detroit ahead with a three-run homer, and as if on cue, Max Scherzer settled into a groove. Fielder’s towering drive in the sixth inning lifted the Tigers to their fourth straight victory Monday night, 4-3 over Minnesota.

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A South Dakota community is getting some big money to build an outdoor track.

The Gayville-Volin school district is getting a $25,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to build the new facility

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Former O'Gorman High School standout Connor Schaefbauer is the Freshman of the Week in Ben Ten Conference baseball.

Schaefbauer, a second baseman for Minnesota, hit .313 against North Dakota State and Iowa last weekend

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If you've been hiding under a rock, or just somehow not on the internet at all today, here's a newsflash -- Jason Collins is now the first active NBA player to be openly gay.

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Comedian Scott Long does a good job of telling jokes and incorporating some sports mentions as well. He was in Sioux Falls doing comedy at Rookies Comedy Club and stopped by Overtime with Jeff Thurn to talk sports

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First, Augustana's Michael Willman, Jr. became the Vikings first pitcher to throw a no-hitter since 2006 on Sunday against Morningside. Willman struck out 11 batters, and Augustana extended their winning streak to 15 games

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