​The 2026 Major League Baseball draft welcomed over 500 new players over the weekend, several of whom will be bringing a bit of that ‘New York state of mind’ to their respective teams. Other standouts from top-ranked schools, like Carson Wiggins, Arkansas’ standout right-handed pitcher,

   ​Former North Bay Haven wrestler Koa DeLoach added another national achievement to his résumé, earning Fargo All-American honors for the second time in his career after a fifth-place finish at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.Local football Mosley hosts free youth

   ​1 / 69Ensley Iliff of Sisseton guides her horse around a barrel in junior girls barrel racing during the 51st Eastern Dakota 4-H Regional Rodeo on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Derby Downs in Watertown.(Roger Merriam/Public Opinion)The heat didn’t stop what was a busy athletic

   ​Our All-Scholastic teams for high school spring sports are in the works.We need your help before they publish. As we’ve done in the fall and winter seasons, our readers will have a say in who wins player of the year honors in each sport. The list of South Shore girls golf

   ​Lincolnton and Shelby got quite accustomed to each other last fall.Lincolnton outlasted Shelby in the teams’ regular-season matchup, earning a 35-34 win that gave it the inside track to the Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A title. Months later, the teams renewed acquaintances in the NCHSAA 3A West

   ​The MLB regular season is at its midpoint, as most teams have played just over half of their 162 games, and the All-Star break has arrived. And for the Baltimore Orioles, it’s been an up and down season.The Orioles currently sit five games below .500,

   ​FRISCO, Texas — Blake Herold enjoyed the opportunity to represent Kansas football at Big 12 Conference media days this year in July, in Frisco, Texas.It felt surreal, from Herold’s perspective, to be at the event — considering how big of a stage it was. The

   ​FRENCH LICK — Larry Bird.That’s usually how every sentence starts when describing the town of French Lick, near the Hoosier National Forest and nearby West Baden, Indiana.The two towns were once bitter rivals in high school basketball, becoming the playground for famed figures both beloved

   ​1 / 17Red Truck Ice Cream is located at 113 Main St. in Cold Spring.(Provided by Red Truck Ice Cream.)Season tickets for the 2026 St. Cloud State volleyball season are on sale now at SCSUTickets.com.The Huskies’ home opening weekend is Sept. 11 against Augustana, followed

   ​No-one needs reminding how long it is since England won football’s World Cup, but it is notable that a similarly long period has passed since an English golfer triumphed at an Open staged in his home country.Tony Jacklin lifted the Claret Jug at Royal Lytham