Category Archives: Local Sports

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs are pushing for an NL wild card, and Javier Assad just wants to help in whatever way he can. The same goes for Miles Mastrobuoni. Assad ...

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) - There's no other ballpark in the majors where Luis Robert Jr.'s 311-foot line drive would have been a home run. Heck, it might not have even gotten high e...

No. 6 Ohio State plunges for touchdown with 1 second left to beat No. 9 Notre Dame 17-14 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Chip Trayanum's 1-yard TD run with a second left to give No. 6 Ohio State a 17-14 victo...

The Salem Wildcats got off to a great start leading 10th ranked Roxana 20-16 at the halftime break. But the Shells exploded for 4 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter as they pulled away to beat Salem 57-27....

The Salem Wildcats soccer team heads to Greenville this morning coming off a 9-0 home win over Carlyle yesterday. Eli Baker finished with 4 goals. Caleb Purintun had 2 goals and an assist, Robbie Shob...

The Franklin Park Bobcats baseball team will play for the Benton Regional championship against the hosts on Monday afternoon. Last night in Class L regional semifinals at Olney, the hosts shutout Carm...

The SYFL JV and Varsity Wildcats will both play for the South 7 Championships today, their first year in the conference. The games will be held at SIU Saluki Stadium in Carbondale. The Salem JV Wildca...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Manny Machado hit two homers and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight...

CHICAGO (AP) - Seiya Suzuki and Jared Young each hit two-run homers, Jameson Taillon pitched six scoreless innings and the struggling Chicago Cubs improved their playoff chances with a 6-0 win over th...

The 3-1 Salem Wildcats take their 1-0 record in the Cahokia to Jim Finks Field tonight when they welcome 10th ranked and undefeated Roxana. Salem is coming off a decisive win over Wood River last week...