Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard said Friday he has not requested a trade but wants the team to be more urgent in its pursuit of a championship. The All-Star guard added that...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Former Illinois football star Bobby Roundtree has died at the age of 23. Roundtree was partially paralyzed by a spinal cord injury he suffered in a swimming accident two years a...

The Salem 10u Wildcats are District Champions after winning their tournament in Mt Carmel last night 11-1 over Olney in four innings. The game was tied at 1 in the middle of the third before Salem sco...

The South Central Storm 14u won all 4 of their bracket games at Panama City Beach in a long day that started at 8am and finished with an 11pm game that lasted into the early morning hours. That late g...

Congratulations to Mt Vernon grad Walker Brockhouse on being signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Houston Astros. Walker is a 2017 graduate of Mt Vernon. He went on to play baseball for both the ...

The Salem Travel teams will have tryouts on Sunday, weather permitting, at the Little League Complex. In baseball, the 8u will go at 1pm on the Coach Pitch Field at the same time the 9u is on the Majo...

In Men's Softball at Bryan Park, Odin Caf beat Alpha & Omega 18-8, BSI lost to Odd Fellows 14-4, B&J Loggers beat Prestige Worldwide 13-6.

Chicago Cubs (44-46, third in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (26-66, fifth in the NL West) Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (11-4, 3.77 ERA, 1.24 WHIP,...

San Francisco Giants (57-32, first in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (44-46, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Kevin Gausman (9-3, 1.73 ERA, ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan, (AP) - Daryl Dike scored twice and helped force an own goal, helping the United States to overwhelm Martinique 6-1 and clinch a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. Miles Ro...