Category Archives: Local Sports
Blackhawks beat Blue Jackets 5-2, halt 8-game losing streak
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane each had a goal and two assists and the Chicago Blackhawks ended an eight-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blu...
Dec 24, 2022 IAHilltopper / CC
DeRozan's jumper gives Bulls 118-117 victory over Knicks
By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - DeMar DeRozan's jumper with less than a second to play gave the Chicago Bulls a 118-117 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. DeRozan ...
Dec 24, 2022 Matthew Addie / CC
Hartman throws 3 TD passes, Wake Forest beats Missouri 27-17
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Sam Hartman completed 23 of 36 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns in what was expected to be his final game with Wake Forest, a 27-17 win ove...
Dec 24, 2022 Wake Forest running back Justice Ellison (6) slips a tackle by Missouri defensive lineman Realus George Jr. (99) to score during the first half of the Gasparilla Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Bills try to clinch AFC East against Bears, eye No. 1 seed
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills still have a few important goals to achieve before they turn their attention toward the biggest prize of all. They can cl...
Dec 24, 2022
AP sources: Cubs, LHP Drew Smyly agree to 2-year contract
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Drew Smyly is staying with the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract. Two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal t...
Dec 24, 2022 FILE - Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Drew Smyly throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Milwaukee. Drew Smyly is staying with the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022 on condition of anonymity because the contract was pending a successful physical.(AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Ex-Navy SEAL makes big impression on Buffalo football team
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) - Damian Jackson followed two tours of duty with the Navy SEALs by turning to football. He sees it as a potential career even though he never played the sport growing up. The 30-yea...
Dec 24, 2022 Chad Cooper / CC
Brown scores 31, Missouri upsets No. 16 Illinois 93-71
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kobe Brown set career highs with 31 points and eight assists, and D'Moi Hodge added 20 points to lead Missouri to a 93-71 victory over No. 16 Illinois in their annual neutral site con...
Dec 23, 2022 Missouri's D'Moi Hodge (5) heads to the basket as Illinois' Sencire Harris (1) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in St. Louis. Missouri won 93-71. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
AP source: Cubs, C Tucker Barnhart agree to $6.5M contract
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs bolstered their defense again on Thursday, agreeing to a $6.5 million contract with Gold Glove-winning catcher Tucker Barnhart. A person...
Dec 23, 2022 Hayden Schiff / CC
Trevor Bauer reinstated by MLB's independent arbitrator
NEW YORK (AP) - Trevor Bauer has been reinstated by Major League Baseball's independent arbitrator, allowing the pitcher to resume his career at the start of the 2023 season. The Los Angeles Dodgers p...
Dec 23, 2022 apardavila / CC
Lawrence, Jaguars continue playoff push, outclass Jets 19-3
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Trevor Lawrence leaped for a touchdown and the Jacksonville Jaguars continued their push toward the playoffs with their third straight victory, 19-3 over an embarrassed Za...
Dec 23, 2022
