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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — With yet another son playing football for Nebraska this season, Chris- tine Cotton has had to make an- other alteration to her game-day apparel. The red jersey she’s worn since 2008 originally had tight end Ben Cotton’s No. 81 on the front and back. When offensive lineman Jake Cotton joined the program two years later, his No. 68 went on the back. This year she’s added No. 84 to her sleeves for freshman tight end Sam Cotton. “If I had more boys, I’d need more arms,” Christine said. As it is, Nebraska will be the only FBS team this season to have three brothers on its roster. Not to be forgotten, the Cotton family patriarch, Barney, is the Cornhuskers’ offensive line coach. Christine is a proud wife and mom, of course, and she said she understands why people find it fascinating that one family is so well-represented on the team. “I don’t want people to think I take it for granted,” she said. “But I don’t get swept off my feet by dramatic storylines because I know the hard work that was in- volved.” Ben is a senior who’s entering his third season as a starter. Jake is a sophomore competing for a spot on the two-deep at one of the guard spots. Sam is a freshman and the only scholarship tight end in the 2012 recruiting class. Barney, who played offensive and defensive line for the Huskers from 1975-78, didn’t push his sons into football. He told each one to strive to be the best at whatever he chose to do. But Barney was a third-round draft pick who played four years in the NFL, and he was coaching before he and Christine started a family. It was natural that the sons would play football. “We’ve got a close family, and I’ve been pretty fortunate to have the opportunity to have three boys at the same school so both their parents get to watch them play,” Barney said. The Cotton household fostered the aggressiveness and competi- tiveness required to play football at a high level. There were wrestling matches to determine who would secure preferred seating on the couch in front of the TV. When mom served ice cream, she risked having a ruckus break out if the size and number of scoops weren’t precisely the same in each bowl. Board games weren’t for the faint of heart. “It was fun,” Ben said. “Some- times it didn’t end well, but that’s what brothers do. Brothers fight, but they love each other and have each other’s backs at the end of the day.” The brothers and their parents stand united against cynical fans who argue the Cotton boys got their scholarships, in part, be- cause their dad is on the staff. “I’ve heard that before,” Bar- ney said, bristling. “Those (naysayers) obviously haven’t watched film. They’ve earned their chance to be here, and that’s all I’ll say about that.” Ben was judged a three-star re- cruit coming out of Ames (Iowa) High, according to Rivals.com’s five-star scale. He pledged to Louisville in the summer of 2007. Other offers had come from Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas and Iowa State, where his dad had been an assis- tant before new Nebraska coach Bo Pelini hired him in December 2007. Ben said he didn’t have to think long about switching his commitment to Nebraska after Pelini offered a scholarship. Jake, a two-star recruit, had of- fers from Division II Nebraska- Omaha and Northwest Missouri State before verbally committing to Nebraska prior to his senior year at Lincoln Southeast. He also was recruited by Ohio University and Iowa State. Sam, a three-star recruit out of Lincoln Southeast, had offers from Ohio and Tulsa in addition to Ne- braska. He was the Huskers’ only in-state scholarship recruit this year. Jake said it would be foolish for anyone to think he and his brothers rode their father’s coat- tails to Nebraska. “Coach Bo, the staff, they can’t put their necks out for a coach’s kid because at the end of the day it’s the bottom line if they don’t win,” Jake said. “If they don’t bring in good players, they’re not going to have a job. They can’t just do something like that.” Ben said, “When all is said and done, they’ll all know all three of us were deserving.” The Cotton boys say having dad on their coaching staff and their parents in the same town hasn’t cramped their college expe- rience. Ben and Jake share a house with two other players. As a fresh- man, Sam is required to live in a dormitory. Sam plans to move in with Jake when Ben moves out after graduation. “You get to live on your own and be away from your family, have your alone time, your grown- up time,” Ben said. “But if you want to go home for a family din- ner, have mom cook for you or just see your puppy or hang out with the family and just kick it, it’s truly a blessing from God to be able to do that.” OLYMPICS MEDALS TABLE 238 of 302 total medal events Nation G S B Tot United States 39 25 26 90 China 37 24 19 80 Russia 12 21 23 56 Britain 25 13 14 52 Germany 10 16 11 37 Japan 5 14 14 33 France 8 9 12 29 Australia 6 13 10 29 South Korea 12 7 6 25 Italy 7 6 6 19 Netherlands 5 5 6 16 Canada 1 5 10 16 Hungary 8 4 3 15 Spain 2 7 2 11 Brazil 2 2 7 11 Belarus 3 3 4 10 New Zealand 3 2 5 10 Ukraine 3 1 6 10 Kazakhstan 6 0 3 9 Iran 4 4 1 9 Jamaica 3 3 3 9 Romania 2 5 2 9 Denmark 2 4 3 9 Poland 2 1 6 9 Cuba 3 3 2 8 Czech Republic 2 3 3 8 Kenya 2 2 3 7 Sweden 1 3 3 7 Colombia 0 3 3 6 North Korea 4 0 1 5 South Africa 3 1 1 5 Mexico 0 3 2 5 Azerbaijan 0 2 3 5 Croatia 2 1 1 4 Ethiopia 2 0 2 4 Slovenia 1 1 2 4 India 0 1 3 4 Slovakia 0 1 3 4 Switzerland 2 1 0 3 Georgia 1 1 1 3 Norway 1 1 1 3 Armenia 0 1 2 3 Belgium 0 1 2 3 Mongolia 0 1 2 3 Dominican Republic1 1 0 2 Ireland 1 0 1 2 Lithuania 1 0 1 2 Turkey 1 0 1 2 Egypt 0 2 0 2 Estonia 0 1 1 2 Indonesia 0 1 1 2 Malaysia 0 1 1 2 Serbia 0 1 1 2 Taiwan 0 1 1 2 Thailand 0 1 1 2 Tunisia 0 1 1 2 Greece 0 0 2 2 Moldova 0 0 2 2 Qatar 0 0 2 2 Singapore 0 0 2 2 Algeria 1 0 0 1 Grenada 1 0 0 1 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 Botswana 0 1 0 1 Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 Cyprus 0 1 0 1 Finland 0 1 0 1 Guatemala 0 1 0 1 Portugal 0 1 0 1 Afghanistan 0 0 1 1 Argentina 0 0 1 1 Hong Kong 0 0 1 1 Kuwait 0 0 1 1 Latvia 0 0 1 1 Morocco 0 0 1 1 Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 1 Tajikistan 0 0 1 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 1 1 Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1 THURSDAY’S MEDALISTS ATHLETICS Men 200 GOLD—Usain Bolt, Jamaica. SILVER—Yohan Blake, Jamaica. BRONZE—Warren Weir, Jamaica. 800 GOLD—David Lekuta Rudisha, Kenya. SILVER—Nijel Amos, Botswana. BRONZE—Timothy Kitum, Kenya. Triple Jump GOLD—Christian Taylor, Fayetteville, Ga. SILVER—Will Claye, Phoenix. BRONZE—Fabrizio Donato, Italy. Decathlon GOLD—Ashton Eaton, Bend, Ore. SILVER—Trey Hardee, Birmingham, Ala. BRONZE—Leonel Suarez, Cuba. Women Javelin GOLD—Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic. SILVER—Christina Obergfoll, Ger- many. BRONZE—Linda Stahl, Germany. BEACH VOLLEYBALL Men GOLD—Germany (Julius Brink, Jonas Reckermann). SILVER—Brazil (Alison Cerutti, Emanuel Rego). BRONZE—Latvia 2 (Martins Plavins, Janis Smedins). BOXING Women 51Kg GOLD—Nicola Adams, Britain. SILVER—Ren Cancan, China. BRONZE—Marlen Esparza, Houston. BRONZE—Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte, India. 60Kg GOLD—Katie Taylor, Ireland. SILVER—Sofya Ochigava, Russia. BRONZE—Mavzuna Chorieva, Tajik- istan. BRONZE—Adriana Araujo, Brazil. 75Kg GOLD—Claressa Shields, Flint, Mich. SILVER—Nadezda Torlopova, Rus- sia. BRONZE—Marina Volnova, Kaza- khstan. BRONZE—Li Jinzi, China. CANOE SPRINT Men Kayak 1000 Fours GOLD—Australia (Tate Smith, Dave Smith, Murray Stewart, Jacob Clear). SILVER—Hungary (Zoltan Kammerer, David Toth, Tamas Kulifai, Daniel Pau- man). BRONZE—Czech Republic (Daniel Havel, Lukas Trefil, Josef Dostal, Jan Sterba). Canoe Doubles 1000 GOLD—Germany (Peter Kretschmer, Kurt Kuschela). SILVER—Belarus (Andrei Bah- danovich, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich). BRONZE—Russia (Alexey Ko- rovashkov, Ilya Pervukhin). Women Kayak Singles 500 GOLD—Danuta Kozak, Hungary. SILVER—Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Ukraine. BRONZE—Bridgitte Hartley, South Africa. Kayak Doubles 500 GOLD—Germany (Franziska Weber, Tina Dietze). SILVER—Hungary (Katalin Kovacs, Natasa Douchev-Janics). BRONZE—Poland (Karolina Naja, Beata Mikolajczyk). DIVING Women 10m Platform GOLD—Chen Ruolin, China. SILVER—Brittany Broben, Australia. BRONZE—Pandelela Rinong Pamg, Malaysia. EQUESTRIAN Individual Dressage GOLD—Charlotte Dujardin, Britain. SILVER—Adelinde Cornelissen, Netherlands. BRONZE—Laura Bechtolsheimer, Britain. SOCCER Women GOLD—United States (Hope Solo, Richland, Wash., Heather Mitts, Cincinnati, Christie Rampone, Point Pleasant, N.J., Becky Sauerbrunn, St. Louis, Kelley O’Hara, Fayetteville, Ga., Amy Le Peilbet, Crystal Lake, Ill., Shannon Boxx, Torrance, Calif., Amy Rodriguez, Lake