Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - Major League Baseball will open the 2022 season on March 31 and will try for the fourth time to have every team play its first game on the same day for the first time since 1968. The le...

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - Beginning this weekend at Watkins Glen International, NASCAR will require all personnel to wear a face mask in enclosed areas at all times, regardless of vaccination status. ...

MARION - Marion capped off its run to a second straight Colt World Series title Tuesday night. A stellar outing by starting pitcher Charlie Hunter and some timely offense pushed Marion to the champion...

Salem high school student Caroline Foltz has been awarded to the USA Swimming 2020-2021 Scholastic All American Team. Each year USA Swimming selects a Scholastic All-American team based on GPA and swi...

Salem swordfish concluded their season Saturday in Herrin at the Southern Illinois Swim League championship meet. They finished 2nd place behind the Marion Marlins. High point winners were Clara Cromp...

In men's softball at Bryan Park, BSI beat Odin Caf 12-10, NAL got by Odd Fellows 6-5, NAL shutout Security Alarm 18-0.

Atlanta Braves (53-54, third in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (53-53, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Wednesday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Drew Smyly (7-3, 4.40 ERA, 1.37 WH...

Chicago Cubs (51-57, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (47-60, fourth in the NL West) Denver; Wednesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Alec Mills (4-4, 4.55 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 47 s...

TOKYO (AP) - The gold medals are beginning to trickle in for U.S track and field athletes at the Tokyo Games. Sydney McLaughlin has broken her own world record to win the women's 400-meter hurdles in ...

UNDATED (AP) - Make it a 1 1/2-game lead for the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Taijuan Walker and the Mets continued their post All-Star break fade with a 5-4 loss to th...