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Happy Hour with John Gaskins

John Gaskins

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31:49

Jabari Henry is league home run king / Kwesi signs...

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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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01:02:36

Jacks & Yotes hot summer topics with Jay Elsen (Midco...

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2025/05/30

May and June used to mark the "dead" part of the calendar in college athletics offices and facilities. But while none of the teams are competing, there has never been a busier time between seasons, nor the kind of deluge of daily news springing from both the transfer portal and high school recruiting trails. SDSU and USD are no exception, with their football and both of their basketball programs experiencing exhaustive roster reflux. So, how can we sift through the day-to-day events and filter them

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01:39:22

FULL THURSDAY SHOW - Vince Benedetto (SDSD TE coach)...

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2025/05/29

Who says you can't go to your second home again? Vince Benedetto is a Chicagoland native, but he feels back at home in Brookings, where his South Dakota football journey has come full circle. As a South Dakota State tight end from 2010-13 and graduate assistant in 2014-15, Benedetto helped the Jackrabbits grow into a consistent Top 20 FCS program before starting a decade-long high school coaching run that included working under prep legends Craig Clayberg and Kim Nelson, then building a brand new

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01:04:40

Vince Benedetto, SDSU tight ends coach & former state...

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2025/05/29

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34:43

Wolves Wrap: So close yet so far away from an NBA...

Happy Hour with John Gaskins ·

2025/05/29

The Thunder struck early to knock out the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Western Conference Finals. That's back-to-back trips and two "gentleman's sweeps" in the NBA's penultimate playoff round. To channel Hall and Oates, the Wolves appear to be "so close yet so far away" from being a true title contender. So, now what? Should general manager Tim Connelly merely tinker with a loaded-but-flawed lineup? Or should he take a mighty swing like he did after last season's run with the seismic trade that

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01:35:17

FULL WED. SHOW - FCS Preseason Top 25 (HERO) released...

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2025/05/28

Wednesday was a Christmas Day of sorts for Jackrabbit and Coyote football fans. They got to unwrap an anticipated present — well, stocking stuffer, at least — the FCS preseason Top 25 football poll, voted on by four respected FCS analysts at HERO Sports. Was it a present or a Pandora's box? Or a can of worms? Based off what many who follow the FCS thought in January, SDSU fans unwrapped a red rider BB gun while USD received a lump of coal in their stocking. The No. 3 Jacks are rated ahead of

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34:14

John-o-logue: FCS Preseason Top 25 puts SDSU ahead of...

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2025/05/28

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01:01:03

Hot FCS Topics with Sam Herder, HERO Sports Senior...

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2025/05/28

If you are looking to be more informed about the present and future of FCS football and how the Jackrabbits and Coyotese fit in it — this season and beyond — this is a deep dive that should leave you satisfied. Remarkably, the power brokers from the SEC just might give "the little guys" in the FCS an enormous boost in a seismic college football rule change. At the SEC spring meetings Tuesday, Georgia coach Kirby Smart railed against the spring transfer portal window and called for college football

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01:03:20

NLA with Zim: Cheers to Norm!, Canaries slugger...

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2025/05/27

Why should Sioux Falls be captivated and impressed by Canaries slugger Jabari Henry tying and eventually breaking the American Association independent league's career home run record, and what makes his story and career intriguing? How disappointing, if at all, should we consider the Minnesota Timberwolves' postseason run considering it will likely end in a "gentleman's sweep" of 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals? Is Anthony Edwards' starpower taking a step back the way he does on some nights

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01:38:57

FULL FRIDAY SHOW: Taryn Christion / Wolves Walloped...

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2025/05/23

He rewrote South Dakota State and Missouri Valley Football Conference record books as part of a juggernaut offense that vaulted the Jackrabbits into FCS national championship contention for the first time. Then, he had brief brushes with NFL royalty — Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Mike Tomlin — before coming back to start his new life and family back in his hometown. Before all that, he lit up South Dakota's largest class of high school football while developing under the state's

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34:13

Woe are The Wolves! Game 2 Die Hard Wrap with USF...

