Best The Stafford Voice Podcasts (2025)

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Stampede & NHL playoff preview with Trent Singer 27:52

23m ago27:52

27:52

The Sioux Falls Stampede play their first home playoff games in six years this weekend. Sioux Falls Live puckhead reporter Trent Singer explains the how the Herd have regained their traction and trampled competition so far. Will Waterloo be their Waterloo? Plus, a glimpse into the Minnesota Wild's playoff showdown with Las Vegas and the Timberwolve…

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SEC Network's Dari Nowkhah on CFB NIL/portal hell & what's next 32:20

1h ago32:20

32:20

Veteran SEC Network anchor Dari Nowkhah gives us a deep dive into the seedy world big boy college football has become with NIL and the transfer portal. Nowkhah explains the chaos around $2.5 million quarterback Nico Iamaleava leaving South Dakota native Josh Heupel's Tennessee for UCLA, and what college football's first "holdout" means going forwar…

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Wolves-Lakers! / SEC Network's Dari Nowkhah / Stampede playoff preview with Trent Singer 1:22:57

2h ago1:22:57

1:22:57

It's playoff time! — for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Minnesota Wild, and the Sioux Falls Stampede. What is not to be excited about? Hard to beat the bursting-with-stars Wolves-Lakers series and that chance for flyover country to steal LeBron and Luka's Hollywood spotlight. Anthony Edwards has seized others' playoff pizazz before. Can he do it a…

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Everybody Hurts in Portal! / USF coach Jim Glogowski joins 1:07:58

13h ago1:07:58

1:07:58

In the wake of the latest tranfer turmoil -- this one invol⁹ving Tennessee's $2.5 million quarterback -- and some big Day 1 window portal jumps at NDSU and USD, host John Gaskins channels the band R.E.M. Everybody hurts. Well, at least every FCS powerhouse football program in the Dakotas. Nobody is immune. But who really suffers from the "wild west…

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NLA: Hot topics from SDSU & USD spring football and the Twins dumb owner 56:18

2d ago56:18

56:18

South Dakota State's roster full of youngsters and rookie starters looks green, while several USD players are leaving -- perhaps for literally greener pastures (NIL money?). Those are a couple headlines from spring football at the Rushmore State Div. I schools, according to Sioux Falls Live's Matt Zimmer, who joins John Gaskins for another "Nobody …

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Twins apocolypse?! And state of hoops (prep, college, NBA) with USF's Chris Johnson 1:00:04

3d ago1:00:04

1:00:04

The season may be over, but the work is far from done for college basketball coaches like the University of Sioux Falls' Chris Johnson, who dives right in to the rigorous postseason recruiting efforts now required in the portal era? Does the always candid and "good hang" Div. II bench boss bemoan the portal, and the new 3-balls and transition style…

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Happy Hour: Dan Jackson sit down & Masters recap 1:07:39

4d ago1:07:39

1:07:39

The shows host, John Gasksins, made his return Monday and found himself chatting with a big guest. Head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbit football team, Dan Jackson, chatted with John fresh off their spring game. The two talked about what made this weekends masters so inspirational with Rory McIlory catching a huge win. They eventually tra…

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Dan Jackson talks Jackrabbit football post spring game 44:12

4d ago44:12

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The South Dakota State Jackrabbit spring game took place over the weekend, which made for a perfect time to sit down with head coach Dan Jackson. He talked about what he looks for out of the spring game, and walked through what he saw on the field this year. Jackson also spent time talking about his excitement for Chase Mason as he gears up to take…

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Happy Hour: Sit down with sportswriter Mick Garry 40:44

8d ago40:44

40:44

Thursday's Happy Hour with John Gaskins (AKA Patrick Lalley) took place at Orion Pub in downtown Sioux Falls. Patrick sat down with his former co-worker from "The Mothership" Mick Garry. Garry has been a sportwriter for decades and the conversation centered around SDSU and USD and how things have changed over the years. The two also swapped stories…

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Happy Hour: Big commit for Augustana Hockey 26:15

9d ago26:15

26:15

Wednesday's Happy Hour included Sioux Falls Live Editor Patrick Lalley sitting down with Trent Singer. Discussions centered around the Augustana Hockey team follow their playoff birth, specifically a new commit. Cole Birch is a redshirt junior and he's expected to have a large impact on the program. Trent also talked about the success as a whole th…

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Happy Hour: Matt Wilber takes over NSU 37:19

