Category Archives: Local Sports

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) - Jared Goff has played nearly mistake-free football for two months and his decision-making, along with a much-improved defense, has put the Detroit Lions i...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Lance Jones scored 16 points as Southern Illinois beat Belmont 63-45 on Sunday night. Jones also had three steals for the Salukis (11-4, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Marcus...

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Marc-Edouard Vlasic made his NHL debut way back in 2006. And even he is impressed with what fellow defenseman Erik Karlsson is doing right now. "Every shif...

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ryan Hartman scored twice in the second period to help the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday night in their first meeting since...

After the best semifinal day in the nine-year history of the College Football Playoff, the title game will match the defending national champion against the closest thing the sport has had in years to...

Young throws for 5 TDs, Alabama tops K-State in Sugar Bowl NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Bryce Young passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns, and No. 5 Alabama responded to an early two-score deficit with 35 st...

CHICAGO (AP) - Caris LeVert scored 23 points, Kevin Love added 20 points and nine rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a three-game skid with a 103-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - Phillip Russell scored 19 points as Southeast Missouri State beat SIU-Edwardsville 82-73 on Saturday night. Russell had seven assists for the Redhawks (6-9, 1-1 Ohio Valley ...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Zach Freemantle scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Colby Jones also scored 16, helping No. 22 Xavier hand No. 2 UConn its first loss, 83-73. Jack Nunge started the game fo...

The 79th annual Centralia Holiday Tournament is in the books and Cardinal Ritter will take the big trophy back to St Louis with their 58-52 win over Evanston in the finals. Centralia grinded out a nic...