Category Archives: Local Sports

HOUSTON (AP) - Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-2 in Tuesday night's opener despite the loss of pitcher Char...

UNDATED (AP) - Shohei Ohtani's two-way All-Star season with the Los Angeles Angels was so unprecedented that Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred presented a special award to recognize it. O...

UNDATED (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 23 points and the Golden State Warriors remain unbeaten, rallying in the second half to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-98. Andrew Wiggins had 21 points and Dami...

UNDATED (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is not going to issue a report on its 10-month investigation into allegations the Washington Football Team engaged in harassment and abuse...

UNDATED (AP) - Andrew Mangiapane had two of Calgary's four goals in the first period, and the Flames extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesda...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks general manager and president of hockey operations Stan Bowman has resigned after an investigation found he was among a group of leaders who failed to respond promptl...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The U.S. women sent Carli Lloyd into retirement with a 6-0 rout of South Korea. Lloyd didn't score in her final match, but it hardly mattered because the night was all about her...

The Salem Wildcats playoff game at Breese Central will be Saturday night at 6pm. Other 4a playoff games Saturday include at 1pm Carterville hosting Harrisburg. At 3 it's Macomb at Murphysboro and Caho...

The Salem Lady Cats volleyball season came to an end in the Class 2a regional opener last night in Flora, losing to Wesclin in 3 sets. Salem opened the night with a 25-17 win but lost the next two set...

Tonight is Super Sectional night in Class 1a IHSA soccer. Belleville Althoff will host Sacred Heart Griffin at 7pm. It's Sectional semifinals in Class 2a. Triad is the site where the hosts will play C...