Category Archives: Local Sports
Alec Burleson, Masyn Winn power Cardinals to a 5-1 win over Rockies for a 4-game split
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Alec Burleson homered, Masyn Winn drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Sunday for a split in the teams' four...
Jun 10, 2024 St. Louis Cardinals' Michael Siani (63) is unable to avoid being tagged out by Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ty Blach (50) on a sacrifice bunt during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 9, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Happ's 3-run double and Imanaga's strong start help Cubs avoid sweep with 4-2 win over Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) - Ian Happ drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the first inning and Shota Imanaga had another strong start as the Chicago Cubs ended the Cincinnati Reds' seven-game winni...
Jun 10, 2024 Chris Casey / CC
Celtics beat Mavericks 105-98, take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals as series heads to Dallas
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) - Jrue Holiday led the scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pitched in, too - with their passing and defense. The ...
Jun 10, 2024
Cubs and Cards unlucky on Saturday
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and added two singles while driving in four runs to spark the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was Tovar's second multih...
Jun 09, 2024
Bobrovsky makes 32 saves as the Panthers shut out the Oilers 3-0 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Sergei Bobrovsky backstopped the Florida Panthers to a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The goalie everyone simply calls "Bob" made 32 save...
Jun 09, 2024
IHSA State Baseball and Softball state semi-finals start Friday
IHSA Baseball: The State 3a/4a IHSA baseball semifinals are today at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet. The day begins at 10 a.m. with Morris and Crystal Lake Central. Morris is 29-3 on the year ou...
Jun 07, 2024
Toglia, Blackmon each drive in a run in Rockies' 3-2 win over the Cardinals
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Michael Toglia and Charlie Blackmon each drove in a run on Thursday night and the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 win ov...
Jun 07, 2024 St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Gorman, left, scores past Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 6, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Elly De La Cruz slams a 3-run homer on the anniversary of his major league debut, Reds beat Cubs 8-4
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) - Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer on the anniversary of his major league debut and the Cincinnati Reds won a season-high fifth straight game, 8-4 ...
Jun 07, 2024 slgckgc / CC
Can tennis, pickleball and padel co-exist? The folks in charge of the French Open think so
PARIS (AP) - Let other folks fret about whether tennis might lose athletes and audiences to pickleball or padel. The people in charge of tennis in France are embracing those other racket-adjacent spor...
Jun 07, 2024 zhukovsky / Depositphotos.com
Celtics rout Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of NBA Finals behind Brown, returning Porzingis
BOSTON (AP) - Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 in his first game in more than a month and the Boston Celtics powered past the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 on Thursday night in Gam...
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