Category Archives: Local Sports

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball's negotiations to salvage opening day resume at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, on Monday. Monday's session will be just the seventh on core economics sin...

Post-season play began for Class 1 and 2A High School Basketball teams on Saturday night. Here are the results from the regional sectionals: 1A Effingham (St. Anthony) Sectional Regional Quarterfinal ...

BEIJING (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has officially closed the Beijing Olympics and the Olympic flame has been extinguished, marking the end of the most locked-down gam...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points, Jacob Grandison had a season-high 24 and No. 12 Illinois held off No. 19 Michigan State 79-74. Illinois moved ahead of No. 15 Wisconsin and i...

UNDATED (AP) - Second-ranked Auburn has its first regulation loss of the season. Tyree Appleby scored 20 of his 26 points as Florida dealt the Tigers their second straight road loss, 63-62. Colin Cast...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bulls signed forward/center Tristan Thompson on Saturday night and released forward Alfonzo McKinnie. Terms of Thompson's deal weren't disclosed. Thompson averaged 6.3 point...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Minnesota All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns showed off his long-range shooting skills and was a surprising winner of the 3-point contest on NBA All-Star Saturday, scoring 29 points in his f...

TORONTO (AP) - Brandon Saad, Ryan O'Reilly and Pavel Buchnevich each scored in St. Louis' three-goal third period that broke open a tie game and gave the Blues a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Lea...

The prep boys regionals open up today around the state. In Class 3a today, Mattoon hosts Eisenhower, Cahokia at Triad and Carbondale is at Waterloo. In 2a today, Vandalia will host Gillespie with the ...

The prep girls regional titles were played for last night. In 2a at Salem, Teutopolis had no issues as they knocked off Robinson 68-31. Kaylee Niebrugge had 15 and Zoey Cremens added 14. Advancing in ...