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CHICAGO (AP) - Caleb Williams got bailed out by his defense in a rough debut, with Tyrique Stevenson returning an interception 43 yards for the go-ahead touchdown to lead the Chicago Bears a 24-17 vic...

CHICAGO (AP) - Jameson Taillon allowed only one run in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Taillon (10-8) struck out six against his forme...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Kaden Feagin scored on a 1-yard run with 9:34 to go, David Alano added a 43-yard field goal with 58 seconds left and Illinois rallied to beat No. 19 Kansas 23-17 on Saturday nig...

The Salem Wildcats fell to 0-2 on the football season losing at Benton 56-0. Salem's opening drive of the game was their best, driving inside Rangers territory only to turn the ball over which led to ...

Salem is coming off a 9-0, short-game win over visiting Valmeyer on Friday. The Cats led 8-0 at halftime with junior Eli Baker scoring 7 times in the first 40 minutes. He now has 15 on the season in 6...

In prep baseball, the SC Cougars knocked off CHBC at Lions Field 3-1. Callaway Smith started and worked 5.2 allowing 3 hits and striking out 12. Trevan Sidwell got the final 4 outs as he combined with...

In middle school softball, South Central beat visiting Vandalia 10-2. Annie Ruholl was the winning pitcher going all 7 innings allowing 2 hits and 1 earned run with 11 strikeouts and only 2 walks. At ...

The Selmaville Running Rockets competed at the Conquer the Castle cross country meet hosted by New Horizon Christian School held at Castle Ridge in Centralia. 19 schools represented from the surroundi...

The Salem Lady Cats tennis team opened their season this week. They finally played their first match on Tuesday against Benton. They lost 6-3. Ingles winners for Salem were Ella Robinson and Maddie Ke...

The Salem Volleyball Team is raising money today for their upcoming Pink Out Game on September 23rd against Mount Vernon. They will be doing a car wash today from 9-11 a.m. at Sam Phillips CPA. They a...