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NBA owners approve expansion exploration for Vegas, Seattle

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league's owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle. It was not a surprise move; expansion has been a consideration for years, and it's been clear for some time that those two cities — both with longstanding ties to the NBA — are the ones that are now a significant step closer toward joining the league. Las Vegas, the league's summer home for years and site of the first NBA Cup championship games, has been ...

Mustangs announce 2026 football schedule

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MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University football program announced its 2026 schedule on Tuesday, featuring six home games in the 11-game slate as well as a non-conference matchup against Valley City State (N.D.). The schedule features six in-division Northern Sun Intercollegiate ...

Mustang hoops earns 7 total Academic All-District nods

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MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University had seven student-athletes selected to the College Sports Communicators men’s and women’s basketball Academic All-District teams, announced on Tuesday. Brynn Busse, Nicole Maenke, Natalie Nielsen and Elizabeth Wagner got the nod for the ...

Sweet 16 features Cornucopia of basketball for Iowa hoops

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It’s a cornucopia of basketball this week in the state that produces the most corn. For the first time, the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes advanced to the Sweet 16 of the men's NCAA Tournament in the same year. Fans for both schools should unite — right? — and declare that for at ...

TMB boys place second at Wolverine Indoor Meet

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MANKATO — The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton boys track and field team placed second at the Wolverine Indoor Meet at Minnesota State University’s Myers Field House over the weekend. The Panther boys finished with a total of 39 points, trailing only Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet’s 157, while the Panther girls placed fourth out of five teams with 27 points. TMB got its top performance from its girls 4x200-meter relay team of Virginia Munson, Brooke Swenhaugen, Elizabeth Buyck and Lauren Knakmuhs. The quartet completed the event in 2:10.12 to earn a first-place finish. Raelynn ...