Category Archives: Local Sports

Suzuki extends hitting streak to 9, Cubs beat cold Rays 4-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Seiya Suzuki extended his hitting streak to nine games, tying Akinori Iwamura for the longest by a Japanese-born player at the start of a major league career, and the Chicago Cubs beat ...
WJBD Staff Apr 19, 2022

Sixers coast to win over Raptors
UNDATED (AP) - Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-97 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Tyrese Maxey had 23 point...
WJBD Staff Apr 19, 2022

Marcus Smart NBA's defensive player of the year
UNDATED (AP) - Boston's Marcus Smart is the first guard in over a quarter-century to win the NBA defensive player of the year award. The last guard to win this honor was Seattle's Gary Payton in 1995-...
WJBD Staff Apr 19, 2022 Mark Pijanowski / CC

Twins top Red Sox
UNDATED (AP) - Jorge Polanco and Kyle Garlick hit early two-run homers over the Green Monster to back Dylan Bundy, carrying the Minnesota Twins past the Red Sox 8-3 in Boston's annual Patriots' Day ga...
WJBD Staff Apr 19, 2022

Red Sox's Plawecki, 2 staff members test positive for COVID
UNDATED (AP) - Red Sox manager Alex Cora says catcher Kevin Plawecki tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members. Cora said the 31-year-old Plawecki is vaccinated. He was placed on the C...
WJBD Staff Apr 19, 2022 Dru Bloomfield / CC

Browns speak to NFL on 'tanking' claims made by former coach
UNDATED (AP) - The Cleveland Browns have spoken to an NFL investigator looking into claims by former coach Hue Jackson, who said the team intentionally lost games in 2016 and 2017. Jackson, now coachi...
WJBD Staff Apr 19, 2022

Flames beat lowly Blackhawks
UNDATED (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as...
WJBD Staff Apr 19, 2022

Salem Wildcats Win Marion Doubles Tournament
No. 1 - Alex Gott, MARION HIGH SCHOOL - Logan Arnold, MARION HIGH SCHOOL def. Cameron Courty, CARMI-WHITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL - Dacin Rudolph, CARMI-WHITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5 , 6-1 , -; No. 2 - Gag...
WJBD Staff Apr 18, 2022

SC Wins Wood Bat Tournament With Walk-Off Over North Clay
The SC Cougars improved to 10-4 over the weekend in winning two baseball games on Saturday at the Wooden Bat Tournament in Flora and taking home the championship in a 3-way tie. SC opened Saturday wit...
WJBD Staff Apr 18, 2022

Lady Cats JV Split Softball Games On Saturday
The Salem JV Lady Cats softball team competed at the Fairfield Tournament on Saturday and split a pair of games. Salem beat Edwards County 12-4 and fell to Fairfield 9-2. Lauren Burge and Bre Thurman ...
WJBD Staff Apr 18, 2022 Photo by: Mark Lee, Winning Lens.
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