Author Archives: WJBD Staff

CHICAGO (AP) - Alec Mills and three relievers combined on a shutout and the Chicago Cubs bounced back from two lopsided losses to beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 and avoid a three-game sweep. The Cubs sque...

UNDATED (AP) - Neither of the NBA's No. 1 seeds are still alive in the playoffs. The Hawks made sure of that by downing the 76ers to earn the right to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Hawks advanced w...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jon Rahm made an early move as the final group teed off at the U.S. Open, giving him the momentum he needed to capture his first major championship. Rahm closed with a 4-under 67 to f...

MONTREAL (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights have evened their Stanley Cup semifinal series at two games apiece by outlasting the Canadiens in Montreal. Nicolas Roy converted his own rebound 1:18 into ove...

UNDATED (AP) - The San Francisco Giants continue to use the longball in their bid for an NL West title. Wilmer Flores had four hits, including two of the Giants' four home runs in an 11-2 dismantling ...

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - Kyle Larson's winning streak has continued in NASCAR's Cup debut at Nashville Superspeedway. Larson led 264 of 300 laps for his third consecutive win in a points race, not includ...

Donald "Donnie" Dean Oglesby, 57 of Centralia passed away at his home Monday, June 13, 2022. Donald was a member of The Rock Church in Centralia and cherished his church family there. He was an avid m...

The Salem Wildcats track and field qualifiers were at the State Meet in Charleston yesterday. Logan Rubin finished 5th in the long jump going 6.85 meters. But Rubin would strain his hamstring on his f...

The Freeburg Midgets (37-3) had a very good day as they won both their games at Duffy Bass Field at Illinois State University, including knocking off Timothy Christian 12-0 in the title game. This was...

A trio of area teams will be competing for state girls soccer championships today with wins yesterday in their respective semifinals. At Hoffman Estates in Class 1a Belleville Althoff shutout West Chi...