Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - Week 6 of the college football season features a top-five matchup in the Big Ten, with No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa, and the Big 12's biggest rivalry. No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas ...

UNDATED (AP) - The San Francisco Giants literally made quick work of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take Game 1 of their NL Division Series. Logan Webb pitched beautifully into the eighth inning and the G...

UNDATED (AP) - Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is expected to be out several weeks after undergoing surgery on his injured right middle finger. NFL Network reported that Wilson had screws ...

UNDATED (AP) - Fifth-ranked Cincinnati was able to avoid a letdown following their emotional win at Notre Dame last weekend. Desmond Ridder threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns in the Bearcats' 23...

UNDATED (AP) - Kyrie Irving could join the Brooklyn Nets at practice this weekend. The Nets have been told their training center is considered a private facility and doesn't fall under a New York coro...

UNDATED (AP) - Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov has accepted the largest contract in team history. Two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations tell The Associated Press that the Pan...

The Salem Wildcats look to stay in the Cahokia Mississippi Conference race as they honor their seniors on Homecoming as they host the Columbia Eagles to town. Salem enters at 4-2 after last week's tou...

The state golf tournament get's underway in Bloomington today. In Class 1a boys, St Anthony will compete as a team along with Vandalia. Christ Our Rock's Parker Boehne will compete as an individual. I...

The Salem volleyball team fell to Columbia 20-25, 14-25 to fall to 9-15 on the season. The JV lost in 3 sets to fall to 7-5 and the freshmen also lost in 2 sets to fall to 7-5. SC beat Neoga 25-20, 25...

The State Baseball Championships in Centralia will be held today. The 3rd place Class L baseball game will be at 1pm featuring DuQuoin and Mascoutah followed by the title game at 3pm between Marion an...