Category Archives: Local Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins (36-16-9, third in the Metropolitan) vs. St. Louis Blues (34-17-8, second in the Central) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh takes on St. Louis for a non-confe...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Kyrie Irving made it two nights in a row with a 60-point scorer in the NBA. A 40-point first half hadn't been seen in almost two decades. Irving scored a career-high 60 points, mo...

UNDATED (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 767th goal to pass Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL career list in the Washington Capitals' 4-3 shootout victory against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin's goa...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Bryson Etienne scored 21 points and Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76-67 in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys earned their third NCAA Tournament ...

UNDATED (AP) - After cutting ties with Freddie Freeman, the Atlanta Braves have signed new first baseman Matt Olson to a $168 million, eight-year contract. Olson was not eligible for free agency until...

UNDATED (AP) - Aaron Rodgers has officially signed a contract extension assuring the two-time reigning MVP will remain with the Green Bay Packers. The Packers announced the extension Tuesday without r...

UNDATED (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche have acquired Nico Sturm from the Minnesota Wild for Tyson Jost in a swap of centers. The 26-year-old Sturm has nine goals and eight assists in 53 games this seas...

UNDATED (AP) - Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated press All-American for the third straight year. He is joined on the first team by Kofi Cockburn of Illinois, Wisconsin's Johnny Davi...

The Salem Wildcats will open up their baseball season this afternoon at home hosting Mt Vernon. Salem will look to improve on last year's 8-18 record. It's the beginning of Rams head coach Tim Hollowa...

Last night Salem High held their winter sports awards. In boys basketball, Caden Bee was voted MVP and Best Offensive Player as well as being honored for his All-Conference selection. Brendan Phillips...