Category Archives: Local Sports

Cubs to cut OF Jason Heyward after the season
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs will cut ties with right fielder Jason Heyward after this season, ending one of baseball's most expensive and unproductive free-agent signings with a year left on his c...
WJBD Staff Aug 09, 2022 Minda Haas Kuhlmann / CC

Marlins hit back-to-back homers, Luzardo beats Cubs 3-0
CHICAGO (AP) - Jess Luzardo allowed one hit over seven innings for his first win since April, and Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick hit back-to-back home runs as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cu...
WJBD Staff Aug 08, 2022

Cardinals outslug Yankees 12-9 to complete 3-game sweep
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong both homered and drove in four runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals outlast the New York Yankees 12-9, completing a three-game sweep. St. Louis won its s...
WJBD Staff Aug 08, 2022

Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks. Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought that lasted nearly nearly two years with his sixth victory at...
WJBD Staff Aug 08, 2022 Paula R. Lively / CC

Cardinals win 1-0, Cubs win 4-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Montgomery blanked his old teammates over five innings and Nolan Arenado drove in the lone run as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 1-0. Four St. Louis pitchers...
Bruce Kropp Aug 07, 2022

Tony Boselli becomes 1st Jaguars player in Hall of Fame
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Tony Boselli looked out at all the teal-colored jerseys in the crowd and screamed: "Duuuuval!" Finally, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The...
Bruce Kropp Aug 07, 2022

Cowboys running back nearing end of contract
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Ezekiel Elliott knows his days as the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys could be numbered. The two-time rushing champion's production is down and the guarantees on his $90 ...
Bruce Kropp Aug 07, 2022 ray_explores / CC

Aviston's Incredible Season Comes To An End
The Aviston Express record breaking season came to an end at 28-3 with their loss to Eau Claire, Wisconsin 10-7 last night in elimination play at the Great Lakes Regionals in Midland Michigan. Moline'...
WJBD Staff Aug 06, 2022 Photo courtesy of: Aviston Express Facebook Page.

DeJong lifts Cardinals over Yanks 4-3 in Carpenter's return
Paul DeJong hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the Cardinals over the New York Yankees 4-3 in Matt Carpenter's return to St. Louis. Carpenter drew a standing ovation in h...
WJBD Staff Aug 06, 2022

Contreras hits 2-run HR in 8th as Cubs beat Marlins 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning in his first home game since the trade deadline, Justin Steele matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and the Chicago Cubs b...
WJBD Staff Aug 06, 2022 apardavila / CC
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