Category Archives: Local Sports
Schwindel hits tiebreaking single as Cubs beat Reds 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) - Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 for their season-high seventh straight win. Schwindel's single thr...
Sep 7, 2021
Giants win, stay 1-up on Dodgers
UNDATED (AP) - The San Francisco Giants continue to lead the National League West by one game over the Los Angeles Dodgers following road wins for both teams. Thairo Estrada hit two of San Francisco's...
Sep 7, 2021
NFL teams dealing with outbreak
UNDATED (AP) - The Tennessee Titans' COVID-19 outbreak is nearing an end even with two starting offensive linemen still on the reserve list. Not everyone around the NFL may be as healthy to kick off t...
Sep 7, 2021
Vogelbach slam in 9th caps comeback, Brewers shock Cards 6-5
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Daniel Vogelbach delivered a pinch-hit grand slam off Alex Reyes to cap a five-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals...
Sep 6, 2021
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 6, 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...
Sep 6, 2021 Thomson20192
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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 5, 2021
