Will the Texas hold ‘em craze ever fade away?
Shuffle up and deal. These words can be heard at campuses, casinos and homes all across the country. South Dakota State University is no different. On Sept. 17 Mathews Hall put on a no-limit Texas hold ‘em poker tournament. Sixty-five students turned out for the night’s main event-many more than what tournament organizers expected.
Fight Night Photos and Results!
The upshot: Over 500 people watched 30 fighters smash and bash their way to a championship at the Swiftel Center Fight night has been in brookings once before and will return Nov. 5 Quick and dirty Fight Night facts – Fighters had to be amateurs – no more than ten fights ever.
Knockout! Fight Night rocks the Swiftel Center: blood, sweat and “Joe Dirt”
“kill him!” “make him bleed!” “knock him out!” And 30 fighters did their best, bashing and swinging toward the Fight Night champion’s belt and prize money at the Swiftel Center in Brookings Thursday, Sept. 23. There, about 500 watched as amateur fighters, both men and women, boxed for blood, sweat and glory.
Kimmes: October is a good month for sports
October is the best month for sports. Many people argue that March is the best, but I disagree. March is a quality month for sports, but it is not as good as October. March is missing two big things – college football and professional football. Football is the American sport.
How far is too far? Kimmes recounts and analyzes Oakland chair-throwing incident
A horrendous incident occurred last week in baseball. The Texas Rangers played against the Oakland Athletics, in Oakland. It was the bottom of the ninth inning, tie game, with two out when the fracas started; it ended with a fan getting her nose broken. Texas Rangers reliever Frank Francisco hurled a plastic chair into the stands – ricocheting off one fan and striking a woman in the nose.
Kimmes previews the NBA
The NBA season is nearly upon us. Training camps have started and exhibition games are underway. The NBA had a very exciting off-season. Shaquille O’Neal moved from the L.A. Lakers to the Miami Heat, and Tracy MacGrady went from the Orlando Magic to the Houston Rockets.
Columnist asks: How did the Boston Red Sox pull it off?
The biggest collapse or the biggest comeback in sports history? That is the question that many sports fans have been contemplating the past week, since the Boston Red Sox came back to defeat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.
Kimmes: Problems abound for T – Wolves
Players squabbling with players and players squabbling with coaches – team chemistry gone by the wayside? This is the question facing the Minnesota Timberwolves in this young NBA season. The year started off on a sour note for the Timberwolves with veteran starting point guard Sam Cassell missing the first day of training camp because of his unhappiness about not being offered a contract extension.
Fracas in the Palace
One of the largest, if not the largest, altercations between fans and players took place last week during the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons basketball game. Fans and players literally came to blows with each other. The m
BCS messes up again
What does the BS stand for in BCS? It officially stands for Bowl Series, as in Bowl Championship Series. However, more people, including myself, tend to believe it stands for another well-known phrase. For the second year in a row, the BCS is messed up. It was designed to determine a true college football national champion.
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