Category Archives: Local Sports
Magic beat Bulls 113-98, still hoping to finish as high as No. 2 in the East
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - With a week left in the regular season, the Orlando Magic could still finish anywhere between second place and eighth in the Eastern Conference. Paolo Banchero scored 24 points, J...
Apr 8, 2024 Chicago Bulls
South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75
CLEVELAND (AP) - Kamilla Cardoso delivered once again for Dawn Staley and South Carolina. A perfect finish. A dynasty. A team too big for Caitlin Clark and Iowa this time around. Cardoso had 15 points...
Apr 8, 2024
UConn, Purdue set to collide in NCAA title game after dominating in a romp-filled March Madness
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The NCAA Tournament has reached its finish line, down to one game pairing the two best teams that routinely win in romps and boasting a marquee post matchup that features a two-...
Apr 8, 2024
Bellinger homers, rain shortens Imanaga start, as Cubs beat Dodgers 8-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Cody Bellinger homered against his former team, Shota Imanaga threw four shutout innings in a rain-shortened start, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Sunday. Iman...
Apr 8, 2024
Marlins win first game after 0-9 start, beat Cardinals 10-3 as Chisholm, Gordon hit 3-run homers
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Miami Marlins ended their team-record nine-game losing streak starting the season when Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Nick Gordon hit three-run homers in a six-run first inning that lifted...
Apr 8, 2024
Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports to 1-2-3 finish at Martinsville on anniversary weekend
William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap overtime finish to enhance Hendrick Motorsports' celebration of its 40-year anniversary with a victory in the NASCAR Cu...
Apr 8, 2024
UConn's bid for repeat title has reached its final challenge: Purdue and star Zach Edey
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - UConn has blown through the NCAA Tournament again to reach college basketball's final night, this time with a chance to claim the first repea...
Apr 7, 2024 Purdue center Zach Edey (15) blocks the shot of NC State guard Casey Morsell during the second half of the NCAA college basketball game at the Final Four, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
McMakin scores 20, Saint Louis University women beat Minnesota 69-50, win WNIT title
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Kyla McMakin scored 20 points and Peyton Kennedy added 19 Saturday to help Saint Louis beat Minnesota 69-50 and win the first WNIT championship in program history. The Billik...
Apr 7, 2024
Marlins drop 9th consecutive game to start season, falling 3-1 to Cardinals
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - The winless Miami Marlins, who are off to the worst start in the franchise's 33-year history, dropped their ninth consecutive game on Saturday, losing...
Apr 7, 2024
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets first major league victory in Dodgers' 4-1 win over Cubs
By PATRICK ROSE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched out of two early jams in five scoreless innings for his first career major league victory, Max Muncy hit a two-run single and...
Apr 7, 2024
