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Pittsburgh Pirates (26-46, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (36-38, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Chad Kuhl (1-4, 5.66 ERA, ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks are three wins away from a spot in the NBA Finals after improving to 6-2 on the road this postseason. Trae Young scored 48 points and Clint Capela converted a go-ahe...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Islanders have forced a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Final as they try to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1984. Anthony Beauvillier sc...

UNDATED (AP) - Defenseman Carl Gunnarsson has announced his retirement after playing 12 NHL seasons and scoring one of the biggest goals in St. Louis Blues history. He scored 3:51 into overtime to tie...

UNDATED (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers have regained sole possession of first place in the NL Central, a half-game ahead of the idle Chicago Cubs. Brandon Woodruff did a bit of everything in leading the...

Steven A. Pate, age 67, passed away at his home in Beckemeyer Sunday afternoon. Mr. Pate was a member of the Salem Assembly of God. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish. He was also a...

DuQuoin, IL - The DuQuoin State Fair Box Office is now open for in-person grandstand ticket purchases from 8am-4pm Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available to purchase online using www.ticket...

Donita "Doni K." Morris, 78, of Walnut Hill passed away Saturday June 18, 2022, at St. Louis University Hospital. Donita worked in the accounting department at World Color Press in Salem where she mad...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. "Pac-Man" made $3.5 billion in revenue as an arcade game, which is around $7.7 billion if you adjust for inflation. That makes it the highest-gros...

A Seven-Year High for Gas Prices Things in America are returning to something like a pre-COVID normal. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   Over Memorial Day weekend, gasoline prices hit ...