Forest, Calif., Heather O’Reilly, East Brunswick, N.J., Carli Lloyd, Delran, N.J., Sydney Leroux, Los Angeles, Lauren Cheney, Indianapo- lis, Alex Morgan, Diamond Bar, Calif., Abby Wambach, Rochester, N.Y., Megan Rapi- noe, Redding, Calif., Rachel Buehler, Del Mar, Calif., Tobin Heath, Basking Ridge, N.J., Nicole Barnhart, Gilbertsville, Pa.). SILVER—Japan (Miho Fukumoto, Yukari Kinga, Azusa Iwashimizu, Saki Ku- magai, Aya Sameshima, Mizuho Sak- aguchi, Kozue Ando, Aya Miyama, Nahomi Kawasumi, Homare Sawa, Shinobu Ohno, Kyoko Yano, Karina Maruyama, Asuna Tanaka, Megumi Takase, Mana Iwabuchi, Yuki Ogimi, Ayumi Kaihori). BRONZE—Canada (Karina Chenelle Leblanc, Emily Jane Zurrer, Chelsea Blaine Stewart, Carmelina Moscato, Robyn Krista Gayle, Kaylyn Mckenzie Kyle, Rhian Emilie Wilkinson, Diana Bev- erly Matheson, Candace Marie Chapman, Lauren Marie Sesselmann, Desiree Rose Marie Scott, Christine Margaret Sinclair, Sophie Diana Schmidt, Melissa Palma Julie Tancredi, Kelly Parker, Jonelle Fil- igno, Brittany Amanda Timko, Erin Katrina McLeod, Melanie Booth, Marie-Eve Nault). SWIMMING Women 10km Marathon GOLD—Eva Risztov, Hungary. SILVER—Haley Anderson, Granite Bay, Calif. BRONZE—Martina Grimaldi, Italy. TAEKWONDO Men 68Kg GOLD—Servet Tazegul, Turkey. SILVER—Mohammad Bagheri Mo- tamed, Iran. BRONZE—Rohullah Nikpah, Afghanistan. BRONZE—Terrence Jennings, Alexandria, Va. Women 57Kg GOLD—Jade Jones, Britain. SILVER—Hou Yuzhuo, China. BRONZE—Tseng Li-Cheng, Taiwan. BRONZE—Marlene Harnois, France. WATER POLO Women GOLD—United States (Betsey Arm- strong, Ann Arbor, Mich., Heather Petri, Orinda, Calif., Melissa Seidemann, Walnut Creek, Calif., Brenda Villa, Commerce, Calif., Lauren Wenger, Long Beach, Calif., Maggie Steffens, Danville, Calif., Courtney Mathewson, Anaheim Hills, Calif., Jessica Steffens, Danville, Calif., Elsie Windes, Beaverton, Ore., Kelly Rulon, San Diego, Annika Dries, Laguna Beach, Calif., Kami Craig, Santa Barbara, Calif., Tumua Anae, Newport Beach, Calif.). SILVER—Spain (Laura Ester Ramos, Marta Bach Pascual, Anni Espar Llaquet, Roser Tarrago Aymerich, Matilde Ortiz Reyes, Jennifer Pareja, Lorena Miranda Dorado, Pilar Pena Carrasco, Andrea Blas Martinez, Ona Meseguer Flaque, Maica Garcia, Laura Lopez Ventosa, Ana Copado Amoros). BRONZE—Australia (Victoria Brown, Gemma Beadsworth, Sophie Smith, Holly Lincoln-Smith, Jane Moran, Bronwen Knox, Rowie Webster, Kate Gynther, Glen- cora Ralph, Ash Southern, Mel Rippon, Nicola Zagame, Alicia Mccormack). WRESTLING Women 55Kg GOLD—Saori Yoshida, Japan. SILVER—Tonya Lynn Verbeek, Canada. BRONZE—Yuliya Ratkevich, Azerbai- jan. BRONZE—Jackeline Renteria Castillo, Colombia. 72Kg GOLD—Natalia Vorobieva, Russia. SILVER—Stanka Zlateva Hristova, Bulgaria. BRONZE—Maider Unda, Spain. BRONZE—Guzel Manyurova, Kaza- khstan. BASEBALL S.D. VFW STATE A VARSITY TEENER TOURN. Aug. 10-12 at Tabor First Round, Friday, Aug. 10 Madison vs. Vermillion, noon Parkston vs. Big Stone City, 2 p.m. Groton vs. Humboldt, 5:30 p.m. Dakota Valley vs. Tyndall, 7:30 p.m. S.D. VFW STATE B VARSITY TEENER TOURN. Aug. 10-12 at Platte First Round, Friday, Aug. 10 Warner vs. Alcester-Hudson, noon Corsica vs. Kimball-White Lake, 2:30 p.m. Mount Vernon vs. Elkton, 5:30 p.m. Flandreau vs. Platte, 8 p.m. S.D. STATE A AMATEUR TOURN. Aug. 3-5 at Yankton, Aug. 10-12 at Mitchell Friday, Aug. 10 GAME 27: Sioux Falls vs. Vermillion, 1:30 p.m., Drake Field GAME 28: Rapid City A’s vs. Castle- wood, 3:30 p.m., Drake Field GAME 29: Renner vs. Brandon Valley, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 GAME 32: Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 11 a.m. GAME 34: Game 32 winner vs. Game 29 loser, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 CHAMPIONSHIP: Game 29 winner vs. Game 34 winner, noon S.D. STATE B AMATEUR TOURN. Aug. 1-12 at Mitchell SECOND ROUND Sunday, Aug. 5 Madison 4, Wynot 3 Britton 12, Clear Lake 7 Monday, Aug. 6 Lennox 3, Salem 1 Crofton 10, Larchwood 0, 8 innings Tuesday, Aug. 7 Alexandria 5, Lake Norden 2 Canova-Howard 2, Tabor 0 Wednesday, Aug. 8 Clark 7, Akron 3 Parkston Mudcats 14, Milbank 1, 7 in- nings QUARTERFINALS Thursday, Aug. 9 Britton 6, Madison 3 Lennox vs. Crofton, 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 Alexandria vs. Canova-Howard, 6 p.m. Clark vs. Parkston Mudcats, 8 p.m. SEMIFINALS Saturday, Aug. 11 Britton vs. Lennox-Crofton winner, 1 p.m. Alexandria-Canova-Howard winner vs. Clark-Parkston Mudcats winner, 7:30 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 65 46 .586 — Baltimore 60 52 .536 5 1/2 Tampa Bay 59 52 .532 6 Boston 55 58 .487 11 Toronto 53 58 .477 12 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 60 50 .545 — Detroit 60 52 .536 1 Cleveland 52 60 .464 9 Minnesota 49 62 .441 11 1/2 Kansas City 48 63 .432 12 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 65 45 .591 — Oakland 60 51 .541 5 1/2 Los Angeles 59 53 .527 7 Seattle 51 62 .451 15 1/2 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 6, Minnesota 2 Texas 10, Boston 9 Oakland 9, L.A. Angels 8 N.Y. Yankees 12, Detroit 8 Baltimore 9, Seattle 2 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Detroit 3 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 1 Cleveland 5, Boston 3 Kansas City 8, Baltimore 2 Friday’s Games Boston (Buchholz 9-3) at Cleveland (Seddon 0-0), 6:05 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 7-9) at Balti- more (Mig.Gonzalez 3-2), 6:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 5-5) at Toronto (R.Romero 8-8), 6:07 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 10-6) at Texas (Feld- man 6-6), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (McCarthy 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 8-9), 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 6-7) at Min- nesota (De Vries 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-5) at L.A. An- gels (E.Santana 5-10), 9:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 12:07 p.m. Boston at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Detroit at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Boston at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 12:07 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m. Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Detroit at Texas, 2:05 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Washington 68 43 .613 — Atlanta 64 47 .577 4 New York 54 58 .482 14 1/2 Miami 51 61 .455 17 1/2 Philadelphia 50 61 .450 18 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 66 45 .595 — Pittsburgh 63 48 .568 3 St. Louis 61 51 .545 5 1/2 Milwaukee 51 59 .464 14 1/2 Chicago 43 66 .394 22 Houston 36 76 .321 30 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB San Francisco 61 51 .545 — Los Angeles 60 52 .536 1 Arizona 57 55 .509 4 San Diego 49 64 .434 12 1/2 Colorado 40 69 .367 19 1/2 Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2 San Diego 2, Chicago Cubs 0 Pittsburgh 7, Arizona 6 Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 6 Miami 13, N.Y. Mets 0 Washington 4, Houston 3 San Francisco 15, St. Louis 0 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 4 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 1 St. Louis 3, San Francisco 1 Arizona 6, Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at Houston, 8:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Cincinnati (Bailey 9-7) at Chicago Cubs (Germano 1-1), 1:20 p.m. San Diego (Volquez 7-8) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 10-5), 6:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lohse 12-2) at Philadelphia (Halladay 5-6), 6:05 p.m. Atlanta (Maholm 9-7) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 1-2), 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-6) at Miami (Buehrle 9-10), 6:10 p.m. Milwaukee (M.Rogers 0-1) at Houston (B.Norris 5-9), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 12-5) at Ari- zona (Cahill 9-9), 8:40 p.m. Colorado (Chatwood 1-2) at San Fran- cisco (Lincecum 6-11), 9:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 6:05 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 6:10 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 12:10 p.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 3:10 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:05 p.m. FOOTBALL NFL PRESEASON Thursday’s Games Washington 7, Buffalo 6 Philadelphia 24, Pittsburgh 23 New England 7, New Orleans 6 Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Green Bay at San Diego, 8 p.m. Denver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Tampa Bay at Miami, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Arizona at Kansas City, 7 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Houston at Carolina, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Seattle, 9 p.m. Sunday’s Game St. Louis at Indianapolis, 12:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Dallas at Oakland, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 Cleveland at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Jacksonville at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 7 p.m. Miami at Carolina, 7 p.m. Oakland at Arizona, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 7 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 8 p.m. Seattle at Denver, 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 Philadelphia at New England, 7 p.m. TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Sus- pended free agent minor league RHP Bryan Berglund, Pittsburgh minor league LHP Zackry Dodson and Miami minor league RHP Mathew Milroy 50 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Pre- vention and Treatment Program. