Category Archives: Local Sports

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...

UNDATED (AP) - The top team in the NBA's Eastern Conference knocked off the best in the West. The Philadelphia 76ers blew a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead before Tobias Harris swished a jumper with two...

UNDATED (AP) - Davion Mitchell has carried second-ranked Baylor to another lopsided victory. Mitchell poured in a career-high 32 points and the Bears improved to 15-0 by drubbing Kansas State, 107-59....