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PHOENIX (AP) - Kyle Hendricks outpitched Madison Bumgarner in six effective innings for his 10th straight win and the Chicago Cubs opened the second half of the season with a 5-1 victory over Arizona....

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mike Yastrzemski hit a pair of home runs, Logan Webb pitched four strong innings as a spot starter, and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2. Webb allowed only a ...

UNDATED (AP) - The New York Yankees lost three more players to COVID-19 testing on Friday before dropping the opener of their series with Boston. Eduardo Rodriguez struck out eight while holding the Y...

UNDATED (AP) - Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard said Friday he has not requested a trade but wants the team to be more urgent in its pursuit of a championship. The All-Star guard added that...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Former Illinois football star Bobby Roundtree has died at the age of 23. Roundtree was partially paralyzed by a spinal cord injury he suffered in a swimming accident two years a...

Lester Truman Byrd, Jr. 92, of Centralia, passed away in peace surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Saint Louis, MO. Lester served in the U.S. Air Fo...

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place b...

About two-dozen residents of the Patoka School Community attending Thursday night's school board meeting were split and vocal on the decision last month to do away with all masking and COVID-19 mitiga...

Salem Police say three people went to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of injuries following a three vehicle crash on the north side of Salem late Thursday night. Police report the crash occurred...

The response has been so good, the large rummage sale inside the former Farm Fresh building on East Main Street in Salem to benefit the Little Egypt Festival has been extended from a one day event to ...