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In girls 2a soccer Super Sectionals yesterday, Triad is headed to the State Final Four after a 2-0 win over Chatham Glenwood ad Chatham. They advance to the 11am semifinal on Thursday at North Central...

In YMCA/City of Salem Recreation men's softball, Eliminators beat Prestige Worldwide 28-4 and Modern Woodmen 19-4, Odd Fellows over Iuka State Bank 11-3.

In Little League Majors, Americana beat Lions 9-8. Kaden Cripps led Americana driving in 4 runs going 2-3 at the plate. Kemper Johnson added an RBI along with Lance Nix, Owen Tennyson and Drake Rector...

Newton grad Jessilyn Hall has signed to play tennis for Kaskaskia College. Jessilyn helped her team to a conference championship in tennis and also played softball.

CHICAGO (AP) - Patrick Wisdom hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth inning, Willson Contreras and P.J. Higgins also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7. Wisdom's 11...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals, boosted by a strong start from Adam Wainwright, beat the San Diego Padres 3-2. Tommy Edman began the ...

DENVER (AP) - J.T. Compher scored twice, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Edmonton Oilers 8-6 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final. The Avalanche's ei...

UNDATED (AP) - Noah Syndergaard was rocked in his return to New York, giving up Matt Carpenter's two-run homer in a four-run first inning that propelled the Yankees over the reeling Los Angeles Angels...

UNDATED (AP) - The New York Mets have optioned first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith to Triple-A Syracuse amid a slow start to the season for the 26-year-old. The Mets announced Smith's demotion and ...

PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal has beaten Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand...