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South Dakota edges Denver 59-54 in Summit opener
• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Trevor Gruis had 19 points with 10 rebounds and Brandon Bos added 15 points as South Dakota defeated Denver 59-54 in the Summit League opener for both teams Saturday.
• The Coyotes (6-9, 1-0) surged ahead in the second half as Tyler Flack had two jumpers and a dunk to fuel an 11-3 run and push the lead to 49-38 near the midway mark.
• Denver (7-9, 0-1) looked to climb back as Brett Olson sank two free throws to ignite a quick 8-2 surge, but Karim Rowson answered with a layup and 3-pointer to make it 56-46 with 5:57 remaining.
• Olson drilled a 3-pointer and two free throws to pull within three, but the Pioneers missed three 3-point attempts and two free throws in the final minute.
• South Dakota shot 56.8 percent from the field and had a 29-21 advantage in rebounding.
• Olson paced Denver with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
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Former Ellsworth commander selected for promotion
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A former Ellsworth Air Force Base commander has been nominated to become a brigadier general.
• President Barack Obama selected Col. Mark Weatherington as one of the colonels ready for promotion. The nominations must be approved by the Senate.
• Weatherington in 2011 was named commander of the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth, the home to the Air Force's largest B-1 combat wing with 28 aircraft and more than 4,300 military and civilian members.
• He left Ellsworth in April to become the military assistant to the deputy secretary of defense at the Pentagon in Washington.
• Col. Kevin Kennedy now commands the 28th Bomb Wing.
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Nuke bomber crashed 50 years ago in western Md.
DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press
• GRANTSVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Residents of far western Maryland are recalling a deadly crash 50 years ago near Grantsville of an Air Force B-52 carrying two nuclear bombs.
• Three of the bomber's five crew members died in the storm-driven accident on (Continued on page 17)
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