Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - It was a pretty good day for NBA players named Nikola. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 136-100 win over the Bucks. Jokic fell one rebound shy of his 13th triple-double o...

UNDATED (AP) - Sixth-ranked Purdue blew a 20-point lead before improving to 18-3. Jaden Ivey drained a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give the Boilermakers an 81-78 win over No. 16 Ohio State. Ive...

UNDATED (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have retained their four-point lead over the New York Rangers in the NHL's Metropolitan Division standings. Andrei Svechnikov scored on a rebound with 3:44 remai...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal has won a men's record 21st Grand Slam singles title with a comeback, five-set victory over second-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final. He had ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Lydia Ko earned a one-shot win over Danielle Kang at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. Ko pulled ahead with a birdie on the 15th hole and matched scores with Danielle Kang the r...

Orlando Magic (11-40, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (30-18, second in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DeMar DeRozan leads Chicago into a matchup w...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats dropped the Class L state championship to Fulton (O'Fallon) 37-28. Salem was led in scoring by Jordan Kessler and Jaelyn Keller, both with 6. Marah Johnson added 5. For ...

Lots happened yesterday in the world of high school basketball. Let's take a look at some scores from around the area:   BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Breese Central 48, Highland 38 Bunker Hill 55, Piasa...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn returned from a concussion and scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 59-56 victory over Northwestern. Cockburn hit 10 of 17 shots ...

UNDATED (AP) - Has Tom Brady decided to retire? Two people familiar with the details tell The Associated Press the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback told the team he hasn't decided to end his playing c...