Category Archives: Local Sports
St. Louis puts home win streak on the line against Montreal
Montreal Canadiens (6-19-3, eighth in the Atlantic) vs. St. Louis Blues (14-8-4, second in the Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blues -204, Canadiens +168; over/under ...
Dec 10, 2021
DeRozan, Chicago set for matchup against Miami
Chicago Bulls (17-9, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (15-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls visit the M...
Dec 10, 2021
Vikes hold on after wasting much of a 29-point lead....Demaryius Thomas found dead in home....Packers' Cobb will be out 'for a while' with core injury
Vikes hold on after wasting much of a 29-point lead MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings won another close game as they try to stay in the NFC playoff hunt. Dalvin Cook rushed for 205 yards and tw...
Dec 10, 2021 frankieleon / CC
Bama's Young is AP player of year
UNDATED (AP) - Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is The Associated Press college football player of the year, giving the Crimson Tide their second consecutive winner. Young passed for 4,322 yards and 43...
Dec 10, 2021 Ron Cogswell / CC
Jazz hammer 76ers....Virus concerns cause Pacers, Raptors to cancel practices
UNDATED (AP) - The Utah Jazz are on one of their hot streaks right now as they continue to dominate the NBA's Northwest Division standings. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert carried the Jazz to their s...
Dec 10, 2021
Rutgers knocks off Purdue on half-court shot....Washington cancels game with No. 5 Gonzaga due to COVID
UNDATED (AP) - Expect another change atop the AP men's basketball poll following Purdue's 70-68 loss at Rutgers. Ron Harper Jr. won it by draining a half-court shot at the buzzer, leaving him with a c...
Dec 10, 2021
Bolts beat Leafs....Coyotes settle debt with arena, city
UNDATED (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to struggle since losing Mitch Marner to a shoulder injury last Friday. Steven Stamkos provided a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning earn...
Dec 10, 2021
Pele to be hospitalized a few more days
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian soccer great Pel said Thursday he will remain in a hospital in Sao Paulo "for a few days" to undergo new exams on his colon tumor. The 81-year-old Edson Arantes do Nasciment...
Dec 10, 2021 tonynetone / CC
Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82
UNDATED (AP) - Al Unser, one of only four drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 a record four times, died Thursday following years of health issues. He was 82. Indianapolis Motor Speedway says Unser die...
Dec 10, 2021 Zach Catanzareti Photo / CC
Franklin Park Falls In OT At Centralia.....Jr High Boys Roundup
The Franklin Park Bobcats came up on the wrong end of a 42-40 overtime decision at Centralia Junior High Wednesday night in middle school basketball action. The Bobcats rode the early hot shooting of ...
Dec 09, 2021
