Category Archives: Local Sports
Schwindel's grand slam lifts Cubs over Pirates 11-8
CHICAGO (AP) - Frank Schwindel hit a go-ahead grand slam, Matt Duffy homered twice, including a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs outslugged the Pittsburgh Pirates for an 11-8 win. With Chicago trailin...
Sep 06, 2021 Minda Haas Kuhlmann / CC
MLB Wrap-Up: Braves win, Phils and Mets keep pace
UNDATED (AP) - There's no change among the first three positions in the National League East standings following wins by the first-place Atlanta Braves, second-place Philadelphia Phillies, and third-p...
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Hamlin holds off Larson for first NASCAR Monster Cup win
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Denny Hamlin has ended his season-long winless drought with a victory at the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Hamlin had to hold off the season's top playof...
Sep 06, 2021 Sarah Stierch / CC
Irish win in OT after blowing big lead
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Ninth-ranked Notre Dame managed to avoid a season-opening loss. The Irish coughed up an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter before Jonathan Doerer hit a 41-yard field goal in ...
Sep 06, 2021 West Point - The U.S. Military Academy / CC
Cantlay delivers another clutch moment to win FedEx Cup
ATLANTA (AP) - Patrick Cantlay has won the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize. Cantlay had a one-shot lead over Jon Rahm on the final hole of the Tour Championship. With Rahm just behind the green in...
Sep 06, 2021
Houser pitches Brews' 1st CG shutout since 2014, beats Cards
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Adrian Houser pitched Milwaukee's first complete-game shutout since 2014, throwing a crisp three-hitter that led the Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. Not since Kyle Lohse bla...
Sep 05, 2021
Schwindel, Cubs rally in 9th, top Pirates, 5th win in row
CHICAGO (AP) - Rookie Frank Schwindel hustled hard and sprawled for an RBI single that capped a three-run rally with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
Sep 05, 2021 Minda Haas Kuhlmann / CC
MLB Wrap-Up: Dodgers whip Giants, pull even in NL West race
UNDATED (AP) - There's now a dead heat atop the National League West. The Los Angeles Dodgers have pulled even with San Francisco by getting another strong start from their ace in a 6-1 victory over t...
Sep 05, 2021
NASCAR: Gragson holds off Burton in OT to win Xfinity at Darlington; Monster Cup Series at 4 Sunday afternoon on WSIQ
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Noah Gragson held off Harrison Burton in a two-lap overtime shootout at Darlington Raceway on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season. Gragson began ...
Sep 05, 2021
UTSA gets first win over a Big Ten foe, tops Illinois 37-30
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - UTSA posted its most impressive road win in its 10-year college football history, beating Illinois 37-30 for a win in the Roadrunners' first gave against a Big Ten Conference op...
Sep 05, 2021
