Category Archives: Local Sports

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Kyle Larson claimed the first of four championship-contending spots in NASCAR's season finale with a dominating victory at Texas. Larson led 256 of 334 laps at the 1 1/2-mile ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - The Ottawa Senators have won the lone game on the NHL schedule. Chris Tierney scored on two second-period power plays and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves as the Senators beat the...

UNDATED (AP) - David Perron scored two goals, Jordan Binnington stopped 29 shots and the St. Louis Blues held on for a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in their season opener. Justin Faulk had a go...

Red Sox slam Astros to knot series HOUSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have evened the AL Championship Series at a game apiece by becoming the first team in postseason history to hit two grand slams in ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Nico Gualdoni kicked a career-long 46-yard, game-winning field goal with 5:21 remaining and Southern Illinois fended off North Dakota 31-28 in a Missouri Valley Football Confer...

UNDATED (AP) - Georgia has earned a victory in its first game since moving to No. 1 in The Associated Press football poll. Stetson Bennett tossed three touchdown passes and the Bulldogs got another st...

UNDATED (AP) - Tua Tagovailoa will start at quarterback but the Miami Dolphins will be without starting cornerbacks Xavien Howard and Byron Jones for Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) - A sunburst at the overcast birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in Greece was too short-lived to light the backup flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Sunday...

The Salem Wildcats saw their chance to get playoff eligible shot down as they fell on the road at Freeburg 35-6. Salem's lone score came on a Caleb Smith block punt, scoop and score late in the 3rd qu...

The Franklin Park boys and girls cross country teams will compete at the Class L State Meet today in DuQuoin at the State Fair Grounds. The Bobcats were 2nd in state a year ago and have not lost a mee...