Category Archives: Local Sports

NEW YORK (AP) - The Chicago Cubs have placed pitcher Wade Miley on the injured list with a left shoulder strain, one day after the veteran was activated. Miley threw 30 of 42 pitches for strikes in th...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning for the first walk-off RBI of his major league career, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals over Cincinnati 5-4 in yet ano...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame to call for the release of her former WNBA Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it's been 1...

UNDATED (AP) - Texas A&M swept its NCAA super regional and advanced to the College World Series next week. Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and Texas won to even their best-of-three series. Mississippi, ...

In Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA action on Thursday at Bryan Park.... Prestige Worldwide fell to Misfits 11-7, Modern Woodmen over Odd Fellows 15-11 and Misfits beat Iuka State Bank by forfeit.

The Salem Wildcats varsity baseball team won a pair of games on the road at Fairfield in their Summer League. Salem opened with an 8-2 victory. The Cats were up 3-1 after four innings but scored 5 tim...

The Salem JV baseball team split their double header with Breese White at SCHS Field last night. In the opener, the Cats came away with a 9-1 victory scoring 6 runs in the fourth inning. Rhett Deterin...

Today is state semifinal day in prep baseball Class 3a/4a at Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet. At 10 a.m. it's 34-5 Washington and 26-6 Chatham Glenwood followed at noon by 19-13 Crystal Lake So...

The SC Storm 07 picked up a pair of wins last night versus the SI DirtDawgs at Webster Park in Kinmundy. In game 1, the Storm took the early lead and held on 3-2. In the bottom of the sixth with SC do...

Tonight is the Southern Illinois All-Star Football Game played at Carbondale High School starting at 7pm. This is the 21st year for the game. A selection committee, made up of football coaches from so...