Category Archives: Local Sports

Rizzo, Yankees finalize $32 million, 2-year contract
UNDATED (AP) - Anthony Rizzo and the New York Yankees have finalized a $32 million, two-year contract. The first baseman gets $16 million in each of the next two seasons. He has the right to opt out a...
WJBD Staff Mar 18, 2022

Raiders get Adams from Packers
UNDATED (AP) - The Las Vegas Raiders have just bolstered their passing game. A person familiar with the move says the Raiders are sending the No. 22 overall pick in the April draft and additional comp...
WJBD Staff Mar 18, 2022 Mark Morgan / CC

Leafs win again behind Kallgren.
UNDATED (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs appeared to be in trouble when goaltender Jack Campbell was sidelined last week by a rib injury. Erik Kallgren has filled the voice quite nicely. The rookie earn...
WJBD Staff Mar 18, 2022

Pistons beat Magic behind Bey's 51....Ex-manager sues Mavs, alleges retaliation
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The lone NBA game of the night was a matchup of the two worst teams in the Eastern Conference, but Saddiq Bey made it memorable. Bey scored a career-high 51 points and the Detroit...
WJBD Staff Mar 18, 2022

Middle School Volleyball Regionals Continue Tonight
The Class S volleyball regional will be held tonight in Albers. The opening game will feature Okawville and Germantown with the winner getting Bartelso at 5:20. Albers/Damiansville will play Breese Al...
WJBD Staff Mar 17, 2022

Kaskaskia College Baseball Travels To Lincoln Trail
The KC Blue Devils return to action this afternoon as they play a nine-inning game at Lincoln Trail. KC is 10-5 on the season and has dropped 2 straight. They are 2-1 in the Conference and are led by ...
WJBD Staff Mar 17, 2022

Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Paul Atkinson Jr.'s putback layup with 1.4 seconds left in the second overtime gave Notre Dame an 89-87 win over Rutgers in a wild First Four game. Ron Harper Jr. tied it with a lo...
WJBD Staff Mar 17, 2022

Booker and Phoenix host DeRozan and the Bulls
Chicago Bulls (41-28, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (56-14, first in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Two of the league's top scorers, Devin Booker...
WJBD Staff Mar 17, 2022

Mitchell scores 25 of 37 points in 3rd, Jazz beat Bulls
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Donovan Mitchell scored 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter, Jordan Clarkson added 26 and the Utah Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls 125-110 on Wednesday night. Mitchell made a fr...
WJBD Staff Mar 17, 2022 Landry Heaton / CC

Mavs beat Nets on buzzer-beater
UNDATED (AP) - Spencer Dinwiddie came back to haunt one of his former teams and end the Brooklyn Nets' four-game winning streak. Dinwiddie made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Dallas Mavericks a...
WJBD Staff Mar 17, 2022
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