Category Archives: Local Sports

UFC's McGregor Announces Retirement (Undated) -- UFC star Conor McGregor is retiring from mixed martial arts. He announced his decision on Twitter. McGregor last fought in the UFC in October 2018. He ...

Friday is finally here! The weather was generous today, and several area games were still on, compared to a lot of cancelled games we had this week. Here are area scores, brought to you by First Neigh...

High school baseball: Charleston hosts Newton, Paris @ Cumberland, Tuscola plays Cerro Gordo-Bement, Okaw Valley takes on Brownstown/St. Elmo, North Clay against Oblong, Vandalia faces Ramsey, Arthur-...

Here are some of tonight's scores, brought to you by First Neighbor Bank! High School Baseball: FINAL: Altamont 5, Newton 2 FINAL: Charleston 4, Tuscola 2 FINAL: Dieterich 3, Flora 1 FINAL: Paris 9, A...

High school baseball: Mattoon vs. Heyworth, Charleston hosts Tuscola, Altamont @ Newton, Cumberland takes on CH/BC, St. Anthony goes to Sullivan, Okaw Valley battles Maroa-Forsyth, St. Elmo/Brownstown...

TOKYO (AP) Ichiro Suzuki seems to have said ''sayonara.'' The 45-year-old Seattle Mariner star left the Tokyo Dome field in the eighth inning on Thursday night, waving goodbye to the crowd and being h...

March Madness Ramps Up (Undated) -- March Madness ramps up today as the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 begins. Four games each will be played in Hartford, Jacksonville, Des Moines and Salt Lake City. The...

Baylor Women Earn Number-One Overall Seed In NCAA Tourney (Undated) -- Baylor is the number-one seed overall in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The 31-and-1 Lady Bears will host Abilene Christ...

Report: Kraft Rejects Florida Plea Deal (Boston, MA) -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is reportedly rejecting a plea deal to charges of soliciting prostitution in Florida. Multiple sources s...

College baseball: EIU goes to Evansville and Lake Land hosts Olney College softball: Lake Land has a doubleheader at Kaskaskia College High school baseball: Mattoon goes to Marshall, Cumberland vs. Ol...