Category Archives: Local Sports
Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. has won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time. He passed Chase Elliott for the lead after a late restart and held off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series...
Jun 12, 2023
De La Cruz, Abbott spark Reds over Cardinals 8-4
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Elly De La Cruz kept up his hot start with an RBI, stolen base and impressive headfirst slide at the plate, Andrew Abbott pitched shutout ball for the...
Jun 11, 2023 St. Louis Cardinals' Dylan Carlson watches his two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, June 10, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Hendricks no-hit bid ends on Haniger's 2-out double in 8th, Cub beat Giants 4-0
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Comfortable with what he's been seeing from Kyle Hendricks since the pitcher came off the injured list, manager David Ross was more than happy ...
Jun 11, 2023
Jean Segura helps Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox for 5-1 win
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) - It was one tough afternoon for Jean Segura and company. Right until the very end. Segura capped Miami's five-run ninth inning with a two-run double, and ...
Jun 11, 2023 David Wilson / CC
Vegas Golden Knights hold off Florida Panthers 3-2, move win from Stanley Cup title
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - With no time left on the clock in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, helmets, gloves, sticks, and plastic rats littered the ice, the result of a fr...
Jun 11, 2023
Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win a Triple Crown race
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Jena Antonucci turned a Triple Crown marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by bad air quality from wildfires in Canada into a celebr...
Jun 11, 2023 Tsutomu Takasu / CC
Effingham Looks To Finish Season With Win At State, Edwardsville In Line For Repeat
The IHSA 3a/4a baseball state tournaments began yesterday at Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet. The Effingham Hearts dropped their 3a semifinal to Grayslake Central 9-1. They will play today in t...
Jun 10, 2023 Darren Whitley
Charleston Falls In Semifinals, Will Play For 3rd Against Benet Academy
The Charleston Lady Trojans fell in their 3a state softball semifinal at Louisville Slugger Stadium in Peoria losing to Antioch 3-0. They will play in the 3rd place game for the programs first ever st...
Jun 10, 2023
Country Financial Beats Brad Decker CPA In Coach Pitch At Complex
Country Financial defeated Brad Decker 20-5 in boy's coach pitch baseball in the late game Friday. Offensively Country was led by Reed Knapp, Peyton Etnier, Grayson Dodson and Braydon Conner who each ...
Jun 10, 2023
Hoerner backs Stroman in 5th straight winning start, Cubs top Giants 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Cubs manager David Ross sent a text message to Nico Hoerner a night earlier letting the second baseman know he would be held out starting the series opener in San Francisco but to...
Jun 10, 2023
