South Dakotans, SDSU Jackrabbits, and Green Bay Packers fans across the country were thrilled when Tucker Kraft's named was called in the third round of the NFL Draft.
Our area is a hotbed for great college football, and several of the draft-eligible players that played the college game in Nebraska, South Dakota, or North Dakota may very well be drafted into the NFL at this weekend's draft.
Pre-draft visits are a big part of the late-stage draft process, and a prospect close to home here in Sioux Falls recently paid a visit to 'America's team.'
The poor weather has a lot of sports fans feeling down. Just when baseball and softball seasons in our area are supposed to be heating up, the weather is cooling down the home game starts for our area programs.
Tucker Kraft will most assuredly headline the athletes on display at Friday's South Dakota State University Pro Day, but several other schools will also have athletes in attendance.
The South Dakota State Jackrabbit Women were heavily favored to cut down the nets at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center when the Summit League Tournament began on Friday, and that's just what they did on Tuesday afternoon with a win over the Omaha Mavericks.