Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - Friday's men's basketball game between No. 22 Saint Louis and Richmond has been postponed because of COVID-19 concerns raised by the Saint Louis medical staff. The Billikens lost to Day...

UNDATED (AP) - The Houston Texans have announced the hiring of David Culley as their new head coach. The longtime assistant gets his first head coaching job on a team in turmoil with a source telling ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo won a matchup of longtime friends Korpisalo stopped 31 shots in the Blue Jackets' 2-1 win over the Blackhawks. Korpisalo got the better...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Luka Garza is still stewing over one of his rare moments of failure in his Iowa basketball career. It happened in the final seconds against Illinois last March when Kofi Cockbur...

UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers have their first losing streak of the season. Blake Griffin scored 23 points in leading Detroit's 107-92 win over the Lakers. Griffin's 3-pointer with 6:54 remain...

UNDATED (AP) - Top-ranked Gonzaga picked up its 20th straight win since last season and improved to 16-0 this season. Drew Timme had 21 points for the Bulldogs in a 90-62 pounding of San Diego. Gonzag...

UNDATED (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes made a triumphant return to the ice after having several games postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. The Hurricanes still were without five regulars on Thursday a...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - New Illinois football coach Bret Bielema says he wants to build a team that can win right away. Bielema has spent much of his time since arriving last month trying to sell exper...

No. 7 Iowa and No. 19 Illinois will both be playing for the first time in over a week when they face off Friday. No. 4 Michigan leads the Big Ten standings but won’t be playing anytime soon Mich...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Left-handed starter Jon Lester and the Washington Nationals have finalized a $5 million, one-year contract. He gives the team a fourth member of a rotation led by Max Scherzer, Steph...