Hillcrest Men’s Day events

Doug Wahl was closest to the hole on No. 7 and had the best second shot (No. 6) during Hillcrest Men’s Day Aug. 23.

Eureka-Bowdle downs Mustangs

The Mustangs hung tough with their neighbors south of the border, but in the end the Patriots of Eureka-Bowdle, S.D., took down South Border in five sets on Tuesday night.

LaMoure takes down Lisbon

The LaMoure Loboes swept past the Lisbon Broncos in Class B volleyball action on Tuesday night in LaMoure 25-21, 25-12, 25-20. LaMoure’s Erika Armitage, Courtney Klever, Sarah Holen and Katelyn Wendel teamed up to produce 19 kills for the Loboes in the match. Halie Gentzkow produced 13 digs for the team.

Big Ten splits up Michigan and Ohio St.

Any Michigan man will tell you, there is nothing quite like beating Ohio State. Every Buckeye agrees, a win over that team from up North is priority No. 1.

Azarenka collapses on court

NEW YORK (AP) — The scene was simply scary: Victoria Azarenka, a 21-year-old on the rise in the WTA rankings, paused about a half-hour into her second-round match Wednesday at the U.S. Open, then staggered, stumbled and collapsed to the court.

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Backup quarterbacks still aspire to start

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Once again, Brett Favre has stolen the show — and all the playing time — in Minnesota and relegated the backup quarterbacks to irrelevance.

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Valencia’s walk-off hit in 10th lifts Twins to victory over Tigers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Danny Valencia’s one-out single in the 10th inning drove in Michael Cuddyer from second base and gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

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UND not intimidated by schedule

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The realization of the University of North Dakota’s move to NCAA Division I football finally arrived a year ago this week when the Sioux met Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium before nearly 50,000 fans of the Red Raiders.

Jimmie men, women place 6th but continue to close in on DAC’s top teams

Despite the wind and rain wreaking havoc midway through the day, there were still some low scores to be made in Wednesday’s Jimmie Invitational — but none as low as Concordia Moorhead’s Tyler Champ.

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Twins send 7-footer to L.A. to finish Fuentes deal

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have sent 7-foot-1 pitcher Loek Van Mil to the Los Angeles Angels to complete last week’s trade for left-hander Brian Fuentes.

Wife of former Armstrong teammate speaks to feds

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wife of one of Lance Armstrong’s former teammates said Wednesday she has spoken to a federal agent investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and other cyclists.

U.S. wins first meeting with Iran, stays unbeaten

ISTANBUL (AP) — In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much.

Cards look to bounce back from tough year

An overall record of 4-6 doesn’t exactly look pretty on paper. That was the mark the Carrington Cardinals ended up with after transitioning from the East Region to the West in North Dakota Class AA 11-man high school football last season.

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Woman sentenced in bar ramming, burglaries

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Rolla woman has been sentenced to a year and three months in federal prison in a case in which authorities say she and two juveniles used a stolen car to ram a bar that they then burglarized.

MLB roundup: Manny not needed in White Sox win

CLEVELAND (AP) — With Manny Ramirez standing in the on-deck circle ready to pinch-hit, A.J. Pierzynski hit a three-run homer off Frank Herrmann in the ninth inning to lift the White Sox to a win over the Indians. Ramirez, who arrived earlier in the day to help Chicago’s playoff push, was poised to make his White Sox debut and bat for Brent Lillibridge before Pierzynski came through.