The Milbank Firechiefs suffered a close 3-2 loss in 10 innings to number-one seeded Clark in a semi-final matchup of the district amateur baseball tournament Sunday in Volga. A defensive stance by both teams held the score at 0-0 through the first five innings of play. Milbank was the... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs secured a 5-1 victory over Clear Lake in the first round of the district amateur baseball tournament Saturday in Volga. Milbank improved its overall record to 8-9 with the win. Milbank jumped out to a 2-0 advantage after five innings of play. Clear Lake plated one... Read more
Milbank Swimmers Compete This Weekend at State Meet in Huron
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The regular seasons have wrapped up and it is time for our local baseball teams to head into tournament action. The Milbank Firechiefs amateur baseball team will face Clear Lake in its first game of the district tournament Saturday, July 25, at 6 p.m. in Volga. The district tournament... Read more
Joy in Minnesota After Timberwolves Pick Towns, Tyus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 8,000 Minnesota Timberwolves fans filed into Target Center on Thursday night, knowing that Karl-Anthony Towns was coming. They hoped Tyus Jones might be sticking around, too. For once the Timberwolves gave their long-suffering fans exactly what they wanted. The Wolves drafted Towns, the Kentucky... Read more
Timberwolves Select Towns with No. 1 Pick in NBA Draft
NEW YORK (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves got their man in the middle. The Lakers got a playmaking partner for Kobe Bryant. Knicks fans just got mad – though not for long. Minnesota selected Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns with the first pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night, the... Read more
Timberwolves Hold First Pick in Tonight’s NBA Draft
NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns hoisted a child high up toward his shoulders, letting the youngster at an NBA community service event feel what it was like to rock the rim with a dunk. Next up for Towns might be trying to help lift the Minnesota Timberwolves. The... Read more
Bubba Watson Shoots 62 to Take Travelers Championship Lead
ROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Bubba Watson made himself right at home in the Travelers Championship – again. Watson shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the event he won in 2010 for his first PGA Tour title. He has finished in the top 20... Read more
Hughes Goes 8 as Twins Beat Sale for 3rd Time, 6-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Phil Hughes tossed eight strong innings and the Minnesota Twins beat Chris Sale for the third time this season, overcoming 10 more strikeouts by the Chicago White Sox ace in a 6-1 victory Wednesday. Sale (6-4) reached double digits in strikeouts for the seventh straight game.... Read more
Karl-Anthony Towns Says There is ‘No Promise’ from T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns has heard his name connected to the Timberwolves for the upcoming NBA draft for more than a month now, with the Kentucky big man seemingly destined to land in Minnesota on Thursday night. Even after a report surfaced Monday that the Timberwolves have already... Read more