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Happy Hour with John Gaskins

John Gaskins

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17:22

Shifting of tides in "opting in" to revenue sharing...

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2025/06/11

We thought none of them were going to do it. A couple months ago, it appeared none of the Div. I schools from South Dakota and North Dakota were leaning toward "optin in" to the recently approved NCAA-House Settlement that will allow schools to pay athletes directly via revenue sharing. Now, one of them — UND — has its athletic director on the record saying the school is probably going to do opt in after all. Two of them — NDSU and USD — are on the record saying they are still considering opting

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32:22

Chris Johnson (USF hoops) on NBA Finals, Jake Sittig...

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2025/06/11

So many people are not watching the Pacers battle the Thunder in NBA Finals, according to ratings... but should we? Yes, says a Midwestern Div. II head coach, Chris Johnson, who leads the University of Sioux Falls men and is a die-hard Minnesota Timberwolves fan. Why does he think the "watchability" factor is high, and what should be the first couple roster moves the Wolves should make to increase their chances of reaching the Finals next year? Johnson also gives us his perspective on Jake Sittig,

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01:03:05

TUESDAY SHOW: Michael Rand (Star Tribune columnist) /...

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2025/06/10

Which team — Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, or Wild — is closest to ending to a 34-year (and ticking) major pro men's league championship drought in Minnesota? It's a provocative topic to spring forth discussion on the hottest topics surrounding all of these teams, which Happy Hour John Gaskins does with 25-year Minnesota Star Tribune columnnist veteran and now-podcaster Michael Rand for 40 minutes. Before playing "Randball," Gaskins addresses a couple of recent local coaching moves — one shocking

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21:06

John-o-logue: Storm coach resigns, local HS hoops...

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2025/06/10

Happy Hour host John Gaskins addresses a couple of recent local coaching moves — one shocking and the other not. Shocking: West Central's school board not renewing the contract of head boys basketball coach Jacob Sittig after he led the Trojans to a 21-4 record and their first state tournament appearance in 24 years. Not shocking: One of the all-time legends of the all-time most successful minor league sports franchise in South Dakota history has resigned as head coach. Andre Fields first announced

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41:30

Star Tribune columnist Michael Rand (Vikings, Twins,...

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2025/06/10

Which team — Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, or Wild — is closest to ending to a 34-year (and ticking) major pro men's league championship drought in Minnesota? The answer my have never been more unclear, nor has there ever been a time when all four are actually all "winning" teams at the same time like this. It's a provocative topic to spring forth discussion on the hottest topics surrounding all of these teams, which Happy Hour John Gaskins does with 25-year Minnesota Star Tribune columnnist veteran

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01:22:40

FULL MONDAY SHOW: Ed Whiting / Will SDSU & USD "opt...

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2025/06/09

The topic may make your eyes bleed if you read an article about it. You may tune it out if you hear about it. But listen up and make a stiff drink if you have to, because it does matter, significantly, to fans of every college athletics program, including ours in South Dakota. The NCAA vs U.S. House settlement was finally approved by a California federal judge on Friday. What is it? How does it affect all programs, from the Alabamas and Nebraskas, to to SDSU and USD? Why is SDSU not going to "opt

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29:27

NCAA-House Settlement 101: What it means for SDSU,...

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2025/06/09

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53:13

Ed Whiting on JHS state softball title, Big-Ten bound...

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2025/06/09

Those who know of Ed Whiting in South Dakota high school football circles — and most do — are not the least bit surprised he led Sioux Falls Jefferson to the Class AA state softball title on Sunday. A veteran defensive coordinator who has worked under state championship offensive minds like Steve Kueter (O'Gorman), Kim Nelson (Roosevelt), and Vince Benedetto (Jefferson), Whiting has coached each of the Cavs' three softball seasons since the sport became sanctioned. Before that, he coached his

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01:05:02

NLA: Beer, Rodgers to Steelers, Chase Mason, Twins...

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2025/06/05

The breaking news of one of the biggest sports stories of the entire summer interrupted an entertaining storytelling session about beer and how picky people are about their beer. Aaron Rodgers reportedly plans to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Will he be any good? Will they be any good. We could ask the same thing about Chase Mason as a first-time starting quarterback for South Dakota State, but Sioux Falls Live sportswriter Matt Zimmer long chat — and long, in-depth Sioux Falls Live story —

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01:28:18

Stu Whitney: 35 years of touching nerves in Sioux Falls

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2025/06/05

Stu Whitney's high school football team celebrated a big win by gleefully ripping to shreds a newspaper column he wrote claiming they weren't worthy of the playoffs. He ended up being right. The head football coach at Michigan State invited Stu into his office to berate him at the top of his lungs and call him every nasty name you could imagine after he unvieled some unsavory information about the program. But George Perles didn't deny his reporting. The Sioux Falls Stampede coach literally got in

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36:12

John-o-logue: Twins Appreciation Trip, big FCS...

