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CHICAGO (AP) - Eloy Jimnez drove in five runs with two home runs and a double, and the Chicago White Sox beat the crosstown Cubs 9-3 for their first sweep of a three-game series at Wrigley Field since...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nicky Lopez hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning after a long rain delay and the Kansas City Royals averted a three-game sweep, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Dylan Carl...

Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Exuding charm and wit, Bowden led Florida State to two national championships and a dozen conference ti...

UNDATED (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays now enjoy a four-game lead in the American League East after completing a three-game sweep in Baltimore. Brett Phillips capped his first career two-homer game with a ...

TOKYO (AP) - The closing ceremony was held at the Tokyo Games on Sunday as the International Olympic Committee now prepares for the Winter Games in just a few months. The United States wound up finish...

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - Kyle Larson has won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International by building a big lead in the final stage and keeping Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott at bay over...

Bonita Kluck, 85, of Ina, Illinois, passed away at 10:05 am on August 3, 2022, at her residence. Bonita worked at Good Samaritan Hospital for 27 years. She attended the Harlan Road Church of God. Boni...

William E. "Bill" Sapp, age 85 of Salem, passed away at 6:18 pm on August 4, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital with his family by his side, after a long battle with cancer. Bill served in the United Sta...

Ellen Elizabeth Shanafelt, age 76 of Iuka, passed away at her home on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Ellen was a member of the Woodlawn Christian Church in Iuka. She retired from Salem Township Hospital af...

Lorene Sue Wheeler, 80, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Lorene had a compassionate heart, offering her best to comfort and care f...