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The Patoka 6th grade basketball team went undefeated this season at 15-0 beating a few travel teams along the way. They won the Patoka, Breese ASA and Carlyle.

The Franklin Park 3rd grade girls soccer kicked off their indoor season yesterday with a 10-2 win. Salem got 2 goals each from Birah Henseler, Kennedy Knapp, Hadley Michel and Stevie Nix. Also scoring...

CHICAGO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 27 and the Chicago Bulls overcame their shooting woes from long range Sunday to beat the Washington Wizards 102-82. Alex Caruso and LaV...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Jada Peebles scored 20 points, Genesis Bryant added 15 points and No. 25 Illinois defeated Rutgers 75-53 in a Big Ten regular-season finale on Sunday. Peebles made 7 of 9 shots...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Bruce Thornton scored 20 points, fellow freshman Brice Sensabaugh scored 14, senior Justice Sueing contributed a double-double, and Ohio State defeated Illinois 72-60 on Sunday, ...

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Kyle Busch sent Fontana off in style. The veteran stormed up from the back after an early penalty and earned his first victory for Richard Childress Racing while winning on this...

The Christ Our Rock Stallions led for all of the first half and into the 3rd quarter in a tight ballgame with St Anthony for the South Central Regional title last night. The Bulldogs took the lead a m...

The Centralia Orphans and Mount Vernon Rams each won their 3a regional finals last night. Centralia knocked off Carbondale at Mascoutah 56-39. Cruz Harlan had 14 in the win. The Orphans will host Sect...

The Breese Central Cougars advanced with a 51-37 win over Mater Dei at Nashville's 2a Regional. Columbia's season is over falling to Pinckneyville at Sparta 48-45. Also in 2a at Benton, Massac County ...

The KC men and women will honor their sophomores today with home games against Shawnee. The women tip at 1 and prior to the game coach Jay Jenkins will honor 4 sophomores on the squad. Courtney Lumpki...