Category Archives: Local Sports

MADISON, Ill. (AP) - Kyle Busch had been in and out of his car through a lengthy weather delay. He had idled on the track through two red flags. He had kept his poise through 11 cautions, including fi...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Marcus Stroman pitched six strong innings to win his fourth consecutive start and rookie Miguel Amaya went 3 for 3 with his first major league home run as the Chicago Cubs defeated th...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - When he's on, Rich Hill's pitches still dance. They still dart. They go this way. Then that way. They can baffle hitters with their movement, particularly the ones that don't come cl...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ke'Bryan Hayes homered for the second straight game, Connor Joe hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. Hayes, whose t...

DENVER (AP) - For the Miami Heat, shooting at Denver's 5,280 feet of mile-high altitude during Game 1 of the NBA Finals wasn't a problem. Not shooting from the foul line 15 feet away from the rim was....

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message. ...

The small school state semifinals were played yesterday at Dozer Park in Peoria. Columbia rode their ace Dominic Voegele in the 2a state semifinals and he did not disappoint throwing a shutout in the ...

The 1a/2a state trophy games are set. Yesterday in 1a at Louisville Slugger Stadium in Peoria, Peru St Bede knocked off Goreville 4-1 and in five innings it was Illini Bluffs over LeRoy 10-0. The 3rd ...

The 3a girls soccer state finals today will include the O'Fallon after their 2-0 shutout of Lincoln Way East at North Central College in Naperville. They will play at 7pm against Barrington who beat L...

In men's softball scored from Bryan Park, Pennington Chevrolet beat El Rancherito 16-3, El Ranch then lost to Iuka State Bank 14-4.