Category Archives: Local Sports
Wildcats avenge last week's loss to Bruins
UNDATED (AP) - Arizona came away with a victory in a Pac-12 matchup of top-10 teams. Kerr Kriisa scored 16 points and hit a big 3-pointer as the seventh-ranked Wildcats knocked off No. 3 UCLA, 76-66. ...
Feb 4, 2022
Spring training threatened, MLB asks for federal mediator
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has asked a federal mediator to intervene in stalled labor negotiations that likely will put off the start of spring training. On the 64th day of a lockout, MLB D...
Feb 4, 2022
Chen sharp in team competition
BEIJING (AP) - Three-time men's figure skating world champion Nathan Chen has delivered a strong short program to open the team competition at the Beijing Games. That gets the Americans off to a good ...
Feb 4, 2022 Ryosuke Yagi / CC
Hoge leads at Pebble Beach....Alex, Hataoka share lead
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Tom Hoge made the last of six straight birdies with a 40-foot putt on the daunting eighth hole, giving him a one-shot lead at Pebble Beach. The birdie run to a 9-under 63, ...
Feb 4, 2022
Top 10 AP Prep Rankings
Girls 4a: Stevenson (7) Benet Loyola Kenwood Edwardsville Barrington Naperville North Fremd Hersey Bolingbrook Others receiving votes - Joliet West, Normal Community, O'Fallon, Geneva, Hononegah, Lyon...
Feb 3, 2022
Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) - Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all. He has ended his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coach vacancy. The Vikings...
Feb 3, 2022
Cockburn leads No. 18 Illinois past No. 11 Wisconsin, 80-67
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn had 37 points and 12 rebounds and No. 18 Illinois beat No. 11 Wisconsin 80-67 on Wednesday night. Cockburn had 20 first-half points on 10-of-12 shooting, including...
Feb 3, 2022
Jackson, Morant lead Grizzlies past Knicks, 120-108
UNDATED (AP) - Jaren Jackson Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Ja Morant added 23 points and nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New York Knicks 120-108 on Wednesday night. Morant had som...
Feb 3, 2022
No. 4 Purdue beats Gophers 88-73 for 4th straight victory
UNDATED (AP) - Jaden Ivey scored 21 points and Zach Edey added a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 4 Purdue to an 88-73 win over Minnesota. Senior guard Eric Hunter Jr. scored a ...
Feb 3, 2022
Recruiting wars: A&M's Fisher says rumors are 'garbage'
UNDATED (AP) - Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is angry about rumors that booster-funded NIL deals are fueling the Aggies' recruiting success. He called the speculation "garbage." Texas A&M came ...
Feb 3, 2022
