Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - The Big Ten Conference says it plans to take swift action following a skirmish between Michigan head coach Juwan Howard and a pair of Wisconsin coaches following the 15th-ranked Badgers...

UNDATED (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes top the NHL's Metropolitan Division following a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Third-period goals by Jesper Fast and Sebastian Aho allowed the Canes to mo...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joaquinn Niemann survived a few nervous moments at Riviera and polished off a big week when he closed with an even-par 71 to become the first wire-to-wire winner of the Genesis Invi...

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball's negotiations to salvage opening day resume at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, on Monday. Monday's session will be just the seventh on core economics sin...

Post-season play began for Class 1 and 2A High School Basketball teams on Saturday night. Here are the results from the regional sectionals: 1A Effingham (St. Anthony) Sectional Regional Quarterfinal ...

BEIJING (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has officially closed the Beijing Olympics and the Olympic flame has been extinguished, marking the end of the most locked-down gam...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points, Jacob Grandison had a season-high 24 and No. 12 Illinois held off No. 19 Michigan State 79-74. Illinois moved ahead of No. 15 Wisconsin and i...

UNDATED (AP) - Second-ranked Auburn has its first regulation loss of the season. Tyree Appleby scored 20 of his 26 points as Florida dealt the Tigers their second straight road loss, 63-62. Colin Cast...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls signed forward/center Tristan Thompson on Saturday night and released forward Alfonzo McKinnie. Terms of Thompson's deal weren't disclosed. Thompson averaged 6.3 point...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Minnesota All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns showed off his long-range shooting skills and was a surprising winner of the 3-point contest on NBA All-Star Saturday, scoring 29 points in his f...