10d ago37:19

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It's been just over a week since Matt Wilber was announced as the new head coach of the Northern State University Wolves. Wilber previously had long-tenured success as Dakota Wesleyan University, before taking on an assistant role in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury. He also has run basketball camps across the state of South Dakota for decades. Tue…

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Happy Hour: South Dakota's NCAA Lawsuit Breakdown 30:17

11d ago30:17

30:17

Sioux Falls Live Editor Patrick Lalley was at Sunny's Pizzeria for the first show of the week. Sportswriter Rich Jensen was Monday's guest to talk about the lawsuit filed against the NCAA by the state of South Dakota. It was recently decided that the case will stay in state court, and Rich walked us through the logistics of the case.…

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Happy Hour: Bryan Peterson day at SDSU 46:02

14d ago46:02

46:02

It's been nearly a week since Bryan Peterson was announced as the new head coach at SDSU, and Friday he was available to chat with Matt Zimmer on Happy Hour. He has big shoes to fill as Hendo moves onto Drake, but those around him believe he is up to the task. We sit down with coach, Matt Moores, and athletic director Justin Sell to take a look at …

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Happy Hour: GBB Metro Super 6 & Griffin Goodbary 36:48

15d ago36:48

36:48

John Gaskins is officially on vacation, so editor of Sioux Falls Live, Patrick Lalley, filled in. He and Trent Singer went player by player for the girls basketball players announced as part of the Metro Super 6. They also talked about Griffin Goodbary, who recently announced his decommitment to SDSU to explore other options. This comes after Eric …

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Zim on Hendo, "Petey" hire, SDSU's lot in mid-major life 48:59

17d ago48:59

48:59

Are Jackrabbits fans spoiled? They are treated to national championship football teams and every-other-year NCAA Tournament berths for men's basketball. Yet, there's still frustration among some about the football and basketball coaches leaving after 2-6 years. How do we make sense of it, and of Eric Henderson leaving for Drake, a job that seems "b…

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Bryan Petersen is the perfect new driver for SDSU's Porsche / Tyler Merriam (Voice of the Jackrabbits) 1:25:27

18d ago1:25:27

1:25:27

None of this was a surprise. All of it feels like a grand slam — for Drake and for South Dakota State. Both Porsches of their mid-major basketball leagues have the best possible drivers to keep things running fast and smooth and away from crashes. In a 24-hour span, South Dakota State lost men's basketball coach Eric Henderson to Drake and replaced…

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Tyler Merriam (Voice of the Jacks) on Bryan Peterson hire, what SDSU will miss about Hendo 42:49

18d ago42:49

42:49

What will those within the SDSU athletic department miss most about Eric Henderson, and why was Associate Athletics Director Tyler Merriam not particularly suprised Hendo moved on to Drake? Merriam has been the radio Voice of the Jackrabbits for 15 years and has plenty of behind-the-ropes insight into how the men's basketball program before and dur…

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Drake's appeal to Hendo (or any candidate), Timmer transfers from SDSU women, and Sioux Falls Christian coach Mike Schouten joins 1:20:50

22d ago1:20:50

1:20:50

As of the 2 p.m. Friday publishing of this show, Sioux Falls Live has not reported on what extent SDSU coach Eric Henderson has talked with Drake University in Des Moines about its head coach opening. But if there is mutual interest, we found a sneaky yet high-level reason why Drake would be a big step up from coaching at SDSU, a step that goes bey…

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SFC coach Mike Schouten on state title, SDSU commit Griffin Goodbary, Class A vs AA 51:53

21d ago51:53

51:53

In a state tournament run straight out of Hollywood, the Sioux Falls Christian boys basketball lost one of their best players to a brutal knee injury late in the first round game, were devastated and needed a pick-me-up idea from head coach Mike Schouten to lift their spririts before the semifinal game, then captured a state title the next night to…

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Rodgers-Vikings still maybe Favre 2.0? / Des Moines sports host Travis Justice (Hawkeyes, Drake, TJ, Hendo) 1:13:27

22d ago1:13:27

1:13:27

Opening Day of Major League Baseball is not completely lost on host John Gaskins, but he, like many, are left in the dark with access to the Twins game, plus there's that itch we can't stop scratching with the Minnesota Vikings. Hmmmmm. Legendary former Packers quarterback is looking for that last chance at glory after a lackluster run with the Jet…

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Hendo, Otzelberger, Drake, Hawkeyes & Cyclones with Travis Justice (Des Moines radio host) 46:13

