Category Archives: Local Sports

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals come in with the best record in the NFL, a perfect mark away from home, and maybe some fresher legs following a bye. The NFC West leaders will try to kee...

- Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers continued their string of comebacks by rallying from three one-goal deficits to beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3. Maxim Ma...

ATLANTA (AP) - Pro Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey has died at the age of 77. Humphrey was one of the NFL's most fearsome pass rushers during the 1970s with the Atlanta Falcons, earning six Pro...

The Salem Wildcats fell to 3-3 on the season and dropped their Cahokia Conference opener at Breese Central 44-36. Caden Bee was the top scorer for Salem with 10. Brady Moore finished with 23 for the C...

The Southern Illinois Classic Basketball Shootout at Mt Vernon is loaded with great games today. The day begins at 10am with a girls contest between Breese Central and Mt Vernon, followed by boys game...

The Sandoval girls improved to 2-2 with their road win over First Baptist Academy 44-15. Sandoval played shorthanded with 5 players out.   Scores: Chester 63 Cobden 17 Jacksonville 49 Eisenhower ...

The South Central Falcons advanced in the Sigel St Michel 7th Grade Tournament with a 35-21 win over Altamont. Westin Neilson had 17 in the win, Luke Shumate added 7 and Garret Shumate had 4. The Falc...

Christ Our Rock senior and Carlyle native Kylie Eversgerd has signed her letter of intent to run cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field for SIU-Edwardsville. Eversgerd was a 2-time state qu...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Jaden Ivey scored 19 points, Trevion Williams had 13 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 2 Purdue held off a late Iowa rally to win 77-70 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Alfonso Plummer scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had a double-double and Illinois cruised to an 86-51 victory over Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Cockburn, who cam...