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Selected the contract of SS Manny Machado from Bowie (EL). Optioned RHP Steve Johnson to Norfolk (IL). Transferred INF Brian Roberts to the 60-day DL. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed DH Travis Hafner on the 15-day DL, retroac- tive to Aug. 6. Recalled INF Jason Donald from Columbus (IL). Released OF Johnny Damon and RHP Jeremy Accadro. Fired pitching coach Scott Radinsky. Named Ruben Niebla interim pitching coach. DETROIT TIGERS—Assigned OF Don Kelly outright to Toledo (IL). TAMPA BAY RAYS—Assigned 3B Brooks Conrad outright to Durham (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Placed 3B Brett Lawrie on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 4. National League CINCINNATI REDS—Reinstated C Devin Mesoraco from the 7-day DL. Op- tioned C Dioner Navarro to Louisville (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS—Designated INF Brian Bixler for assignment. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Op- tioned OF/1B Jerry Sands to Albuquerque (PCL). Announced OF Bobby Abreu cleared outright waivers and accepted as- signment to Albuquerque. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Traded INF Tyler Greene to Houston for a player to be named or cash considerations. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned C Eddy Rodriguez to Tucson (PCL). Re- called C Nick Hundley from Tucson. American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS— Signed INF Chase Tucker and OF Eric Suttle. GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS— Signed RHP Adrian DeMar. Released RHP Reymond Cruz and OF Daniel Evatt. LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed INF Bryan Pounds. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Sold the contract of RHP Zach Woods to the N.Y. Yankees. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed C Joel Przybilla. WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Named Jerry Sichting assistant coach. FOOTBALL National Football League SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Waived TE Patrick Doyle and OT John Cullen. Signed OT Anthony Davis and OT Michael Toudouze to one-year contracts. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Waived CB Curtis Holcomb. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed DL Claude Wroten. HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed F Bobby Butler to a two-way contract. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Signed F Tyler Biggs to a three-year, entry-level contract. ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS—Re-signed D Jimmy Martin. FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Agreed to terms with D Bobby Raymond. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS—Suspended Montreal D Nelson Rivas two additional games and fined him an undisclosed amount for head butting Philadelphia F Antoine Hoppenot during Saturday’s game. Fined San Jose F Chris Wondolowski for his public criticism of the officials after the game against Vancouver on July 22. COLORADO RAPIDS—Named Dave Dir assistant/goalkeeper coach. PORTLAND TIMBERS—Acquired D Ian Hogg from Auckland City FC (New Zealand). Traded D Mike Chabala to D.C. United for a natural first-round 2014 sup- plemental draft pick. COLLEGE CASTLETON STATE—Promoted Josh Englebretson to head trainer. CLEMSON—Announced the retire- ment of athletic director Terry Don Phillips, effective July 2013. HOBART—Named Kyle O’Laughlin outside linebackers coach and Drake Woodard wide receivers coach. PFEIFFER—Named Chelsea Mar- shall women’s assistant lacrosse coach. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE—Named Josh Silva men’s assistant soccer coach. “We are excited to have an athlete like Kristina joining our soccer program,” Epp said. “Her size, speed, and aggressiveness will make her a valuable weapon for our offense.” Off the field, Bruce is also a talented student. She’s been a re- curring honor roll student all four years, received recognition at the regional and local science fair, was part of Link Crew and Cam- pus Life. Bruce, the daughter of Terry and Linda Bruce of Imperial, Calif., plans to major in exercise wellness at Mount Marty College. She will be receiving an academic incentive scholarship in addition to her soccer award. Soccer From Page 7A PAGE 8A PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012 Friday, August 10 BASEBALL, AMATEUR State Tourn. at Mitchell (Vermillion Red Sox vs. Sioux Falls, 1:30 p.m., KVTK-AM) BASEBALL, VFW TEENER State 15-16 Majors at Sioux Falls (Yankton Black Sox); S.D. State A at Tabor (Madi- son vs. Vermillion, noon; Parkston vs. Big Stone City, 2 p.m.; Groton vs. Hum- boldt, 5:30 p.m.; Dakota Valley vs. Tyn- dall, 7:30 p.m.); S.D. State B at Platte (Warner vs. Alcester-Hudson, noon; Corsica vs. Kimball-White Lake, 2:30 p.m.; Mount Vernon vs. Elkton, 5:30 p.m.; Flandreau vs. Platte, 8 p.m.) GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Arrow- head Inv. at Rapid City GOLF, SDGA Women’s Amateur Championship at Brookings CC; Women’s Senior Championship at Brookings CC; Men’s Amateur Champi- onship at Moccasin Creek CC Saturday, August 11 BASEBALL, AMATEUR State Tourn. at Mitchell BASEBALL, VFW TEENER State 15-16 Majors at Sioux Falls (Yankton Black Sox); S.D. State A at Tabor (Con- solation — Madison-Vermillion loser vs. Parkston-Big Stone City loser, noon; Groton-Humboldt loser vs. Dakota Val- ley-Tyndall loser, 2 p.m.; Semifinals — Madison-Vermillion winner vs. Park- ston-Big Stone City winner, 5:30 p.m.; Groton-Humboldt winner vs. Dakota Valley-Tyndall winner, 7:30 p.m.); S.D. State B at Platte (Consolation — Warner-Alcester-Hudson loser vs. Cor- sica-Kimball-White Lake loser, noon; Mount Vernon-Elkton loser vs. Flan- dreau-Platte loser, 2;30 p.m.; Semifinals — Warner-Alcester-Hudson winner vs. Corsica-Kimball-White Lake winner, 5:30 p.m.; Mount Vernon-Elkton winner vs. Flandreau-Platte winner, 8 p.m.) GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Arrow- head Inv. at Rapid City GOLF, SDGA Women’s Amateur Championship at Brookings CC; Women’s Senior Championship at Brookings CC; Men’s Amateur Champi- onship at Moccasin Creek CC Sunday, August 12 BASEBALL, AMATEUR State Tourn. at Mitchell BASEBALL, VFW TEENER State 15-16 Majors at Sioux Falls (Yankton Black Sox); S.D. State A at Tabor (Fifth — Consolation winners, 11 a.m; Third — Semifinal losers, 1 p.m.; Champi- onship — Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.); S.D. State B at Platte (Fifth — Consola- tion winners, noon; Third — Semifinal losers, 2:30 p.m.; Championship — Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.) GOLF, SDGA Women’s Amateur Championship at Brookings CC; Men’s Amateur Championship at Moccasin Creek CC SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR Press&Dakotan DAILY DOSE BY JEREMY HOECK [email protected] If last year’s World Cup was not the spark that ignited increased attention in soccer among the younger ranks, Thursday’s result for the United States women’s soccer team at the Olympics might just do the trick. As the USA celebrated its third consecutive gold medal, thanks to a 2-1 victory over Japan, the residual effect might con- tinue to be felt on the local scene — specifically with those kids who followed both major soccer tournaments over the past two years. Though the total number of registered boys and girls players has decreased nationally every year since 2008, the figure still crosses the three million mark, according to the last figures from U.S. Youth Soccer. In Yankton, however, the numbers have steadily increased, according to Yankton Youth Soccer Association president Jason Winterringer. In total, between 800-900 local youth register for the sport during the fall and spring seasons. Winterringer estimates the figures are in the 870 range for the fall and around 830 for the spring seasons. When it comes to paying attention to the Olympics in London, England, Winterringer said that it’s only natural that the mid- dle and high school-aged kids are more tuned in to the action. “It seems like a lot of the older kids are really following it and paying attention,” he said. “Maybe not quite yet with the younger ones, but I’m