Category Archives: Local Sports

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading to their bye week with a 5-1 record after holding off the Philadelphia Eagles. Tom Brady and Leonard Fournette each accounted for two touchdown...

UNDATED (AP) - The Florida Panthers have had good fortune when opening their NHL schedule at home. The Panthers erased a late two-goal deficit and defeated the Penguins, 5-4 on Carter Verhaeghe's goal...

UNDATED (AP) - Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators have agreed to a seven-year, $57.5 million contract. Tkachuk was a restricted free agent and had not played for the Senators during the preseason u...

UNDATED (AP) - Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey did not practice Thursday, a sign that he could miss his third straight game while trying to rehab from a hamstring injury. The 2019 A...

UNDATED (AP) - Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is expected to miss at least the first week of the regular season. Williamson's recovery from surgery to repair a right foot fracture is taking longer t...

Salem grad and strikeout queen Delaney Kell got her first college start for SEMO yesterday as they took on Jefferson College out of Hillsboro, Missouri. Delaney earned the win in the 13-2 victory. Kel...

In post season Class 1a soccer, Freeburg won their regional semifinal over Harrisburg 2-1 at Massac County. At Raymond Lincolnwood, it was the hosts knocking off Teutopolis 1-0 and Carlinville 4-0 win...

The KC Blue Angels soccer team beat Lincoln Land 5-3. Gracie Kimmle had the hat-trick for KC while Allyson Fehrman and Ellen Antonacci also scored.

TORONTO (AP) - William Nylander broke a tie at 1:06 of the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Toronto won in front o...

UNDATED (AP) - The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Mattias Ekholm to a four-year, $25 million extension, keeping him under contract through the 2025-26 season. The team announced the contra...