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2025/05/23

What's there to say about another infuriating, deflating Minnesota Timberwolves spanking from the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 on Thursday night? Plenty! It's another group therapy session after Minnesota again waited until the third quarter to get mauled — by SAG's flops, by the OKC mob, by its own self-inflicted wounds and self-doubt. If we can't cry (or already have), we might as well laugh. Our usual three-man weave of host/point guard John Gaskins, University of Sioux Falls coach Chris

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01:04:45

Taryn Christion (SDSU QB 2015-18) walks through his...

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2025/05/23

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01:13:40

FULL THURSDAY SHOW: SDSU takes another Summit...

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2025/05/22

Michael Jordan. LeBron James. Kobe Bryant. Allen Iverson. Gary Payton. There aren't too many humans on the planet that can say they guarded all of those Hall of Famers in the NBA, but Erick Strickland is one of them. The University of Nebraska Basketball Hall of Famer has loads of awesome stories to tell about his nine-year career in the league (1996-2005), and a bevvy of opinions on both the current state of the game and the great Michael Jordan versus LeBron James debate. In a cigar-smoking

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27:26

Why is SDSU so dominant in Summit League all-sports...

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2025/05/22

The Jackrabbits aren't just a juggernaut in football and basketball. South Dakota State captured the Summit League Commissioner's Cup, a season-long all-sports tabulation, for the 10th time in 15 years. That SDSU continues to win or at least compete for league titles in almost every sport, every year is both amazing and obvious to Happy Hour host John Gaskins. How is it amazing, yet obvious all at the same time? John breaks it down, plus, unloads his prediction and feelings about the Wolves' chances

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46:15

NBA takes & Jordan-LeBron-Kobe stories from Erick...

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2025/05/22

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01:36:12

FULL WED. SHOW - Erik Thorstenson / Wolves Wrap with...

Happy Hour with John Gaskins ·

2025/05/21

Capturing Victor Page weilding a broomstick during the middle of the sold out Christmas Night Skyforce game. Challenging synchronized swimmers, pickle ballers, and Stu Whitney to on-air athletic competitions. Calling local small town bars to get the high school football or basketball scores. Then, there's the incredible events, personalities, and history that flashed before his lenses. Erik Thorstenson has seen and broadcasted almost everything imaginable over the last 30 years for KSFY-TV and

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01:05:03

Erik Thorstenson on his 30 years in Sioux Falls local TV

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2025/05/21

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31:11

Wolves walloped in OKC! USF coach Chris Johnson...

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2025/05/21

A turnover carnival. ANT and Julius disappearing. SGA flopping his way to the foul line. It all added up to an Thunder thumping of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. As has become tradition on Happy Hour, our Sioux Falls Live Twin Cities Native & Die Hard Wolves Fan Analyst Chris Johnson — who happens to be the 17-year head coach of the University of Sioux Falls men's basketball team — provides unique day-after perspective from the brain of both a fan and a coach

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01:29:33

FULL TUESDAY SHOW: Wolves will win West / Steve...

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2025/05/20

For almost 30 years, Steve Thomson has lived his childhood dream of being a host on Minnesota's most prestigious radio station, WCCO in Minneapolis. Before he was opining and interviewing big-name guests about the Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, Wild, and other local teams, Thomson was the Voice of the University of Sioux Falls athletics for five years in the 1990's, among other gigs in South Dakota's largest city. The St. Paul native shares stories of Bob Young and the 1996 national

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01:05:48

Steve Thomson (WCCO Minneapolis sports talker &...

Happy Hour with John Gaskins ·

2025/05/20

For almost 30 years, Steve Thomson has lived his childhood dream of being a radio announcer on Minnesota's most prestigious station, WCCO in Minneapolis. Before he hosted shows opining and interviewing with big-name guests about the Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, Wild, and more in one of the nation's largest markets, Thomson was the Voice of the University of Sioux Falls athletics for five years in the 1990's, among other gigs in South Dakota's largest city. The St. Paul native shares

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