Category Archives: Local Sports

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Zion Custis and Geno Hess ran for two touchdowns each and Southeast Missouri beat Eastern Illinois 47-7 on Sunday in both teams' spring opener. The Redhawks played their first ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks have followed a five-game skid with a five-game winning streak. Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 36 points and the Bucks closed on a 9-0 run to beat the Clippers, 105...

UNDATED (AP) - Villanova and Ohio State became the sixth and seventh top-15 men's basketball team to lose this weekend, although the Buckeyes fell to a top-10 squad. Butler was just 8-13 this season b...

UNDATED (AP) - The Washington Capitals continue to pace the NHL's East Division by two points over Boston following road victories by each team in the New York-metropolitan area. The Capitals picked u...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - William Byron has given NASCAR its third surprise winner in as many weeks. Byron controlled most of the final two stages at Homestead-Miami Speedway and won for the second time ...

Registration continues for Salem Little League through March 15thonline at salemlittleleague.org. Levels of play include tee ball, coach pitch baseball and softball, boys minors, majors and juniors as...

Saturday’s Scores BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Altamont 61, Warrensburg-Latham 59 Belleville East 39, Edwardsville 38 Benton 55, Thompsonville 29 Bethalto Civic Memorial 61, East Alton-Wood River 43 Br...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Javon Williams Jr. and Romeir Elliott each had a pair of touchdown runs, and Southern Illinois beat top-ranked North Dakota State 38-14 that ended the Bison's 39-game winning s...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn scored 19 points and No. 5 Illinois topped No. 23 Wisconsin 74-69, completing its first sweep of the regular-season series since 2005. Wisconsin’s D’Mitr...

CHICAGO (AP) - Frans Nielsen had a goal and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 for their second straight victory. Bobby Ryan, Darren Helm, Christian Djoos, and Evgeny ...