sure they’ll get to that point.” A few of the local players even traveled to Omaha, Neb., two years ago when the United States women’s team played an exhibition game at Creighton University. With the continued success of the US women (with players like Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan and Hope Solo that are al- ready household names), it’s only natural to think more local kids will want to try the sport out for themselves. Olympic Soccer Providing Boost To Local Program Daily opinions from the P&D Sports Staff on local and na- tional high school, college and professional sports. For more information call 605-665-4606 or find us on Facebook at e Coalition For a Drug Free Yankton End of summer and heading back to school is cause for celebration, but underage drinking often leads to harmful consequences for youths and families. Our youth deserve to live and grow in an environment where alcohol is not misused. Lets host alcohol-free parties with plenty of fun activities to show our youth we care about their future. CELEBRATE SUMMER’S END SAFELY Brought to you by Oakland Picked To Win Summit League Soccer ELMHURST, Ill. — After becoming the first fourth seeded team to win The Summit League Championship, Oakland has been selected as the preseason favorite to repeat for the title in a vote of the league’s nine head coaches. The Golden Grizzlies landed five first-place votes, while last season’s regular season champion South Dakota State collected the remaining four first-place tal- lies. Kansas City edged out North Dakota State by one point for third place, followed by Fort Wayne in the fifth slot. IUPUI and Western Illinois tied for sixth and Omaha while South Dakota tied for eighth place to round out the poll. SDSU returns five starters and 12 letterwinners from a team that went 12-6-2, including 8-0-1 in Summit League play. The Jackrabbits have won three regular season ti- tles in their five years in the Summit. SDSU will be led by returning all-league performers Christa Nyblom (5 goals, 11 points) up front and Stephanie Berube (2 points) on the backline. USD returns 10 starters and 19 letterwinners from a team that was the youngest in NCAA Division I a year ago. Coach Mandy Green’s squad returns leading scorers Jenny Teslow (11 points) and Erin Bello (10 points), as well as all-Freshman team honoree Makenna Cameron (3 points). USD played at Northern Iowa in its exhibition opener on Thursday, and travels to Omaha for a noon exhibition on Saturday. The Coyotes open the season Aug. 17 at Gonzaga, then play at Idaho on Aug. 19 before an Aug. 26 home opener against former league rival North Dakota. Regular season play kicks off on Aug. 17, with Summit League play starting Sept. 28. The top four teams in the regular season standings will compete for The Summit League Women’s Soccer Championship at Fishback Soc- cer Park in Brookings, Nov. 2 & 4. The tournament cham- pion will earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s College Cup. Coyote Women’s Soccer Tops UNI in Exhibition, 2-0 WATERLOO, Iowa — The South Dakota women’s soc- cer team enjoyed a solid showing in its first exhibition game on Thursday with a 2-0 win over Northern Iowa in Waterloo, Iowa. The contest was played in three 30-minute halves. The Coyotes, who will face Omaha in a final exhibition game on Saturday before the regular season begins on Aug. 17, got goals from junior Jenny Teslow and freshman Taylor Nivala in Thursday’s win. Freshman Teagan Eberle assisted on both goals. South Dakota had a 10-8 in shots in the game. Soph- omore goalkeeper Mackenzie Viktor and freshman Abby Lindsay combined on the shutout in net for the Coyotes. Viktor had seven saves. The exhibition game gave the Coyote coaching staff a chance to look at several players, as 27 saw action in the game. Saturday’s game at Omaha begins at noon. The regu- lar-season opener for South Dakota is set for Aug. 17 at Gonzaga (4 p.m. Central time start). YHS Soccer Car Wash Saturday The Yankton High School club soccer team will hold a car wash fundraiser on Saturday in front of Ace Hardware on Broadway. The fundraiser will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. RC Gymnastics And Cheer Fall Registration, Social Aug. 12 River City Gymnastics and Cheer will hold a presea- son event Sunday, Aug. 12, from 7:30-8:45 p.m. at the Yankton High School Main Theatre and Commons. The event will include performances from Cheer Acad- emy I, II, III, IV summer session, a gymnastics exhibition from summer session, as well as an ice cream social and registrations for fall classes in gymnastics, cheer and strength and conditioning. Cost to attend is a free will donation. For more infor- mation, contact Justin Olson at 605-661-4971 or yankton- [email protected]. Wade Salem To Be Featured Speaker At Yankton ‘Evening of Champions’ The Fellowship of Christian Athletes has announce dthat Wade Salem will be the featured speaker at the “Evening of Champions” kick-off to the new sport season in Yankton, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, at Calvary Baptist Church, 2407 Broadway Ave. in Yankton. The evening is open to all, especially for athletes, coaches, and others connected to the school community who are interested in building character in the lives of young people. The evening starts with a meal and brief program at 6:15 p.m., followed by the Wade Salem pres- entation at 7:00 p.m. Salem is the founder and President of Character Mat- ters Inc. Wade is the son of former University of South Dakota and University of Minnesota football coach Joe Salem, and brother of former Augustana football coach Brad Salem. Character Matters helps coaches and stu- dents incorporate character in to their programs. Salem is known as an exceptional leader, speaker, author, and mo- tivator. There will be no charge for the event. Individuals or businesses that would be interested in sponsoring a table, which allows this event to be free, or if there are any ques- tions about this event, should contact one of the following: Ryan Mors, Yankton Activities Director, 605-665-8369; Chuck Iverson, Mount Marty College Athletic Director, 605- 668-1529; or Will Eidsness, Yankton FCA Leader at 605- 660-8032. YHS Football Checkout Aug. 10 The Yankton High School football program will hold an organizational meeting for prospective players entering grades 9-12 on Friday, Aug. 10, at 4 p.m. at the YHS main gym. Checkout of equipment will follow the meeting. Play- ers who have already checked out will need to bring their equipment to the meeting. Coed Softball Leagues Forming The fall coed softball league is now forming. Games will be played on Sunday afternoons in Sep- tember and October. Contact Kathy Shelburg at 661-9483 by Aug. 17. Huskers Only FBS Team With Three Brothers On Roster WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Minnesota’s second-round draft pick Robbie Hummel says he will play in Europe rather than the NBA next season. Hummel tells the Lafayette Journal and Courier he has agreed to a deal with El Obradoiro, which plays in Spain’s top professional league. He says the deal was made with the approval of the Timber- wolves, who drafted Hummel 58th overall in June. Hummel says Minnesota has a lot of for- wards on the roster, but believes the Timberwolves and the NBA are still in his future. Hummel starred at Purdue and was considered their top player until tearing the ACL in his right knee twice in less than 12 months. He finished ninth on the Boil- ermakers’ career scoring list (1,772), fourth in rebounds (862), fourth in 3-pointers (216) and seventh in blocks (112). 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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Withyet another son playing footballfor Nebraska this season, Chris-tine Cotton has had to make an-other alteration to her game-dayapparel.
The red jersey she’s wornsince 2008 originally had tight endBen Cotton’s No. 81 on the frontand back. When offensive linemanJake Cotton joined the programtwo years later, his No. 68 went onthe back.
This year she’s added No. 84 toher sleeves for freshman tight endSam Cotton.
“If I had more boys, I’d needmore arms,” Christine said.
As it is, Nebraska will be theonly FBS team this season to havethree brothers on its roster.
Not to be forgotten, the Cottonfamily patriarch, Barney, is theCornhuskers’ offensive line coach.
Christine is a proud wife andmom, of course, and she said sheunderstands why people find itfascinating that one family is sowell-represented on the team.
“I don’t want people to think Itake it for granted,” she said. “ButI don’t get swept off my feet bydramatic storylines because Iknow the hard work that was in-volved.”
Ben is a senior who’s enteringhis third season as a starter. Jakeis a sophomore competing for aspot on the two-deep at one of theguard spots. Sam is a freshmanand the only scholarship tight endin the 2012 recruiting class.
