Category Archives: Local Sports

DETROIT (AP) - Jared Goff was having perhaps his worst game in three years with the Detroit Lions - whose fans even booed him at times - until it was time to win. Goff threw a 32-yard touchdown pass t...

CHICAGO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat Miami 102-97 on Saturday night, halting the Heat's winning streak at seven games. For the third straight game, the B...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Kaleb Johnson's 30-yard touchdown run with 4:43 to play gave Iowa a 15-13 win over Illinois on Saturday, clinching the Big Ten West Division title for the Hawkeyes. Iowa (9-2, 6...

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) - Corey Sawyer Jr.'s driving layup with five seconds left lifted Illinois State to a 48-46 win over Coppin State on Saturday. Kooper Jacobi's 11 points led Coppin State. Jacobi also ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats won the DuQuoin Girls Tournament Saturday night with a 59-23 win over Cairo. Salem started the game on a 10-0 run and never looked back, with a running clock for much of the fo...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis was carted off the field after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury to his left leg late in the first quarter of the fourth-r...

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins say Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team after an incident Friday night. The Bruins in a statement released Saturday did not provide any d...

The Salem Lady Wildcats overcame a 10-4 deficit after the first quarter and a brief time trailing in the 4th but hit enough free throws down the stretch to beat Pinckneyville 54-45. Salem shot 15 of 1...

IHSA state football semifinals are today. In 1a, Lena is at Hope Academy and Greenfield goes to Camp Point Central. In 2a, Shelbyville hosts Athens and Maroa at Wilmington. In 3a, Roxana will host Mt ...

The KC Blue Devils are 6-0 after knocking off visiting Simmons College JV out of Louisville, Kentucky 94-47. Isaiah Tolbert led the Devils with 19, Caleb Jenkins 17, Will Vasser 11 and Jamal Chambers ...