Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - Kevin Durant was back in the Brooklyn Nets' starting lineup, but the team continued to sputter. Bam Adebayo had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead the Heat to a 113-107 vict...

UNDATED (AP) - Second-ranked Arizona took a while to get going on Thursday before beating Stanford. Bennedict Mathurin scored 24 points and Christian Koloko added 21 as the Wildcats topped the Cardina...

UNDATED (AP) - The Washington Capitals had dropped six straight at home before knocking off the Metropolitan Division leaders. Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored power-play goals and Vitek Vane...

NEW YORK (AP) - Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem and chief union negotiator Bruce Meyer met for 1 1/2 hours Thursday and discussed the major issues in the stalled talks to reach a deal that would end Maj...

UNDATED (AP) - France is easing its vaccination rules later this month, which could pave the way for Novak Djokovic to compete at this year's French Open. French Prime Minister Jean Castex says people...

UNDATED (AP) - The NFL has suspended all aspects of its COVID-19 protocols, citing recent trends showing that the spread of the coronavirus is declining. The league is also eliminating social distanci...

Sectional semifinals continued last night for prep boys basketball. In 1a, South Central's season came to an end at 26-8 with a tough 60-57 loss to Macon Meridian at St Anthony. The Cougars trailed by...

With the SC Cougars getting eliminated, the National Trail Conference can release their All Conference basketball team. South Central's Aidan Dodson was named to the First Team, Keenin Willshire on th...

The state girl's basketball tournaments open up today at Redbird Arena in Normal for Class 1 and 2a. At 10am Neoga will take on Brimfield in the first 1a semifinal followed at 11:45 by Serena and Gale...

Salem Senior Eli Davis signed his letter of intent to play soccer next season for Missouri Baptist University. Davis helped Salem to one of their most successful season to date and also broke the sing...