22d ago46:13

46:13

So, how desirable is the Drake basketball job, should Eric Henderson be a candidate? What do we make of Hendo's old friend and boss T.J. Otzelberger after an Iowa State season that reached the high of being ranked No. 2 in the polls but the low of losing three of the last four games, including a second-round blowut in the NCAA Tournament? And why i…

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Entire All-Summit League first team transferring / Landon Dulaney (SDSU WR '25 from Brandon Valley) 1:17:55

23d ago1:17:55

1:17:55

It's a daily soap opera in college basketball — As The Transfer World Turns, and most episodes for the mid-majors end in heartbreak for those schools' fans. Every player on the All-Summit League first team has joined the transfer portal which shouldn't really come as a surprise. These were, after all, the very best players in the league, including …

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Jacks '25 WR Landon Dulaney on sticking with SDSU, speed, competing for state titles in winning community of Brandon Valley 50:17

23d ago50:17

50:17

If speed kills, Landon Dulaney has been pulverizing opponents on the football field, basketball court, and track his whole life. Now, the 200-meter dash state champion as a sophomore at Brandon Valley is ready to make FCS opponents bite the dust as a South Dakota State wide receiver. While he blazes through most sporting events, Dulaney thoughtfull…

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Jacks UConn'd. Now what for AJ & SDSU women? 1:17:33

24d ago1:17:33

1:17:33

So, SDSU became just another pile of road kill that UConn dismantled in an early round in the NCAA Tournament. That doesn't diminish what the Jackrabbits accomplished this season — particularly another NCAA Tournament win against the Big 12's third-best team Oklahoma State on Saturday — and nor should it change the way Aaron Johnston builds his tea…

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CBS/Midco's Missy Heidrick on SDSU-UConn & what now for AJ & the Jacks on national stage 44:01

25d ago44:01

44:01

So, SDSU became just another pile of road kill that UConn dismantled in an early round in the NCAA Tournament. That doesn't diminish what the Jackrabbits accomplished this season — particularly another NCAA Tournament win against the Big 12's third-best team Oklahoma State on Saturday — and nor should it change the way Aaron Johnston builds his tea…

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Jacks-UConn hoopla with Matt Zimmer 1:14:54

26d ago1:14:54

1:14:54

Is SDSU vs UConn the biggest sporting event in the history of South Dakota State — and maybe even the state of South Dakota — considering the Jackrabbits' opponent, the stakes, and the national stage this game is on? Yes, there have been football FBS national titles and Div. II men's and women's national titles, plus other matchups with big-name, t…

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A Mid-State Tourney Night's Dream: Marcus Traxler & Trent Singer break down all 3 classes after Day 1 47:06

28d ago47:06

47:06

And, then, there were four! The final four in each class of South Dakota's boys state basketball tournaments. In Class AA, will No. 1 Lincoln avenge its only loss this season against defending state champion Mitchell? Will No. 2 Brandon Valley do the same thing against Harrisburg? In Class A, can anybody realistically beat No. 1 Sioux Falls Christi…

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Happy Hour: Dakota Alliance Frank Gurnick talks the growth of local soccer 26:22

29d ago26:22

26:22

Patrick Lalley, the editor of Sioux Falls Live filled in for John on Happy Hour Friday. Frank Gurnick, the director of soccer operations for Dakota Alliance joined the show at Sunny's Pizzeria. He talked about a local soccer star who just had a great achievement overseas. The growth of soccer locally, the role that Neighborhood Soccer plays, and mu…

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SDSU NCAA women's preview with CBS & Midco analyst Missy Heidrick 50:33

1M ago50:33

50:33

It's that nearly annual rite of passage — the South Dakota State women's basketball team jumps on the big national stage to see how well it can play with the big girls in the NCAA Tourament. Maybe, just maybe, the Jackrabbits win their sixth Big Dance game and find themselves facing icon Paige Bueckers and Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma in UConn'…

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NCAA/Summit League lack of respect pow wow with Voice of the Omaha Mavs Gary Sharp 24:48

1M ago24:48

24:48

Ask a Jackrabbit fan, and it feels like the SDSU women and the Summit League, period, is a Rodney Dangerfield of NCAA Tournament Selection Committees and their seedings: They don't get no respect! Now, first of all, that line is a double negative. But... should they get more respect? And, if so, what should schools like SDSU or Omaha — whose men ar…

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State Hoops Stories with Mike Henriksen & Craig Mattick (SDPB) 1:15:59

1M ago1:15:59

1:15:59

The thrills and spills of South Dakota's own March Madness aren't limited to what happens on the court, as long-time SDPB-TV sportscasters (and former Sioux Falls radio partners) Mike Henriksen and Craig Mattick can attest. They called high school state tournament basketball and football together for over 20 years, narrating some of the most memora…

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Zimmer on SDSU's NCAA seeding & draw, and Aaron Rodgers wants to be a Viking 35:13

1M ago35:13

35:13

The Jackrabbits got hosed. That's Matt Zimmer's assessment of their No. 10 seed in the NCAA Women's Tournament, despite beating three ranked teams and playing four Quad-1 teams, with two close games. John Gaskins tried to make sense of the seeding with some NET and quad logic. Why will Oklahoma State be a difficult matchup for the Jacks? And, how m…

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Happy Hour: Girls State Tournament breakdown with Patrick and Marcus 26:30

1M ago26:30

26:30

John Gaskins is in Rapid City providing radio play-by-play for the State Tournament. Back on the east side of the state Friday, Sioux Falls Live Editor Patrick Lalley sat down with Mitchell Republic's Marcus Traxler. They went class by class, breaking down the quarterfinal games from Thursday and looking ahead to the semi-final matchups.…

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State Tourney Venue Pow Wow! An annual SD rite of passage! 1:08:54

1M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

Spread the love or bring everybody to one spot — particularly the state's biggest city? Or second biggest city? It's the age-old debate that pops and boils from border-to-border every March when the state high school basketball tournaments roll around. Every year, six different venues host six differnt tourneys — three different spots each for boys…

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Matt Zimmer: Aaron Rodgers with the Vikings - imagine! And, it's already portal time for Jacks/Yotes/Summit League hoopsters 45:12

1M ago45:12

45:12

Aaron Rodgers hasn't found a place to play yet — at least, as of this show's publishing. So, why not the Minnesota Vikings? In this week's "Nobody's Listening Anyway," Sioux Falls Live's Matt Zimmer and John Gaskins describe why they think Rodgers in purple would work, in addition to the McCarthy era that appears to be unfolding with lots of big-mo…

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Craig Mattick & John Gaskins reunite — 5 years after their last radio show 1:01:54

1M ago1:01:54

1:01:54

Together, they laughed, entertained, argued, and brought on the biggest names in the South Dakota sports scene for seven collective years and two stints on KWSN Sports Radio's afternoon drive-time show "Sports Talk with Craig & John." Then, one day, all of a sudden, one day, out of the blue, after the show, 20-year KWSN station manager Craig Mattic…

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Jacks & Yotes post Summit breakdown with Brad Newitt (Midco Sports) 31:58

1M ago31:58

31:58

So, how does the dominant South Dakota State women's basketball team stack up with the other 13 that reached the NCAA Tournament — including the best Div. I team the Jackrabbits have ever had in 2019 (the one that reached the Sweet 16)? What do both the SDSU and USD men need to do to improve upon their thriving programs that both fell flat on their…

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Darnold to Seattle / Summit League look back with Brad Newitt (Midco Sports) 54:38

1M ago54:38

54:38

It finally happened, and it's a good thing for the Minnesota Vikings. And fomer Vikings linebacker (current radio analyst) Ben Leber called it on the second-ever episode of Happy Hour with John Gaskins, back in mid-December — before the debacles against the Rams and Lions, when it appeared the Vikings would be foolish to let Darnold go. They have m…

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12th Title & Big Dance for Jacks women! How far can they go? 25:06

1M ago25:06

25:06

Make it a dozen! South Dakota State's women won their 12th Summit League Tournament title in the 17 times this event has been in Sioux Falls, beating a unrelenting No. 2 seed Oral Roberts 84-68 in a rock 'em, sock 'em game. The Jackrabbits are 29-3, have won 18 straight games and 57 consecutive contests against Summit League teams (nine in the tour…

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Coyotes men crash-and-burn after another women's Jackrabbit Jamboree 37:04

1M ago37:04

37:04

The high-flying, full-throttle, pressure-packing rocket ship South Dakota hoped to ride for three days to three wins to seize the school's first-ever Summit League Tournament title crashed and burned —hard — in Saturday night's 100-75 loss to No. 1 seed Omaha. More appropriately, the Mavericks made sure the Coyotes failed to launch, using a full da…

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Jacks shocking loss & Yotes thrilling win under Summit League's Friday Night Lights 34:01

