Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - The Boston Celtics looked like a team in disarray 2 1/2 weeks ago. Not anymore. It's now an eight-game winning streak for the Celtics after Jayson Tatum furnished 38 points and 10 rebou...

UNDATED (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche have run their team-record point streak to 19 games with a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars. Darcy Kuemper handled 23 shots for his second shutout of the season, hel...

UNDATED (AP) - Third-ranked Purdue was able to avoid a major upset. Trevion Williams blocked a layup try in the final seconds to secure the Boilermakers' 62-61 victory over Maryland. Maryland's Donta ...

Story by Ben Watson, Photos by Pat Hodges (see gallery below) Saturday's game against Taylorville was an exciting one, to say the least. There was a lot of tension on the court, and despite not scorin...

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Benton 66, Massac County 47 Breese Central 61, Roxana 29 Carlyle 51, New Athens 32 Carterville 68, DuQuoin 58 Centralia 43, Taylorville 36 Columbia 69, Greenville 41 Effingham St...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Cooper Neese had 28 points as Indiana State held off Illinois State 60-57. Neese made 10 of 11 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds for the Sycamores (11-14, 4-9 Mi...

CHICAGO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points, Nikola Vucevic added 31 points and 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a sluggish start to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-101. Tied with Clev...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox are requiring COVID-19 booster shots for their players with minor league contracts in order to participate in spring training. A minicamp for some prospects is sch...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. David Perron, Dakota Joshua, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Jordan Kyrou also scored for th...

The Salem Wildcats used a 2nd quarter run to lead visiting Wood River by 15 points at the halftime break, and finished the game with a 67-52 victory. Caden Bee finished with 16 points to lead the Wild...