Category Archives: Local Sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James reached 40,000 points Saturday night, still going strong in his 21st NBA season as he tries to put the career scoring record out of reach. James drove past Michael Port...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jake Neighbours and Alexey Toropchenko scored as the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Torey Krug also scored and Jordan B...

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acua Jr. has some irritation around the meniscus in his surgically repaired right knee. The reigning NL MVP had an MRI on Friday. He will be evaluated on Monday by Dr. Neal ...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Jamal Shead hit a short follow shot with 0.4 seconds left and No. 1 Houston beat Oklahoma 87-85 on Saturday night, giving coach Kelvin Sampson a victory over one of his former sch...

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The Centralia Orphans are in the Elite 8 after winning the Triad 3A Sectional Championship over the Mt.Vernon Rams 49-33 Friday night in front of a sold out crowd in Troy. The game started with the Ra...

Today is the final day in prep basketball for girls as the state finals will be held in all 4 classes. The day begins at Normal at 11am with the 1a title game with Okawville taking on Illini Bluffs. T...

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Associated Press Class 3A-4A All-State girls' basketball teams have been named as voted on by a statewide panel of newspaper sports writers/editors, TV/radio broadcast...

The Egyptian Illini released their All Conference Boys Basketball list for the season. Patoka/Odin's Owen Landreth was named Co-MVP along with St Elmo/Brownstown's Adam Atwood. They are joined on the ...

Today is the Salem Bobcats Bowling Tournament at Salem Bowl. The action begins at 9am and will feature Franklin Park, Selmaville, Breese, Kell, Spring Garden and Bartelso. There will be a boys and gir...