Category Archives: Local Sports

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...

The KC Blue Devils will return to baseball action today with a double header at Wabash Valley. KC enters at 17-16 overall and 8-12 in the GRAC after a weekend sweep at Rend Lake College. In the 10-0 l...

The Salem Tennis Cats are coming off wins over Effingham and Centralia. Salem beat the Hearts 7-2 with wins from John Tran, Logan Bandy, Andrew Tate, Brendan Phillips and Treyton Simcox. Salem won the...

The Future Wildcat Meet was held yesterday at SCHS for Salem High feeder schools. The Franklin Park Bobcats finished with 44 Personal Records on a cool, windy and tough day to run. In the boys competi...