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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Brayden Schenn burst out of the St. Louis penalty box, joined the rush and scored the insurance goal 12 seconds later. The banged-up Blues sure haven't given up on this season. ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Taylor Mikesell scored a game-high 31 points as No. 3 Ohio State erased a halftime deficit and avoided an upset with an 87-81 win over Illinois Sunday. Trailing by as many as 17 ...

The Salem Wildcats won their 4th game in 5 tries and got their first Cahokia Conference win after beating visiting Roxana last night 54-43. Salem was led by Jairen Stroud who was great on both sides o...

The South Central Cougars improved to 13-4 on the season with a come from behind road win at a very tough Cisne. It was a balanced scoring attack for SC as Aidan Dodson led the way with 14, Ethan Watw...

The Woodlawn Ice Breaker Girls Tournament concluded last night with the hosts winning the title over New Hope 46-28, Rome beat Waltonville 39-31 for 3rd, New Horizon over Bluford for the consolation t...

It was a busy Day 4 at the Team USA Bowling Trials in Las Vegas. Salem senior Charlie Hunter bowled in the morning and finished 36th in his block overall and 17th in the Youth Division for the day. Ov...

Quick on-the-field emergency care from well-rehearsed medical personnel is widely credited with helping save Damar Hamlin's life. But whether his cardiac arrest could have been prevented is much less ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Zach LaVine made 11 of 13 3-pointers and scored 41 points and the Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia 126-112 on Friday night to end the 76ers' home winning streak at 11. LaVine made t...

Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl has released the department's report for 2022. It clearly points to a problem with drug overdoses. 34 overdose calls were received along with four deaths. Ambuehl says ...

The Illinois House, along party lines, passed the assault weapons ban early Friday morning. The final vote was 64-43. State Representative Blaine Wilhour spoke out against the proposal on the house fl...