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In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball at Bryan Park, BSI beat Odin Caf 18-7, B&J Loggers over BSI 13-2, Prestige Worldwide over Misfits 17-12.

Chicago Cubs (42-33, second in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (44-31, second in the NL West) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jake Arrieta (5-8, 5.46 ERA, 1.46 WH...

Pittsburgh Pirates (27-46, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (36-39, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Wil Crowe (0-4, 6.42 ERA, 1....

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Bryan Reynolds had a three-run homer among his three hits, Chad Kuhl pitched six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a nine-game losing streak against the St. Louis Card...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Clippers have avoided an 0-3 deficit in the NBA's Western Conference Finals. The Clippers are within 2-1 of Phoenix after Paul George scored 27 points in their 106-9...

MONTREAL (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993, the last time a Canadian-based team won the title. Artturi Lehkonen scored 1:39 into overtime a...

UNDATED (AP) - And now there are seven. The Chicago Cubs have authored the seventh no-hitter of the major league season, doing it against the defending World Series champs. Zach Davies combined with t...

Inda Blakely, 66, of Centralia passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at Odin Health Care Center. Inda was a lady of strong faith and a member of the Second Missionary Baptist Church in Centralia. She was...

Lucille Jenkins, 96, of Glendale, Arizona, formerly of Richview & Centralia, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Glencroft Care Center in Glendale Arizona. Lucille was a member of the Faith Un...

David L. Freeman, 75, of Scheller, Illinois, passed away at 12:44 am June 21, 2022 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. David was a retired coal miner. He worked at Old Ben #24 ...