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Days after his playing career ended, Adam Wainwright is dealing with a pressing issue. A cute, fluffy one. Louie, a Lagotto Romagnolo puppy that was gifted to Wainwright by the St. Louis Cardinals - h...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Music blared from the Chicago Bears locker room after a victory for the first time in almost a year, and players danced and jumped around with joy. All thanks to Justin Fields and...

CHICAGO (AP) - A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated's 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, "The Most Feared Man in the Game." Opponents who w...

Nebraska (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) at Illinois (2-3, 0-2), Friday, 8 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Illinois by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Nebraska leads 13-6-1. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Each team d...

CHICAGO (AP) - Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal t...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1973, Elton John released his seventh album, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", featuring "Candle in the Wind", "Bennie and the Jets", and "Saturday Night's Alright (For F...

Marion County Resident Circuit Court Judge Mark Stedelin ordered 79-year-old George Jansen of North High Street in Central City detained under the cashless bond law for a mental evaluation following a...

A large barn was fully engulfed in flames when the Salem Fire Protection District arrived on the scene of the fire early Wednesday night. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says the fire was at th...

Salem Police were called to a single vehicle crash downtown early Thursday morning a short time after a high speed pursuit had been suspended on West Main and the Selmaville Road. Marion County Sherif...

It's Homecoming Week at Salem High School, which also means a chance for the boys and girls to compete in different events throughout the week as well as various spirit days and themes. Wednesday nigh...