Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Wildcats tennis team wins again, this time shutting out Fairfield 9-0. Daniyal Islam, John Tran, Logan Bandy, Andrew Tate, Brendan Phillips and Treyton Simcox swept away the singles matches....

Franklin Park boys and girls played in the Benton Jr High Golf Regional on Tuesday. Mya Russell finished 5th overall and will advance to the State Meet on May 10th at Rend Lake. Also competing for Fra...

The Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA Youth Soccer Tournament was held and Unity won the title over Odin Health & Rehab 4-1. Allstate Insurance captured 3rd place beating Grace United Methodist ...

UNDATED (AP) - Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat moved into the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the Atlanta Hawks 97-94. Tyler H...

UNDATED (AP) - Travis Demeritte hit his first big league homer in nearly three years and made a sliding catch to back another strong outing by Max Fried. That gave the Atlanta Braves a much-needed 3-1...

UNDATED (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 59th and 60th goals of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 to clinch home-ice advantage in the first round of...

UNDATED (AP) - The Washington Capitals are listing Alex Ovechkin as day to day with an upper-body injury. But there's legitimate concern about the longtime captain's health moving forward. Ovechkin sl...

UNDATED (AP) - Running back Bilal Powell has signed a one-day contract with the New York Jets to retire as a member of the only NFL franchise he played for. The 33-year-old Powell was a fourth-round d...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job. NCAA Board of Governors Chairman John DeGioia announced the move Tuesday and said it was by mutual agreement....

The Salem Wildcats enter today's Cahokia Conference matchup at Columbia with 8-15 overall record. They are looking to improve on their 2-4 conference mark. The Cats fell to the Eagles at home 8-0 back...