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The Salem 6th grade took 3rd at the Benton Tournament over the weekend knocking off Crab Orchard in the 3rd place game 41-28. Salem opened the tournament with a 37-27 win over Jonesboro behind 16 from...

The Salem Wildcats wrestling team competed at the Carbondale Regional going 28-13 as a team on the day. Salem had 8 qualify for Sectionals and finished 2nd in the Intermediate Division consisting of W...

UNDATED (AP) - The Big Ten plans to take a group of athletes from member schools on a three-day trip to civil rights sites in Alabama this summer as part of a conference-wide program exploring race re...

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Negotiators for locked-out major league players and owners recessed their talks until Monday, the day management has set as a deadline to salvage March 31 openers. The sides held ...

UNDATED (AP) - The NBA-leading Phoenix Suns are just 1-2 since losing All-Star guard Chris Paul to a broken thumb. Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and Rudy Gobert had a double-double as the Jazz won...

UNDATED (AP) - Illinois still has a decent shot at grabbing the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten men's basketball tournament. Kofi Cockburn and Alfonso Plummer combined for 53 points as 15th-ranked Illinois ...

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UNDATED (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have strengthened their hold on first place in the NHL's Metropolitan Division by earning their fifth straight win. Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist as ...

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez in a tense finish to win at Fontana for the second time. After starting at the rear und...

UNDATED (AP) - Sweden's soccer federation has maintained its objection to playing any matches against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine and expressed its disappointment with FIFA for keeping th...