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Mustangs drop hard-fought doubleheader vs. first-place WSU

MANKATO — The Southwest Minnesota State University softball team dropped a pair of hard-fought battles against first-place Winona State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on Friday. Winona State scored the winning run in the seventh inning of the first game to down SMSU 4-3, and ...

SMSU overcomes 15-point deficit, stuns Arizona to return to Final Four

TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 6 seed Southwest Minnesota State University wheelchair basketball team rallied from 15-point halftime deficit to stun No. 3 seed and defending national champion, the University of Arizona, by a score of 66-57 in the quarterfinals of the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, played Thursday afternoon inside the McKale Center. The victory pushes SMSU to the Final Four for the second straight season. The Mustangs will play No. 2 seed Auburn University in the semifinals on Friday with game time set for 5 p.m. CDT. The other semifinal has No. 1 ...

Fuentes Cervantes, Wingerter earn All-American honors

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University wheelchair basketball players Emmanuel Fuentes Cervantes and Fermin Wingerter have earned All-American honors by the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, announced Thursday. The senior duo are currently competing with the No. 6 ...

Cousins sign with Raiders, helps Mendoza transition to NFL

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Kirk Cousins agreed to a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, his agent Mike McCartney announced Thursday morning, giving them a veteran quarterback to help ease the expected selection of Fernando Mendoza with the top draft pick. Cousins' most recent team, Atlanta, will pay $8.7 million this season and Las Vegas will handle the remaining $1.3 million. Another $10 million in guaranteed money will come next March. The Raiders also have a two-year, $80 million option. Cousins later posted “The Autumn Wind...” in a nod to the Raiders' theme that is played before ...

Cooreman steps down after nine years as Wabasso wrestling coach

WABASSO — It’s not easy to fill the shoes of a Hall of Fame wrestling coach like the late Gary Hindt, but Cole Cooreman had a pretty reliable source telling him to not worry about that when he took over coaching the Wabasso varsity wrestling program in 2017, that source being the Hall of ...