Author Archives: WJBD Staff

CHICAGO (AP) - Ian Anderson pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, Matt Olson hit three doubles and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0. Travis d'Arnaud and Michael Harris II homered...

BELMONT, Mich. (AP) - Defending champion Nelly Korda made a 22-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and the third-round lead in the LPGA Meijer Classic, with six majors champions topping...

UNDATED (AP) - Dodgers star Mookie Betts is headed to the injured list with a cracked right rib. Manager Dave Roberts announced Betts' diagnosis after Saturday's 7-1 victory over Cleveland. The 2018 A...

UNDATED (AP) - Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom had surgery on his left hip. The team says Backstrom had hip-resurfacing surgery Friday at the ANCA Clinic in Belgium. No timeline was given...

UNDATED (AP) - Kenny Atkinson's tenure as coach of the Charlotte Hornets is over before it started. A person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Atkinson has reversed...

UNDATED (AP) - Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Wimbledon for the second consecutive year. She says she is still having trouble with her left Achilles tendon. The four-time major champion and former No. ...

MONTREAL (AP) Max Verstappen overcame slick conditions to win his second pole of the season, and Fernando Alonso used the wet track to earn his first front row start in a decade in rainy qualifying fo...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Katie Ledecky has started the United States' medal collection at the world swimming championships with a gold by reclaiming her title in the women's 400 meters. Ledecky clocke...

Governor JB Pritzker is raising some eyebrows with upcoming trips to the northeast including New Hampshire. The trips and planned events have some wondering if the Governor is thinking about a run for...

Centralia Police say a 61-year-old Centralia man escaped with apparent minor injuries after his pickup truck was struck by a large tree as he was driving southbound down the 1600 block of Moonglow Roa...