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The Salem Lady Wildcats soccer team is at the Olney Tournament after losing yesterday's game to Breese Central 3-1. Jordan Kessler scored the only Salem goal. Centralia will host Vandalia after the An...

The All South Girls Basketball Teams have been named. In Class 1a the team includes Brynn Rhodes and Caroline Tepe of Okawville with their coach Haylee Bowers named Coach of the Year. In 2a, Carlyle's...

PHOENIX (AP) - Miguel Amaya hit two doubles and had five RBIs, Ian Happ added a homer, double and three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Thursday night. Amaya's double w...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lars Nootbaar homered and Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in their rain-delayed opener Thursday. Nolan Aren...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dylan Holloway scored two goals to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night for their season-best eighth straight win. ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Josh Giddey thought the ball was going in as soon as his buzzer-beating halfcourt heave left his fingertips. It did just that, capping what might be the wildest finish in the NBA this s...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1794, President George Washington authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1987, U2 played a free, hour-long concert on a liquor ...

The Salem Wildcats improved to 4-2 on the season beating visiting Charleston 9-1 at Salem Field yesterday. With the Cats leading 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Senior Keaton Gullion hit a deep home ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats dropped a tough one on the road at Effingham 8-7 as the Hearts walked it off on Salem. Bre Thurman was solid in the circle and Reagan Shuler saw her first varsity action and go...

The Salem Tennis team beat Herrin 5-4. Singles winners were Jarrett Rushing, Juan Diez and Kyler Sapp. Also winning were the doubles teams of Rushing/Diez as well as Cole Casburn/Kayden Stephens.