Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Lady Cats Drop 3rd Straight To Finish Benton Tournament.....Girls Holiday Tournament Recap
The Salem Lady Wildcats finished the Benton Tournament going 0-3 after their 48-41 loss to Pinckneyville yesterday morning. Salem falls to 3-11 overall. The Lady Cats led 23-22 at the half but couldn'...
Dec 30, 2021 Photo by Greg Maxey.
Bulls take on the Pacers, look for 6th straight win
Chicago Bulls (22-10, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (14-21, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago is looking to prolong its five-...
Dec 30, 2021
Suns halt skid in win over Thunder
UNDATED (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have returned to their winning ways, with a 115-97 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Suns rebounded from home losses to Golden State and Memphis to pull even ...
Dec 30, 2021
Edey, Ivey lead No. 3 Purdue past Nicholls State
UNDATED (AP) - Zach Edey scored 21 points, Jaden Ivey added 19 and No. 3 Purdue beat Nicholls State 104-90. Purdue shot 57.4% and cracked 100 points for the first time this season. The 7-foot-4 Edey m...
Dec 30, 2021
Panthers rally past Rangers....NHL cuts isolation time to 5 days in US....Rest of world junior championship canceled over COVID-19
UNDATED (AP) - MacKenzie Weegar, Carter Verhaeghe and Anthony Duclair scored in the third period to rally the Florida Panthers past the New York Rangers 4-3. Duclair blocked a shot in the Panthers end...
Dec 30, 2021
Clemson beats Iowa State; Maryland routs Va. Tech.
UNDATED (AP) - Kennedy Brooks ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns as No. 14 Oklahoma rode a dominant first half to beat No. 15 Oregon 47-32 in the Alamo Bowl. Caleb Williams threw three touchdown p...
Dec 30, 2021
Panthers bench Newton, will start Darnold at QB vs. Saints
UNDATED (AP) - Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule says Sam Darnold will start at quarterback on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints instead of 2015 league MVP Cam Newton. Newton is 0-5 as Carolina's...
Dec 30, 2021
Kyle Seager retires after 11 seasons with Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) - Kyle Seager has announced his retirement after 11 seasons in the majors, all with the Seattle Mariners. The 34-year-old free agent chose to call it a career rather than test the open ma...
Dec 30, 2021 David Herrera / CC
Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Taulia Tagovailoa threw touchdown passes of 70 and 32 yards to Darryl Jones, and Maryland routed Virginia Tech 54-10 in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Tarheep Still returned a p...
Dec 30, 2021
State takes over most COVID-19 contact tracing from county health departments
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the state has taken over COVID-19 contact tracing for all but congregate care facilities. She reports the health department's grant to...
Dec 29, 2021 Anthony Quintano / CC
