Category Archives: Local Sports

CHICAGO (AP) - Shane van Gisbergen prefers the countryside to a big city, so Chicago isn't exactly his type of place. Except for the Windy City streets. He likes those a lot. Van Gisbergen is back in ...

Christ Our Rock grad and Eastern Illinois University incoming freshman Parker Boehne traveled to Frisco, Texas to compete at the PGA National High School Invitational at the home of the PGA. Boehne ba...

CHICAGO (AP) - Ian Happ hit three-run homers from both sides of the plate for a career-high six RBIs, and the struggling Chicago Cubs pounded the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 to avo...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pedro Pages doubled home pinch runner Michael Siani and then scored on Alec Burleson's RBI single as the the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in 10 innings on Thu...

The Salem 11u All Stars District run is over as they fell to Mt Carmel at the District 1 Tournament in Olney 2-1. The Cats had the final out of the game thrown out on the base paths negating the tying...

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bryan Reynolds and Oneil Cruz hit run-scoring singles on consecutive pitches in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the St. ...

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Edmundo Sosa broke a tie with a short sacrifice fly in the eighth, Whit Merrifield followed with an RBI single and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the ...

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Terrence Shannon Jr.'s journey to the NBA was longer than that of most first-rounders, including a trying last year in college with an off-the-cour...

LeBron James is coming back for a record-tying 22nd season in the NBA, one in which the league's all-time scoring leader could share the floor with his son Bronny as teammates with the Los Angeles Lak...

Richard Petty has a record 200 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series to go along with seven championships. The Hall of Fame driver known as "The King" and his family have been with the stock car series since ...