Category Archives: Local Sports
Tyrese Maxey keys fast start as 76ers pound Bulls 116-91
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers played without James Harden, and then Joel Embiid departed with mild right calf tightness. It didn't matter. Tyrese Maxey scored 16 ...
Mar 23, 2023 David Wilson / CC
AP source: Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed jerseys
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks will not wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before Sunday's Pride Night game against Vancouver because of security concerns involving ...
Mar 23, 2023
NYC guards lead Michigan State, K-State to Sweet 16 at MSG
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stories of New York City point guards have an almost mythical quality. There are Hall of Famers and trailblazers such as Bob Cousy and Nate "...
Mar 23, 2023
March Madness: Sweet 16 arrives with a twist: 2 sites, not 4
By The Associated Press March Madness has reached the Sweet 16! There is a twist this year for the women's tournament: The NCAA picked two regional sites instead of four, with Greenville, South Caroli...
Mar 23, 2023
Updates on Avery Bass and Rolen Adams
Salem grad and Missouri Baptist infielder Avery Bass hit her first collegiate home run against Greenville University JV yesterday. Congratulations to Mount Vernon senior Rolen Adams who signed to play...
Mar 23, 2023
Raymond's shootout goal lifts Red Wings over Blues, 3-2
By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lucas Raymond's goal in the fourth round of a shootout gave the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Raymond's goal wa...
Mar 22, 2023 St. Louis Blues' Jordan Kyrou (25) passes the puck past Detroit Red Wings' Andrew Copp (18) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) - Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout had dreamed of this moment, along with millions of fans throughout Japan and the United States: the two biggest stars on the...
Mar 22, 2023 Japan pitcher Shohei Ohtani (16) celebrates after defeating the United States at the World Baseball Classic final game, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Super seniors lead the way into March Madness Sweet 16
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Jerome Tang took his time finding the right players to fit into the program he wanted to build at Kansas State. They meshed just right, taking Tang and the Wildca...
Mar 22, 2023
Deputies: Alabama player drove 141 mph to evade traffic stop
BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say suspended Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell drove over 141 mph while trying to evade deputies before his arrest on drug charges in the Florida Panhandl...
Mar 22, 2023
MLB plans to announce rules tweaks, week before opening day
MIAMI (AP) - Major League Baseball's new pitch clock is going to undergo some timing adjustments before it is turned on for games that count. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred called the changes "sign...
Mar 22, 2023
