CYCLING: British rider seals spot atop Tour de France
ANNECY-SEMNOZ, France -- Chris Froome has two hands firmly on the Tour de France trophy. All that remains is for the British rider to raise it above his head before cheering crowds in Paris on Sunday....
View ArticleGOLF: Westwood leads at British Open
GULLANE, Scotland -- Today at the British Open could bring one of the great three-way matchups in golf history: Tiger Woods versus British favorite son Lee Westwood versus a nightmare named Muirfield....
View ArticleBOXING/MMA: 5 people appointed to serve on new state commission
PIERRE -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has appointed five people to serve on a new state athletic commission that will regulate boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts. The Legislature created...
View ArticleMLB: Minnesota runs down Cleveland 3-2
MINNEAPOLIS -- After cruising through Cleveland's lineup for much of the evening, Kevin Correia finally made a mistake. With speedy Michael Bourn on base in the sixth, Correia ''got a little quick''...
View ArticleScoreboard ---July 20, 2013
|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY|Golf--The British Open Championship, 5 and 7 a.m. (ESPN)Auto Racing--NASCAR Nationwide Series, STP 300 pole qualifying, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); American Le Mans, Grand Prix of Mosport,...
View ArticleBASEBALL: Junior Legion wildcard game today
The Aberdeen Smittys Junior Legion baseball team will host Pierre in a wild-card playoff game at 2 this afternoon at Fossum Field. Aberdeen finished third in the Region 1A regular-season standings,...
View ArticleAMATEUR BASEBALL: Redfield DQ sweeps two from Pheasants
REDFIELD -- Redfield Dairy Queen took both ends of an amateur baseball doubleheader Friday, defeating the Redfield Pheasants by scores of 5-1 and 8-4. Dairy Queen jumped out to an early lead in the...
View ArticleAUTO RACING: Arment races to Modified win
Kent Arment picked a good time to win his first feature of the season at his home track. The Aberdeen auto racer won the 40-lap Modified feature on Friday at the Brown County Speedway. It was Arment's...
View ArticleGOLF: Nebraskan seals lead at Western Printing Pro-Am
Last year, the Western Printing Pro-Am was Kevin Stanek's first professional event. This year, he leads after the first two rounds of the Western Printing Pro-Am at the Moccasin Creek Country Club. The...
View ArticleGOLF: Mickelson wins British Open
GULLANE, Scotland -- One of the greatest final rounds in a major. Two of the best shots he ever struck with a 3-wood. The third leg of the Grand Slam. Phil Mickelson never imagined any of this...
View Article1988 Aberdeen amateur title team to be honored at state tournament
The 1988 finalists -- Aberdeen Wendy's/Coke and Salem -- will be recognized at this year's South Dakota Amateur Baseball state tourney between the Aug. 17 night games in Sioux Falls. Players from those...
View ArticleBaseball: Yankton hosting State AA 15-16 Minors Tournament
Aberdeen's 15-16 Minors team will be one of eight vying for a state title as the State AA 15-16 Minors tourney begins Friday at Riverside Field in Yankton. Aberdeen is in Pool B with Brandon Valley,...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: NSU recruit helps East win N.D. all-star game
Northern State football recruit Logan Shockman helped the East roll past the West 47-6 in Saturday's North Dakota Shrine Bowl 9-man game. The former LaMoure-Marion-Montpelier defensive lineman was in...
View ArticleBASKETBALL: NSU to play Creighton in exhibition contest
The Northern State men's basketball team will play an exhibition game against Division I Creighton on Nov. 3 in Omaha, Neb. The teams met in exhibition play in 2010, a 79-67 Bluejay win in Omaha. The...
View ArticleAmateur Baseball: Britton defeats Mobridge 9-5
BRITTON -- Britton bunched runs together during the middle innings and went on to a 9-5 amateur baseball victory over Mobridge on Sunday. The Lumberjacks tallied three runs in each of the third and...
View ArticleMLB: Cleveland slides past Minnesota 7-1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Justin Masterson took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Michael Brantley hit a bases-loaded triple and the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Sunday to avoid a...
View ArticleLegion Baseball: Groton edges Clark-Willow Lake
GROTON -- Brandon Stanley's three-run homer with two out in the last of the ninth inning boosted Groton a 3-2 win over Clark-Willow Lake and the Region 6B tournament championship Sunday. After a pair...
View ArticleGOLF: Californian wins Western Printing Pro-Am in playoff
Nick Delio had a memorable first trip to South Dakota. The Valencia, Calif., golfer won the 22nd annual Western Printing Pro-Am on Sunday at the Moccasin Creek Country Club. Delio defeated Jay Myers of...
View ArticleState B Legion pairings for Webster Friday
BY JOHN PAPENDICKjpapendick@aberdeennews.comTwitter: @jpapendick The pairings are set for the State B American Legion Baseball Tournament Friday-July 30 at Bob Wiley Field in Webster. Webster native...
View ArticleThings to know
The South Dakota High School Coaches Association recently inducted five men into its Hall of Fame: Jim Dorman of Sioux Falls; Jim Drake of Winner; Burnell Glanzer of Armour; John Nyhaug of Viborg; and...
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