Category Archives: Local Sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs and Teoscar Hernndez added his first two long balls for Los Angeles in a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday n...

NEW YORK (AP) - Dennis Schroder and Mikal Bridges each made seven 3-pointers, and the Brooklyn Nets tied an NBA record by making 18 3s in the second half of their 125-108 victory over the Chicago Bull...

BOSTON (AP) - Illinois' season could have ended up a lot different. The Illini opened the season thriving behind Terrence Shannon Jr., who established himself as one of the premier scorers in the nati...

Caleb Williams will visit the Chicago Bears next week to meet more coaches, undergo medical testing and get more familiar with his future team. Williams going to the Bears at No. 1 is easy. Predicting...

The Salem Lady Wildcats track team competed at the Marion Invitational. Leading the way was Eden Gallia getting 3rd in the 400m in a PR time of 1:08.29. Maci Thorsen won the 3200 in 13:21.43. She was ...

The Christ Our Rock Silver Stallions took to the Track Thursday afternoon after being rained out on Tuesday. The day began with the Stallions Landyn Mitchell placing 3rd in the long jump with a jump o...

Salem JV & Varsity Fall To Columbia --- Prep baseball report The Salem Wildcats are 4-6, and 0-1 in the Cahokia Conference after their home loss to Columbia yesterday 6-0. The game was scoreless u...

Lady Cats Comeback To Beat Columbia On Johnson's 3-run HR The Salem Lady Cats trailed 5-0 in the bottom of the fifth when they turned on the gas and came back to beat Columbia 7-5. In that fifth innin...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jonah Heim ended the season opener for the World Series champion Texas Rangers with a 10th-inning RBI single, after not finishing a play on a disputed foul tip that had given t...

BOSTON (AP) - Illinois' offense carried it through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Illini's defense helped put them one victory away from the Final Four. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 2...