Barney, who played offensiveand defensive line for the Huskersfrom 1975-78, didn’t push his sonsinto football. He told each one tostrive to be the best at whateverhe chose to do.
But Barney was a third-rounddraft pick who played four yearsin the NFL, and he was coachingbefore he and Christine started afamily. It was natural that the sonswould play football.
“We’ve got a close family, andI’ve been pretty fortunate to havethe opportunity to have threeboys at the same school so boththeir parents get to watch themplay,” Barney said.
The Cotton household fosteredthe aggressiveness and competi-tiveness required to play footballat a high level.
There were wrestling matchesto determine who would securepreferred seating on the couch infront of the TV.
When mom served ice cream,she risked having a ruckus breakout if the size and number ofscoops weren’t precisely the samein each bowl.
Board games weren’t for thefaint of heart.
“It was fun,” Ben said. “Some-times it didn’t end well, but that’swhat brothers do. Brothers fight,but they love each other and have
each other’s backs at the end ofthe day.”
The brothers and their parentsstand united against cynical fanswho argue the Cotton boys gottheir scholarships, in part, be-cause their dad is on the staff.
“I’ve heard that before,” Bar-ney said, bristling. “Those(naysayers) obviously haven’twatched film. They’ve earnedtheir chance to be here, and that’sall I’ll say about that.”
Ben was judged a three-star re-cruit coming out of Ames (Iowa)High, according to Rivals.com’sfive-star scale. He pledged toLouisville in the summer of 2007.Other offers had come from Iowa,Wisconsin, Kansas and Iowa State,where his dad had been an assis-tant before new Nebraska coachBo Pelini hired him in December2007.
Ben said he didn’t have tothink long about switching hiscommitment to Nebraska afterPelini offered a scholarship.
Jake, a two-star recruit, had of-fers from Division II Nebraska-Omaha and Northwest MissouriState before verbally committingto Nebraska prior to his senioryear at Lincoln Southeast. He alsowas recruited by Ohio Universityand Iowa State.
Sam, a three-star recruit out ofLincoln Southeast, had offers fromOhio and Tulsa in addition to Ne-braska. He was the Huskers’ onlyin-state scholarship recruit thisyear.
Jake said it would be foolishfor anyone to think he and hisbrothers rode their father’s coat-tails to Nebraska.
“Coach Bo, the staff, they can’tput their necks out for a coach’skid because at the end of the dayit’s the bottom line if they don’twin,” Jake said. “If they don’tbring in good players, they’re notgoing to have a job. They can’tjust do something like that.”
Ben said, “When all is said anddone, they’ll all know all three ofus were deserving.”
The Cotton boys say havingdad on their coaching staff andtheir parents in the same townhasn’t cramped their college expe-rience.
Ben and Jake share a housewith two other players. As a fresh-man, Sam is required to live in adormitory. Sam plans to move inwith Jake when Ben moves outafter graduation.
“You get to live on your ownand be away from your family,have your alone time, your grown-up time,” Ben said. “But if youwant to go home for a family din-ner, have mom cook for you orjust see your puppy or hang outwith the family and just kick it, it’struly a blessing from God to beable to do that.”
OLYMPICSMEDALS TABLE
238 of 302 total medal eventsNation G S B TotUnited States 39 25 26 90China 37 24 19 80Russia 12 21 23 56Britain 25 13 14 52Germany 10 16 11 37Japan 5 14 14 33France 8 9 12 29Australia 6 13 10 29South Korea 12 7 6 25Italy 7 6 6 19Netherlands 5 5 6 16Canada 1 5 10 16Hungary 8 4 3 15Spain 2 7 2 11Brazil 2 2 7 11Belarus 3 3 4 10New Zealand 3 2 5 10Ukraine 3 1 6 10Kazakhstan 6 0 3 9Iran 4 4 1 9Jamaica 3 3 3 9Romania 2 5 2 9Denmark 2 4 3 9Poland 2 1 6 9Cuba 3 3 2 8Czech Republic 2 3 3 8Kenya 2 2 3 7Sweden 1 3 3 7Colombia 0 3 3 6North Korea 4 0 1 5South Africa 3 1 1 5Mexico 0 3 2 5Azerbaijan 0 2 3 5Croatia 2 1 1 4Ethiopia 2 0 2 4Slovenia 1 1 2 4India 0 1 3 4Slovakia 0 1 3 4Switzerland 2 1 0 3Georgia 1 1 1 3Norway 1 1 1 3Armenia 0 1 2 3Belgium 0 1 2 3Mongolia 0 1 2 3Dominican Republic1 1 0 2Ireland 1 0 1 2Lithuania 1 0 1 2Turkey 1 0 1 2Egypt 0 2 0 2Estonia 0 1 1 2Indonesia 0 1 1 2Malaysia 0 1 1 2Serbia 0 1 1 2Taiwan 0 1 1 2Thailand 0 1 1 2Tunisia 0 1 1 2Greece 0 0 2 2Moldova 0 0 2 2Qatar 0 0 2 2Singapore 0 0 2 2Algeria 1 0 0 1Grenada 1 0 0 1Venezuela 1 0 0 1Botswana 0 1 0 1Bulgaria 0 1 0 1Cyprus 0 1 0 1Finland 0 1 0 1Guatemala 0 1 0 1Portugal 0 1 0 1Afghanistan 0 0 1 1Argentina 0 0 1 1Hong Kong 0 0 1 1Kuwait 0 0 1 1Latvia 0 0 1 1Morocco 0 0 1 1Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 1Tajikistan 0 0 1 1Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 1 1Uzbekistan 0 0 1 1
THURSDAY’S MEDALISTSATHLETICS
Men200
GOLD—Usain Bolt, Jamaica.SILVER—Yohan Blake, Jamaica.BRONZE—Warren Weir, Jamaica.
800GOLD—David Lekuta Rudisha,
Kenya.SILVER—Nijel Amos, Botswana.BRONZE—Timothy Kitum, Kenya.
Triple JumpGOLD—Christian Taylor, Fayetteville,
Ga.SILVER—Will Claye, Phoenix.BRONZE—Fabrizio Donato, Italy.
DecathlonGOLD—Ashton Eaton, Bend, Ore.SILVER—Trey Hardee, Birmingham,
Ala.BRONZE—Leonel Suarez, Cuba.
WomenJavelin
GOLD—Barbora Spotakova, CzechRepublic.
SILVER—Christina Obergfoll, Ger-many.
BRONZE—Linda Stahl, Germany.BEACH VOLLEYBALL
MenGOLD—Germany (Julius Brink, Jonas
Reckermann).SILVER—Brazil (Alison Cerutti,
Emanuel Rego).BRONZE—Latvia 2 (Martins Plavins,
Janis Smedins).BOXINGWomen
51KgGOLD—Nicola Adams, Britain.SILVER—Ren Cancan, China.BRONZE—Marlen Esparza, Houston.BRONZE—Chungneijang Mery Kom
Hmangte, India.60Kg
GOLD—Katie Taylor, Ireland.SILVER—Sofya Ochigava, Russia.BRONZE—Mavzuna Chorieva, Tajik-
istan.BRONZE—Adriana Araujo, Brazil.
75KgGOLD—Claressa Shields, Flint, Mich.SILVER—Nadezda Torlopova, Rus-
sia.BRONZE—Marina Volnova, Kaza-
khstan.BRONZE—Li Jinzi, China.
CANOE SPRINTMen
Kayak 1000 FoursGOLD—Australia (Tate Smith, Dave
Smith, Murray Stewart, Jacob Clear).SILVER—Hungary (Zoltan Kammerer,
David Toth, Tamas Kulifai, Daniel Pau-man).
BRONZE—Czech Republic (DanielHavel, Lukas Trefil, Josef Dostal, JanSterba).Canoe Doubles 1000
GOLD—Germany (Peter Kretschmer,Kurt Kuschela).
SILVER—Belarus (Andrei Bah-danovich, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich).
BRONZE—Russia (Alexey Ko-rovashkov, Ilya Pervukhin).
WomenKayak Singles 500
GOLD—Danuta Kozak, Hungary.SILVER—Inna Osypenko-Radomska,
Ukraine.BRONZE—Bridgitte Hartley, South
Africa.Kayak Doubles 500
GOLD—Germany (Franziska Weber,Tina Dietze).
SILVER—Hungary (Katalin Kovacs,Natasa Douchev-Janics).
BRONZE—Poland (Karolina Naja,Beata Mikolajczyk).
