Category Archives: Local Sports

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Viktor Hovland is the winner of the Hero World Challenge and even he couldn't believe it. Hovland started six shots behind and made up ground with consecutive eagles and a surpr...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Lewis Hamilton has won his third consecutive grand prix to pull even on points with Max Verstappen. That means Formula One's championship race will now be decided at the se...

MADRID (AP) - Russia's 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title has ended after another clutch performance by Daniil Medvedev. He beat Marin Cilic 7-6, 6-2 in the second singles match to give Russia an insu...

Many basketball games happened around Illinois yesterday. Here are some notable scores from around the area:   BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Belleville East 67, Mount Vernon 66 Belleville West 61, McClue...

DETROIT (AP) - Quarterback Rocky Lombardi ran for three touchdowns and Jay Ducker ran for 146 yards on 29 carries to power Northern Illinois to a 41-23 victory over Kent State in the Mid-American Conf...

NEW YORK (AP) - Zach LaVine scored 31 points, DeMar DeRozan had 29 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-107. Nikola Vucevic and Ayo Dosunmu each added 11 points for the Bulls. Kevin Durant...

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...