1M ago34:01

34:01

It was a really, really awesome night to be a Coyotes fan among the 9,202 people in the PREMIER Center on Friday night. South Dakota roared back from a nine-point deficit with under four minutes remaining to knock out North Dakota State 85-84, thanks to Chase Forte's sheer will and the Yotes' patented full-court pressure and a fatigued Bison bunch …

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SDSU's Voice of the Jackrabbits Tyler Merriam previews Summit League Tournament 20:57

1M ago20:57

20:57

In a wide-open field, South Dakota State was as good of a bet as any to win the Summit League Tournament and go to its 8th NCAA tourney. But that was a couple weeks ago, before point guard Owen Larson's torn ACL injury. How can the Jackrabbits still contend without him? Voice of the Jackrabbits Tyler Merriam has his answer to that, plus: What makes…

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USD's Voice of the Coyotes John Thayer previews Summit League Tournament 29:18

1M ago29:18

29:18

A hounding, dizzying full-court press. A topsy-turvy season full of shootouts, blowouts, euphoria and heartbreak. South Dakota's men appear to be the most fascinating, exciting team in the Summit League men's basketball tournament — a talented and impressively conditioned crew with wild style of play that could make them a wonderful wild card pick …

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Jacks roll, while Yotes season (and Amazing Grace Larkins's career) ends in Summit Tourney Women's Quarterfinals 22:29

1M ago22:29

22:29

In a reflection of their seasons, No. 25 South Dakota State's women, the top seed in the Summit League Tournament, won their 55th consecutive game against conference teams (48 regular season, 7 tourney) by clamping down Omaha by 20 points (87-67), while South Dakota lost by 20 to No. 2 seed Oral Roberts (70-50). John Gaskins, Matt Zimmer, and Marcu…

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SDSU A.D. Justin Sell on Summit Tourney, FCS/FBS future, NIL, revenue sharing with athletes, Jackrabbits success & culture 1:03:48

2M ago1:03:48

1:03:48

In an hour-long conversation covering a wide variety of hot topics in SDSU, Summit League, and big-picture college athletics, 17th-year athletics director Justin Sell informs and opines about where things sit. As the Summit League men's and women's basketball tournaments tip off in Sioux Falls, Sell discusses how the SDSU women have ascended status…

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Zim & John's Summit League Tournament Preview Show! 1:27:35

2M ago1:27:35

1:27:35

Who will emerge from a stacked, up-for-grabs field as the men's Summit League Tournament champion and go dancing? Will a home court advantage be enough for the South Dakota State men to overcome the loss of their starting point guard? Should SDSU's Oscar Cluff have been voted conference player of the year over Omaha's Marquel Sutton? Does USD's Gra…

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Summit Tourney is set! How do our SD teams look heading in? / Chase Forte (USD guard) interview 1:21:21

2M ago1:21:21

1:21:21

The brackets are set for the Summit League men's and women's basketball tournaments! John Gaskins has his first pre-tourney opinions and predictions — a predictable women's event (SDSU looks as invincible as ever) while the only prediction for the men is unpredictability. But John does have one men's prediction — a USD men's win over North Dakota S…

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Chase Forte on his hoops journey: NC - FL - Louisiana - USD 54:18

2M ago54:18

54:18

There's an old adage that says "defense travels." South Dakota's leading scorer is also one of the Summit League's best defenders — potentially the Defensive Player of the Year — in his only season in Vermillion, leading the hounding full-court press the Coyotes hope will wear down opponents in Sioux Falls at the league tourney this week. Vermillio…

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Hendo Appreciation Day, Vikings free agency (Matthew Coller, Purple Insider), NSIC Tourney (David Brown, Midco Sports) 1:06:59

2M ago1:06:59

1:06:59

Eric Henderson just won a 20th game for the fifth time in his six seasons at SDSU, and still has a shot at a fifth regular season Summit League title, as well. With a Jackrabbit squad that will have a decent shot at winning his third Summit League Tournament title next week — and therefore potentially garner interest of schools that could offer him…

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Vikings "Purple Insider" Matthew Coller on Stafford, Darnold, McCarthy, Jones, free agents, Gray Zabel 23:53

2M ago23:53

23:53

The first domino just fell in the Sam Darnold and Minnesota Vikings' melodrama — The Los Angeles Rams restructured their deal with Matthew Stafford to bring the veteran former Super Bowl winner Matthew Stafford back. What does this mean for the Minnesota Vikings as they decide on franchise tagging, or even tagging and trading Sam Darnold? Matthew C…

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