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While Matt Nagy gets to coach Chicago in the playoffs despite a middling 8-8 record that could help save his job, former Bears coach Lovie Smith can only wonder if the extra team in the postseason cou...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Coby White had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the short-handed Chicago Bulls downed the Portland Trail Blazers 111-108. Otto Porter Jr. added 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Bul...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - DJ Stewart scored 24 points and Mississippi State overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to roll past No. 13 Missouri 78-63. Mississippi State trailed by 14 early in the second ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Move over running backs, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith has emerged as the best player in college football. Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 se...

UNDATED (AP) - Peyton Manning, no surprise, is among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2021. The star quarterback and owner of a record five NFL Most Valuable Player awards and...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Spencer Knight made 34 saves and the United States upset Canada 2-0 to win the world junior hockey championship. Tournament MVP Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist, and Ale...

Retirement Blindspots Some life and financial factors that can sometimes be overlooked. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources We all have our "blue sky" visions of the way retirement should be, y...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting four more COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday. That brings the number of deaths since the pandemic began to 104. The deaths include a male in his 70s an...

The 15th District’s new Congresswoman will be among those joining the supporters of President Donald Trump in objecting to the Electoral College results of certain states. Mary Miller says she w...

Jane Marlene Hughes passed away at the age of 98 on January 4, 2021 of complications from Covid-19. She belonged to the greatest generation, having grown up during the Great Depression and WWII. She o...