DIVINGWomen
10m PlatformGOLD—Chen Ruolin, China.SILVER—Brittany Broben, Australia.BRONZE—Pandelela Rinong Pamg,
Malaysia.EQUESTRIAN
Individual DressageGOLD—Charlotte Dujardin, Britain.SILVER—Adelinde Cornelissen,
Netherlands.BRONZE—Laura Bechtolsheimer,
Britain.SOCCER
WomenGOLD—United States (Hope Solo,
Richland, Wash., Heather Mitts, Cincinnati,Christie Rampone, Point Pleasant, N.J.,Becky Sauerbrunn, St. Louis, KelleyO’Hara, Fayetteville, Ga., Amy Le Peilbet,Crystal Lake, Ill., Shannon Boxx, Torrance,Calif., Amy Rodriguez, Lake Forest, Calif.,Heather O’Reilly, East Brunswick, N.J.,Carli Lloyd, Delran, N.J., Sydney Leroux,Los Angeles, Lauren Cheney, Indianapo-lis, Alex Morgan, Diamond Bar, Calif., AbbyWambach, Rochester, N.Y., Megan Rapi-noe, Redding, Calif., Rachel Buehler, DelMar, Calif., Tobin Heath, Basking Ridge,N.J., Nicole Barnhart, Gilbertsville, Pa.).
SILVER—Japan (Miho Fukumoto,Yukari Kinga, Azusa Iwashimizu, Saki Ku-magai, Aya Sameshima, Mizuho Sak-aguchi, Kozue Ando, Aya Miyama, NahomiKawasumi, Homare Sawa, Shinobu Ohno,Kyoko Yano, Karina Maruyama, AsunaTanaka, Megumi Takase, Mana Iwabuchi,Yuki Ogimi, Ayumi Kaihori).
BRONZE—Canada (Karina ChenelleLeblanc, Emily Jane Zurrer, ChelseaBlaine Stewart, Carmelina Moscato,Robyn Krista Gayle, Kaylyn MckenzieKyle, Rhian Emilie Wilkinson, Diana Bev-erly Matheson, Candace Marie Chapman,Lauren Marie Sesselmann, Desiree RoseMarie Scott, Christine Margaret Sinclair,Sophie Diana Schmidt, Melissa PalmaJulie Tancredi, Kelly Parker, Jonelle Fil-igno, Brittany Amanda Timko, Erin KatrinaMcLeod, Melanie Booth, Marie-Eve Nault).
SWIMMINGWomen
10km MarathonGOLD—Eva Risztov, Hungary.SILVER—Haley Anderson, Granite
Bay, Calif.BRONZE—Martina Grimaldi, Italy.
TAEKWONDOMen
68KgGOLD—Servet Tazegul, Turkey.SILVER—Mohammad Bagheri Mo-
tamed, Iran.BRONZE—Rohullah Nikpah,
Afghanistan.BRONZE—Terrence Jennings,
Alexandria, Va.Women
57KgGOLD—Jade Jones, Britain.SILVER—Hou Yuzhuo, China.BRONZE—Tseng Li-Cheng, Taiwan.BRONZE—Marlene Harnois, France.
WATER POLOWomen
GOLD—United States (Betsey Arm-strong, Ann Arbor, Mich., Heather Petri,Orinda, Calif., Melissa Seidemann, WalnutCreek, Calif., Brenda Villa, Commerce,Calif., Lauren Wenger, Long Beach, Calif.,Maggie Steffens, Danville, Calif., CourtneyMathewson, Anaheim Hills, Calif., JessicaSteffens, Danville, Calif., Elsie Windes,Beaverton, Ore., Kelly Rulon, San Diego,Annika Dries, Laguna Beach, Calif., KamiCraig, Santa Barbara, Calif., Tumua Anae,Newport Beach, Calif.).
SILVER—Spain (Laura Ester Ramos,Marta Bach Pascual, Anni Espar Llaquet,Roser Tarrago Aymerich, Matilde OrtizReyes, Jennifer Pareja, Lorena MirandaDorado, Pilar Pena Carrasco, Andrea BlasMartinez, Ona Meseguer Flaque, MaicaGarcia, Laura Lopez Ventosa, Ana CopadoAmoros).
BRONZE—Australia (Victoria Brown,Gemma Beadsworth, Sophie Smith, HollyLincoln-Smith, Jane Moran, BronwenKnox, Rowie Webster, Kate Gynther, Glen-cora Ralph, Ash Southern, Mel Rippon,Nicola Zagame, Alicia Mccormack).
WRESTLINGWomen
55KgGOLD—Saori Yoshida, Japan.SILVER—Tonya Lynn Verbeek,
Canada.BRONZE—Yuliya Ratkevich, Azerbai-
jan.BRONZE—Jackeline Renteria
Castillo, Colombia.72Kg
GOLD—Natalia Vorobieva, Russia.SILVER—Stanka Zlateva Hristova,
Bulgaria.
BRONZE—Maider Unda, Spain.BRONZE—Guzel Manyurova, Kaza-
khstan.
BASEBALLS.D. VFW STATE A VARSITYTEENER TOURN.
Aug. 10-12 at TaborFirst Round, Friday, Aug. 10
Madison vs. Vermillion, noonParkston vs. Big Stone City, 2 p.m.Groton vs. Humboldt, 5:30 p.m.Dakota Valley vs. Tyndall, 7:30 p.m.
S.D. VFW STATE B VARSITYTEENER TOURN.
Aug. 10-12 at PlatteFirst Round, Friday, Aug. 10
Warner vs. Alcester-Hudson, noonCorsica vs. Kimball-White Lake, 2:30
p.m.Mount Vernon vs. Elkton, 5:30 p.m.Flandreau vs. Platte, 8 p.m.
S.D. STATE A AMATEUR TOURN.Aug. 3-5 at Yankton, Aug. 10-12 atMitchellFriday, Aug. 10
GAME 27: Sioux Falls vs. Vermillion,1:30 p.m., Drake Field
GAME 28: Rapid City A’s vs. Castle-wood, 3:30 p.m., Drake Field
GAME 29: Renner vs. Brandon Valley,1:30 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 11
GAME 32: Game 27 winner vs. Game28 winner, 11 a.m.
GAME 34: Game 32 winner vs. Game29 loser, 5:30 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 12
CHAMPIONSHIP: Game 29 winnervs. Game 34 winner, noon
S.D. STATE B AMATEUR TOURN.Aug. 1-12 at Mitchell
SECOND ROUNDSunday, Aug. 5
Madison 4, Wynot 3Britton 12, Clear Lake 7
Monday, Aug. 6Lennox 3, Salem 1Crofton 10, Larchwood 0, 8 innings
Tuesday, Aug. 7Alexandria 5, Lake Norden 2Canova-Howard 2, Tabor 0
Wednesday, Aug. 8Clark 7, Akron 3Parkston Mudcats 14, Milbank 1, 7 in-
ningsQUARTERFINALS
Thursday, Aug. 9Britton 6, Madison 3Lennox vs. Crofton, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 10Alexandria vs. Canova-Howard, 6
p.m.Clark vs. Parkston Mudcats, 8 p.m.
SEMIFINALSSaturday, Aug. 11
Britton vs. Lennox-Crofton winner, 1p.m.
Alexandria-Canova-Howard winnervs. Clark-Parkston Mudcats winner, 7:30p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GBNew York 65 46 .586 —Baltimore 60 52 .536 5 1/2Tampa Bay 59 52 .532 6Boston 55 58 .487 11Toronto 53 58 .477 12
Central DivisionW L Pct GB
Chicago 60 50 .545 —Detroit 60 52 .536 1Cleveland 52 60 .464 9Minnesota 49 62 .441 11 1/2Kansas City 48 63 .432 12 1/2
West DivisionW L Pct GB
Texas 65 45 .591 —Oakland 60 51 .541 5 1/2Los Angeles 59 53 .527 7Seattle 51 62 .451 15 1/2Wednesday’s Games
Cleveland 6, Minnesota 2Texas 10, Boston 9Oakland 9, L.A. Angels 8N.Y. Yankees 12, Detroit 8Baltimore 9, Seattle 2Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Thursday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees 4, Detroit 3Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 1Cleveland 5, Boston 3Kansas City 8, Baltimore 2
Friday’s GamesBoston (Buchholz 9-3) at Cleveland
(Seddon 0-0), 6:05 p.m.Kansas City (Hochevar 7-9) at Balti-
more (Mig.Gonzalez 3-2), 6:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 5-5) at Toronto
(R.Romero 8-8), 6:07 p.m.Detroit (Scherzer 10-6) at Texas (Feld-
man 6-6), 7:05 p.m.Oakland (McCarthy 6-3) at Chicago
White Sox (Floyd 8-9), 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (Hellickson 6-7) at Min-
nesota (De Vries 2-2), 7:10 p.m.Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-5) at L.A. An-
gels (E.Santana 5-10), 9:05 p.m.Saturday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.Boston at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 6:10
p.m.Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.Detroit at Texas, 7:05 p.m.Seattle at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.