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2025/06/04

Once again, Twins fans and Minnesota sports fans can't have nice things — or at least, any nice thing to last. That's likely what many thought last night as ace pitcher Pablo Lopez left during the middle of another solid outing with shoulder pain that turned out to be a strained lat muscle that will likely put him on the injured list. But instead of woe-is-me, Happy Hour host John Gaskins says Twins fans should be feeling rather fortunate these days, at least when you look at other teams swimming in

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01:38:34

FULL WEDNESDAY SHOW: USD coach Eric Peterson / Twins...

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2025/06/04

Since his South Dakota Coyotes' 19-win, high-flying season ended in the Summit League Tournament semifinals, coach Eric Peterson has been working at seemingly the same break-neck pace he expects from his athletes during their up-tempo games. Spring and early summer no longer lazy and uneventful in the college basketball world, thanks to the revolving door nature of the transfer portal and heaviness of summer-based AAU events where coaches go to find high school prospects. Peterson hit the transfer

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01:02:22

USD hoops coach Eric Peterson on new transfers,...

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2025/06/04

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01:22:14

FULL TUESDAY SHOW - Chuck Foreman on Jim Marshall /...

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2025/06/03

One of the six Minnesota Vikings to ever have his number retired died on Tuesday at age 87. Jim Marshall was not only captain of Bud Grant's four Super Bowl teams (1968-76) and part of the "Purple People Eaters" defensive line that menaced offenses throughout the team's dominating decade, he is still No. 3 on the all-time NFL list of most consecutive games played. Through gruesome injuries, he laced it up for 270 straight contests, including the first game the Vikings ever played in 1961, all the

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17:07

Chuck Foreman remembers Vikings Super Bowl teammate...

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2025/06/03

One of the six Minnesota Vikings to ever have his number retired died on Tuesday at age 87. Jim Marshall was not only part of the "Purple People Eaters" defensive line that menaced offenses throughout the team's dominating decade (1968-76) that included four NFC Championships, he is still No. 3 on the all-time NFL list of most consecutive games played. Through gruesome injuries, he laced it up for 270 straight contests, including the first game the Vikings ever played in 1961, all the way to his

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01:05:08

Charles Pierre, Jr. (USD All-America RB) on his...

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2025/06/03

Some men who possess the same exact name as their father decide to not follow in dad's footsteps and seek different or opposite interests. That is not the case of Charles Pierre, Jr. Like father, like son. Dad was Florida Atlantic's first 1,000-yard rusher, Florida Atlantic, using his immense strength to plow over, or through, defenders. Pierre, Jr., became the University of South Dakota's first 1,000-yard rusher in the Div. I era last season as the Coyotes reached their first FBS semifinals. It

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47:27

John-o-logue: Dulaney dominates state track, KAT...

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2025/06/02

Blazing Brandon Valley wide receiver Landon Dulaney broke Nathan Garry's 12-year-old record in the 200 meter dash, part of a three gold medal meet. Happy Hour host John Gaskins starts the show by discussing how that speed against Griffin Wilde — a former Jackrabbit who is now in the Big Ten at Northwestern — and how it translates to Dulaney's potential (immediate?) production at SDSU. Meanwhile, Karl Anthony Towns' performance on Saturday in the Knicks' season-clinching loss to the Pacers — and what

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01:35:25

Dulaney darts to gold, KAT calls, and Lincoln...

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2025/06/02

What does "larger than life" sound like? In this case, a lot like it looks. Lincoln Semchenko is a 6'5, 300 lb. road-grading all-state offensive lineman from Sioux Falls Christian who is joining the "605 Hogs" at South Dakota State. You'll have a hard time believing he is just 18 years old with his wit, wisdom and storytelling. The son of former North Dakota State and Sioux Falls Storm lineman John Semchenko, Lincoln describes the all-out coaching his father gave him from an early age, his three

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47:58

SDSU '25 recruit Lincoln Semchenko (OL, SF Christian)

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2025/06/02

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01:34:25

FULL FRIDAY SHOW: Hot SDSU & USD topics with Jay...

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2025/05/30

Sioux Falls Canaries slugger Jabari Henry became the American Association's all-time home run king on Thursday night by knocking No. 147 over the left field wall with a 414-foot blast in The Birdcage. He added another later in the game for good measure. But Jabari was already the all-time King of the Sioux Falls Canaries. Happy Hour host John Gaskins, a Canaries entertainer and promoter for five years, describes why the Floridian is not just the GOAT of the club but also a true "king" in every sense

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