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Tonight is the final night of the Premiere All Star Classic hosted by Rend Lake College. At 6pm the Class L girls game will begin that will feature Salem's Brylee Pennypacker, Addy Lever and Mya Russe...

Our 5th grade girls took up the action today in their Glen Carbon indoor league, going 2-0 for 5-2 and 6-4 in the games for the day against some tough teams! Congratulations to our scorers of the day:...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pavel Dorofeyev scored his first NHL goal and Jiri Patera made 30 saves in his debut to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Sunday night. Michael Amadio, Jon...

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give Hendrick Motorsports a victory in overtime at Phoenix Raceway. ...

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association released their All State basketball teams this week. In Class 1a on the First Team was Mason Robinson of Altamont and Logan Fleener of North Clay. On the 2n...

The East St Louis Flyers had a lead in the 2nd half, but Metamora capitalized on great sets late to earn a 50-43 victory. In the first game of the day, Chicago Simeon impressed with their 60-42 win ov...

Next week is opening week for the IHSA Spring sports seasons. Coach Brian Lipe and the Salem Wildcats baseball team will be in action at Mount Vernon to open their season on Tuesday. The Salem Lady Wi...

The junior high volleyball regionals are next week as well. In Class S at Odin, the hosts will take on Willow Grove Tuesday with the winner playing that night against New Horizon while Central City pl...

The Chicago Bears have agreed to trade the No. 1 overall pick in the draft to the Carolina Panthers. That's according to two people familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because i...

Today the 3a/4a State Final Fours will begin. In 3a at 10am it's 24-11 St Ignatius College Prep entering at 24-11 taking on 30-3 Simeon.   That will be followed by East St Louis and Metamora. The...