Sunday’s GamesBoston at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 1:10
p.m.Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.Detroit at Texas, 2:05 p.m.Seattle at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GBWashington 68 43 .613 —Atlanta 64 47 .577 4New York 54 58 .482 14 1/2Miami 51 61 .455 17 1/2Philadelphia 50 61 .450 18
Central DivisionW L Pct GB
Cincinnati 66 45 .595 —Pittsburgh 63 48 .568 3St. Louis 61 51 .545 5 1/2Milwaukee 51 59 .464 14 1/2Chicago 43 66 .394 22Houston 36 76 .321 30 1/2
West DivisionW L Pct GB
San Francisco 61 51 .545 —Los Angeles 60 52 .536 1Arizona 57 55 .509 4San Diego 49 64 .434 12 1/2Colorado 40 69 .367 19 1/2Wednesday’s Games
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2San Diego 2, Chicago Cubs 0Pittsburgh 7, Arizona 6Atlanta 12, Philadelphia 6Miami 13, N.Y. Mets 0Washington 4, Houston 3San Francisco 15, St. Louis 0L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 4
Thursday’s GamesN.Y. Mets 6, Miami 1St. Louis 3, San Francisco 1Arizona 6, Pittsburgh 3Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.Washington at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Friday’s GamesCincinnati (Bailey 9-7) at Chicago
Cubs (Germano 1-1), 1:20 p.m.San Diego (Volquez 7-8) at Pittsburgh
(Ja.McDonald 10-5), 6:05 p.m.St. Louis (Lohse 12-2) at Philadelphia
(Halladay 5-6), 6:05 p.m.Atlanta (Maholm 9-7) at N.Y. Mets
(Harvey 1-2), 6:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-6) at Miami
(Buehrle 9-10), 6:10 p.m.Milwaukee (M.Rogers 0-1) at Houston
(B.Norris 5-9), 7:05 p.m.Washington (Strasburg 12-5) at Ari-
zona (Cahill 9-9), 8:40 p.m.Colorado (Chatwood 1-2) at San Fran-
cisco (Lincecum 6-11), 9:15 p.m.Saturday’s Games
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m.Colorado at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.Milwaukee at Houston, 6:05 p.m.San Diego at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 6:10 p.m.Washington at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.
Sunday’s GamesL.A. Dodgers at Miami, 12:10 p.m.San Diego at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.St. Louis at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.Milwaukee at Houston, 1:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.Colorado at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.Washington at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:05 p.m.
FOOTBALLNFL PRESEASONThursday’s Games
Washington 7, Buffalo 6Philadelphia 24, Pittsburgh 23
New England 7, New Orleans 6Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Green Bay at San Diego, 8 p.m.Denver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s GamesTampa Bay at Miami, 6:30 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Arizona at Kansas City, 7 p.m.Minnesota at San Francisco, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s GamesHouston at Carolina, 6 p.m.Tennessee at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Sunday’s GameSt. Louis at Indianapolis, 12:30 p.m.
Monday’s GameDallas at Oakland, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 16Cleveland at Green Bay, 7 p.m.Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 17Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.Buffalo at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Jacksonville at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Detroit at Baltimore, 7 p.m.Miami at Carolina, 7 p.m.Oakland at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 18N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.San Francisco at Houston, 7 p.m.Kansas City at St. Louis, 7 p.m.Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m.Dallas at San Diego, 8 p.m.Seattle at Denver, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 19Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 20Philadelphia at New England, 7 p.m.
TRANSACTIONSBASEBALL
American LeagueCOMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Sus-
pended free agent minor league RHPBryan Berglund, Pittsburgh minor leagueLHP Zackry Dodson and Miami minorleague RHP Mathew Milroy 50 games forviolations of the Minor League Drug Pre-vention and Treatment Program.
American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES—Selected
the contract of SS Manny Machado fromBowie (EL). Optioned RHP Steve Johnsonto Norfolk (IL). Transferred INF BrianRoberts to the 60-day DL.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed DHTravis Hafner on the 15-day DL, retroac-tive to Aug. 6. Recalled INF Jason Donaldfrom Columbus (IL). Released OF JohnnyDamon and RHP Jeremy Accadro. Firedpitching coach Scott Radinsky. NamedRuben Niebla interim pitching coach.
DETROIT TIGERS—Assigned OFDon Kelly outright to Toledo (IL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Assigned 3BBrooks Conrad outright to Durham (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Placed 3BBrett Lawrie on the 15-day DL, retroactiveto Aug. 4.
National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS—Reinstated C
Devin Mesoraco from the 7-day DL. Op-tioned C Dioner Navarro to Louisville (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—DesignatedINF Brian Bixler for assignment.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Op-tioned OF/1B Jerry Sands to Albuquerque(PCL). Announced OF Bobby Abreucleared outright waivers and accepted as-
signment to Albuquerque.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Traded INF
Tyler Greene to Houston for a player to benamed or cash considerations.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Optioned CEddy Rodriguez to Tucson (PCL). Re-called C Nick Hundley from Tucson.
American AssociationGARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—
Signed INF Chase Tucker and OF EricSuttle.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS—Signed RHP Adrian DeMar. Released RHPReymond Cruz and OF Daniel Evatt.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed INFBryan Pounds.
Can-Am LeagueNEW JERSEY JACKALS—Sold the
contract of RHP Zach Woods to the N.Y.Yankees.
BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association
MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed C JoelPrzybilla.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS—NamedJerry Sichting assistant coach.
FOOTBALLNational Football League
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—WaivedTE Patrick Doyle and OT John Cullen.Signed OT Anthony Davis and OT MichaelToudouze to one-year contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—WaivedCB Curtis Holcomb.
Canadian Football LeagueEDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed DL
Claude Wroten.HOCKEY
National Hockey LeagueNEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed F
Bobby Butler to a two-way contract.TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Signed
F Tyler Biggs to a three-year, entry-levelcontract.
ECHLELMIRA JACKALS—Re-signed D
Jimmy Martin.FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Agreed to
terms with D Bobby Raymond.SOCCER
Major League SoccerMLS—Suspended Montreal D Nelson
Rivas two additional games and fined himan undisclosed amount for head buttingPhiladelphia F Antoine Hoppenot duringSaturday’s game. Fined San Jose F ChrisWondolowski for his public criticism of theofficials after the game against Vancouveron July 22.
COLORADO RAPIDS—Named DaveDir assistant/goalkeeper coach.
PORTLAND TIMBERS—Acquired DIan Hogg from Auckland City FC (NewZealand). Traded D Mike Chabala to D.C.United for a natural first-round 2014 sup-plemental draft pick.
COLLEGECASTLETON STATE—Promoted
Josh Englebretson to head trainer.CLEMSON—Announced the retire-
ment of athletic director Terry Don Phillips,effective July 2013.
HOBART—Named Kyle O’Laughlinoutside linebackers coach and DrakeWoodard wide receivers coach.
PFEIFFER—Named Chelsea Mar-shall women’s assistant lacrosse coach.
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE—NamedJosh Silva men’s assistant soccer coach.
“We are excited to have anathlete like Kristina joining oursoccer program,” Epp said. “Hersize, speed, and aggressivenesswill make her a valuable weaponfor our offense.”
Off the field, Bruce is also a
talented student. She’s been a re-curring honor roll student all fouryears, received recognition at theregional and local science fair,was part of Link Crew and Cam-pus Life.
Bruce, the daughter of Terryand Linda Bruce of Imperial,Calif., plans to major in exercisewellness at Mount Marty College.She will be receiving an academicincentive scholarship in additionto her soccer award.
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Friday, August 10BASEBALL, AMATEUR State
Tourn. at Mitchell (Vermillion Red Soxvs. Sioux Falls, 1:30 p.m., KVTK-AM)
BASEBALL, VFW TEENER State15-16 Majors at Sioux Falls (YanktonBlack Sox); S.D. State A at Tabor (Madi-son vs. Vermillion, noon; Parkston vs.Big Stone City, 2 p.m.; Groton vs. Hum-boldt, 5:30 p.m.; Dakota Valley vs. Tyn-dall, 7:30 p.m.); S.D. State B at Platte(Warner vs. Alcester-Hudson, noon;Corsica vs. Kimball-White Lake, 2:30p.m.; Mount Vernon vs. Elkton, 5:30p.m.; Flandreau vs. Platte, 8 p.m.)
GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Arrow-head Inv. at Rapid City
GOLF, SDGA Women’s AmateurChampionship at Brookings CC;Women’s Senior Championship atBrookings CC; Men’s Amateur Champi-onship at Moccasin Creek CC
Saturday, August 11BASEBALL, AMATEUR State
Tourn. at MitchellBASEBALL, VFW TEENER State
15-16 Majors at Sioux Falls (YanktonBlack Sox); S.D. State A at Tabor (Con-solation — Madison-Vermillion loser vs.Parkston-Big Stone City loser, noon;Groton-Humboldt loser vs. Dakota Val-ley-Tyndall loser, 2 p.m.; Semifinals —Madison-Vermillion winner vs. Park-ston-Big Stone City winner, 5:30 p.m.;Groton-Humboldt winner vs. DakotaValley-Tyndall winner, 7:30 p.m.); S.D.State B at Platte (Consolation —Warner-Alcester-Hudson loser vs. Cor-sica-Kimball-White Lake loser, noon;Mount Vernon-Elkton loser vs. Flan-dreau-Platte loser, 2;30 p.m.; Semifinals— Warner-Alcester-Hudson winner vs.Corsica-Kimball-White Lake winner,5:30 p.m.; Mount Vernon-Elkton winnervs. Flandreau-Platte winner, 8 p.m.)
GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Arrow-
head Inv. at Rapid CityGOLF, SDGA Women’s Amateur
Championship at Brookings CC;Women’s Senior Championship atBrookings CC; Men’s Amateur Champi-onship at Moccasin Creek CC
Sunday, August 12BASEBALL, AMATEUR State
Tourn. at MitchellBASEBALL, VFW TEENER State
15-16 Majors at Sioux Falls (YanktonBlack Sox); S.D. State A at Tabor (Fifth— Consolation winners, 11 a.m; Third— Semifinal losers, 1 p.m.; Champi-onship — Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.);S.D. State B at Platte (Fifth — Consola-tion winners, noon; Third — Semifinallosers, 2:30 p.m.; Championship —Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.)
GOLF, SDGA Women’s AmateurChampionship at Brookings CC; Men’sAmateur Championship at MoccasinCreek CC
S C O R E B OA R D A R E A C A L E N DA R
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If last year’s World Cup was not the spark that ignited increased attention in soccer among the younger ranks, Thursday’sresult for the United States women’s soccer team at the Olympics might just do the trick.
As the USA celebrated its third consecutive gold medal, thanks to a 2-1 victory over Japan, the residual effect might con-tinue to be felt on the local scene — specifically with those kids who followed both major soccer tournaments over the pasttwo years.
Though the total number of registered boys and girls players has decreased nationally every year since 2008, the figurestill crosses the three million mark, according to the last figures from U.S. Youth Soccer.
In Yankton, however, the numbers have steadily increased, according to Yankton Youth Soccer Association president
Jason Winterringer.In total, between 800-900 local youth register for the sport during the fall and spring seasons. Winterringer estimates the
figures are in the 870 range for the fall and around 830 for the spring seasons.When it comes to paying attention to the Olympics in London, England, Winterringer said that it’s only natural that the mid-
dle and high school-aged kids are more tuned in to the action.“It seems like a lot of the older kids are really following it and paying attention,” he said. “Maybe not quite yet with the
younger ones, but I’m sure they’ll get to that point.”A few of the local players even traveled to Omaha, Neb., two years ago when the United States women’s team played an
exhibition game at Creighton University.With the continued success of the US women (with players like Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan and Hope Solo that are al-
ready household names), it’s only natural to think more local kids will want to try the sport out for themselves.
Olympic Soccer Providing Boost To Local Program
Daily opinions from the P&DSports Staff on local and na-tional high school, collegeand professional sports.
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Oakland Picked To Win SummitLeague Soccer
ELMHURST, Ill. — After becoming the first fourthseeded team to win The Summit League Championship,Oakland has been selected as the preseason favorite torepeat for the title in a vote of the league’s nine headcoaches.
The Golden Grizzlies landed five first-place votes,while last season’s regular season champion SouthDakota State collected the remaining four first-place tal-lies. Kansas City edged out North Dakota State by onepoint for third place, followed by Fort Wayne in the fifthslot. IUPUI and Western Illinois tied for sixth and Omahawhile South Dakota tied for eighth place to round out thepoll.
SDSU returns five starters and 12 letterwinners from ateam that went 12-6-2, including 8-0-1 in Summit Leagueplay. The Jackrabbits have won three regular season ti-tles in their five years in the Summit. SDSU will be led byreturning all-league performers Christa Nyblom (5 goals,11 points) up front and Stephanie Berube (2 points) on thebackline.
USD returns 10 starters and 19 letterwinners from ateam that was the youngest in NCAA Division I a year ago.Coach Mandy Green’s squad returns leading scorersJenny Teslow (11 points) and Erin Bello (10 points), as well
as all-Freshman team honoree Makenna Cameron (3points).
USD played at Northern Iowa in its exhibition openeron Thursday, and travels to Omaha for a noon exhibitionon Saturday. The Coyotes open the season Aug. 17 atGonzaga, then play at Idaho on Aug. 19 before an Aug.26 home opener against former league rival North Dakota.
Regular season play kicks off on Aug. 17, with SummitLeague play starting Sept. 28. The top four teams in theregular season standings will compete for The SummitLeague Women’s Soccer Championship at Fishback Soc-cer Park in Brookings, Nov. 2 & 4. The tournament cham-pion will earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAAWomen’s College Cup.
Coyote Women’s Soccer TopsUNI in Exhibition, 2-0
WATERLOO, Iowa — The South Dakota women’s soc-cer team enjoyed a solid showing in its first exhibitiongame on Thursday with a 2-0 win over Northern Iowa inWaterloo, Iowa. The contest was played in three 30-minutehalves.
The Coyotes, who will face Omaha in a final exhibitiongame on Saturday before the regular season begins onAug. 17, got goals from junior Jenny Teslow and freshmanTaylor Nivala in Thursday’s win. Freshman Teagan Eberle
assisted on both goals.South Dakota had a 10-8 in shots in the game. Soph-
omore goalkeeper Mackenzie Viktor and freshman AbbyLindsay combined on the shutout in net for the Coyotes.Viktor had seven saves.
The exhibition game gave the Coyote coaching staff achance to look at several players, as 27 saw action in thegame.
Saturday’s game at Omaha begins at noon. The regu-lar-season opener for South Dakota is set for Aug. 17 atGonzaga (4 p.m. Central time start).
YHS Soccer Car Wash SaturdayThe Yankton High School club soccer team will hold a
car wash fundraiser on Saturday in front of Ace Hardwareon Broadway.
The fundraiser will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
RC Gymnastics And Cheer FallRegistration, Social Aug. 12
River City Gymnastics and Cheer will hold a presea-son event Sunday, Aug. 12, from 7:30-8:45 p.m. at theYankton High School Main Theatre and Commons.
The event will include performances from Cheer Acad-emy I, II, III, IV summer session, a gymnastics exhibitionfrom summer session, as well as an ice cream social and
registrations for fall classes in gymnastics, cheer andstrength and conditioning.
Cost to attend is a free will donation. For more infor-mation, contact Justin Olson at 605-661-4971 or [email protected].
Wade Salem To Be FeaturedSpeaker At Yankton ‘Evening ofChampions’
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes has announcedthat Wade Salem will be the featured speaker at the“Evening of Champions” kick-off to the new sport seasonin Yankton, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, at CalvaryBaptist Church, 2407 Broadway Ave. in Yankton.
The evening is open to all, especially for athletes,coaches, and others connected to the school communitywho are interested in building character in the lives ofyoung people. The evening starts with a meal and briefprogram at 6:15 p.m., followed by the Wade Salem pres-entation at 7:00 p.m.
Salem is the founder and President of Character Mat-ters Inc. Wade is the son of former University of SouthDakota and University of Minnesota football coach JoeSalem, and brother of former Augustana football coachBrad Salem. Character Matters helps coaches and stu-
dents incorporate character in to their programs. Salem isknown as an exceptional leader, speaker, author, and mo-tivator.
There will be no charge for the event. Individuals orbusinesses that would be interested in sponsoring a table,which allows this event to be free, or if there are any ques-tions about this event, should contact one of the following:Ryan Mors, Yankton Activities Director, 605-665-8369;Chuck Iverson, Mount Marty College Athletic Director, 605-668-1529; or Will Eidsness, Yankton FCA Leader at 605-660-8032.
YHS Football Checkout Aug. 10The Yankton High School football program will hold an
organizational meeting for prospective players enteringgrades 9-12 on Friday, Aug. 10, at 4 p.m. at the YHS maingym.
Checkout of equipment will follow the meeting. Play-ers who have already checked out will need to bring theirequipment to the meeting.
Coed Softball Leagues FormingThe fall coed softball league is now forming. Games will be played on Sunday afternoons in Sep-
tember and October. Contact Kathy Shelburg at 661-9483by Aug. 17.
Huskers Only FBS Team WithThree Brothers On Roster
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP)— Minnesota’s second-rounddraft pick Robbie Hummel sayshe will play in Europe rather thanthe NBA next season.
Hummel tells the LafayetteJournal and Courier he hasagreed to a deal with ElObradoiro, which plays in Spain’stop professional league.
He says the deal was madewith the approval of the Timber-wolves, who drafted Hummel58th overall in June. Hummel
says Minnesota has a lot of for-wards on the roster, but believesthe Timberwolves and the NBAare still in his future.
Hummel starred at Purdueand was considered their topplayer until tearing the ACL in hisright knee twice in less than 12months.
He finished ninth on the Boil-ermakers’ career scoring list(1,772), fourth in rebounds (862),fourth in 3-pointers (216) andseventh in blocks (112).
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Report: Hummel Headed For Europe
