Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem 10u fell twice this weekend at the Little League State Tournament in Ogelsby. They opened up Saturday with a 15-4 loss to Elmhurst who broke things open with 12 runs in the 2nd inning. For S...

TOKYO (AP) - Simone Biles is returning to competition in Tokyo. The 2016 Olympic champion will compete in the balance beam finals on Tuesday. That's a little over a week after the American superstar s...

UNDATED (AP) - The Giants were able to retain their three-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, with a little help from one of San Francisco's newest acquisitions. Kris B...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rookie right-hander Bailey Ober threw four effective innings, Ryan Jeffers hit a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Saturday night to end a th...

UNDATED (AP) - Washington All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff is going on the NFL's COVID-19 reserve list. Scherff and fellow offensive lineman David Sharpe became the fifth and sixth players at the NFL tea...

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics have acquired guard Josh Richardson from Dallas for promising young center Moses Brown, a move that gives the Mavericks more cap flexibility. Richardson started 56 of ...

TOKYO (AP) - Caeleb Dressel has completed his drive for five at the Tokyo Games. Dressel became the fifth swimmer and fourth American to win five gold medals in a single Olympics, finishing first in t...

The 2021 Colt World Series has begun at Rent One Park in Marion. In the nightcap, the host team from Marion came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Brownsville, Texas 8-2. Marion includes local talent Gr...

In Marion County YMCA/City of Salem Recreation Department men's softball at Bryan Park, Alpha & Omega beat BSI 16-7 and B&J Loggers over Odin Caf 20-10.

UNDATED (AP) - Baseball's tightest division race just got a little tighter. Tampa Bay is within a half-game of the AL East-leading Red Sox after homers by Yandy Daz, Mike Zunino and Randy Arozarena po...