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Ground to be broken for SDSU athletic complex
• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Officials plan a ground-breaking ceremony for a new sports complex at South Dakota State University in conjunction with the school's football opener against Butler on Aug. 31.
• The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex will be an indoor practice and human performance facility. It will include an eight-lane, 300-meter track, a synthetic turf field, and space for sports medicine, athletic training, strength and conditioning, physical therapy and offices.
• Officials say $29 million has been raised for the project.
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Sioux Falls Council to vote on ticket scalping ban
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The Sioux Falls City Council is considering a ban on ticket scalping.
• The city's Sports Authority says it's necessary if the city hopes to host NCAA tournaments at the new Sanford Pentagon, the new Denny Sanford Premier Center or the University of Sioux Falls track and field facility.
• The council will vote on the proposed ordinance Aug. 20. It would outlaw reselling event tickets above face value, unless it's done either online or in a private residence. It also would make it illegal to sell tickets below face value at the event venue or within a half-mile of the event.
• The ordinance would apply to sporting events as well as theatrical and musical events. Violators would face fines of up to $500 and up to 30 days in jail.
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AP News in Brief
Egyptian Islamists vow to continue protests after 'Day of Rage' clashes kill more than 80
• CAIRO (AP) -- Supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president are vowing to defy a state of emergency with new protests on Saturday, the day after marches in Cairo devolved into the fiercest street battles the capital has seen in more than two years.
• More than 80 people were killed Friday in what the Muslim Brotherhood called a "Day of Rage" -- ignited by anger at security forces for clearing two sit-in camps (Continued on page 19)
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