Category Archives: Local Sports

TORONTON (AP) - Fred VanVleet returned from injury with season highs of 30 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors overcame the absence of leading ...

CHICAGO (AP) - There were a lot of questions about Justin Fields as late as a month ago. Not so many at the moment. Showing off his dynamic athleticism and improved passing, Fields went toe-to-toe wit...

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday's winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway. It was th...

The second round of IHSA football playoffs was held this weekend, and on Saturday, Morris took down Centralia 56-0 in Class 5A. While it is an unfortunate loss, the orphans played well and had a fanta...

HOUSTON (AP) - Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title. While the stain on Houston's first championship might never...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brook Lopez scored 25 points and the Milwaukee Bucks extended their season-opening winning streak to a franchise-record nine games with Giannis Antetokounmpo on the bench, beating the...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Jayden Daniels ran for a 25-yard touchdown in overtime and then found tight end Mason Taylor for a needed 2-point conversion, and 15th-ranked LSU defeated No. 6 Alabama 32-31. ...

The Freeburg Midgets outlasted the Mater Day Lady Knights to win the Fairfield Super Sectional 25-13, 22-25, 25-22 to advance to next weekend's State Final Four at Redbird Arena in Normal. They will p...

Area teams are back in action today as Week 2 of the prep football playoffs continue. The Centralia Orphans will kick off at 3pm this afternoon at home against Morris trying to advance to the State Qu...

Today is the state prep cross country meet held at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Mater Dei will compete as a team in the 1a girls team finals along with Freeburg. Individually Christ Our Rock junior Sara...