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• "He's a really good coach, a really good guy and I appreciated him doing that," Wolters said.
• The Timberwolves were 1 of 7 from behind the 3-point line in the first half then made consecutive 3s to open the third quarter and finished 7 of 15 from beyond the arc for the game.
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Bucks coach says Wolters working hard at game
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Milwaukee Bucks head coach Larry Drew says Nate Wolters is working hard at his game to make himself a better point guard.
• Drew says the former South Dakota State star is in the gym at night and early in the mornings, and he's going to have to learn to pace himself playing at the pro level.
• Drew spoke before the Bucks game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Sioux Falls and joked that coaches are going to have to kick Wolters out of the gym someday.
• Drew says there's a lot to learn about playing the point guard position at the pro level. But he says Wolters is an intelligent player who's crafty and can get into the paint. He says Wolters will have to continue to work on his shot.
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SD governor mulling fed offer on Mount Rushmore
CHET BROKAW, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is considering the federal government's offer Thursday to let the state use its own money to reopen Mount Rushmore National Memorial during the government shutdown, but he first wants to see how much that would cost.
• Federal officials said they will allow states to pay to reopen some national parks that were closed because of the shutdown but would not give control of those parks to states.
• Interior Secretary Sally Jewell called Daugaard early Thursday to discuss the possibility that South Dakota could pay to reopen Mount Rushmore.
• "The governor is open-minded to it. He really appreciates the federal government's willingness to evaluate other options. When we get the numbers, he'll consider it more fully," Dusty Johnson, Daugaard's chief of staff, said Thursday.
• "The fact they're willing to consider working with state governments, that's a good thing," Johnson said.
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