Category Archives: Local Sports

Five Arcola High School distinguished alumni will be honored at Kaskaskia Country Club on Saturday, October 6th. The Class of 2018 is Ed Smart, Doug Mullikin, Skip Lee, Steve Bumpus and Van King. Dead...

Junior High State Softball: Class A: Windsor plays Ottawa-Marquette at 10:00; Casey-Westfield against Pleasant Hill at 4:00 Class AA: Charleston faces East Peoria Central at 12:30 High School Football...

UA Cutting Workforce (Baltimore, MD) -- Under Armour is cutting about 400 jobs globally. The layoffs are the latest phase in the Baltimore-based sportswear company's restructuring that began last year...

Illinois Plays Penn State Tonight (Champaign, IL) -- Illinois faces ninth-ranked Penn State tonight in Champaign. The teams face off at Memorial Stadium. The Illini dropped to 2-and-1 after losing to ...

Red Sox Outslug Yankees To Clinch AL East (Bronx, NY) -- The Red Sox are AL East champions for the third straight year. They clinched the division with an 11-6 win over the Yankees in New York. Brock ...

Wentz To Return As Eagles Host Colts (Philadelphia, PA) -- Carson Wentz is set to make his return as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Wentz has not played since tearing t...

Bears Visit Cardinals In Desert (Glendale, AZ) -- The Chicago Bears take their high-powered defense to the desert as they visit the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Chicago's defense is second in the leag...

Browns Fans Celebrate When Victory Fridges Open (Cleveland, OH) -- Some Cleveland Browns fans were treated to free beer after their team snapped a 19-game winless streak last night. Bud Light promised...

It's Thursday night, another round of High School Volleyball matches! Check back here for results as they are posted from around the area! Volleyball: Argenta-Oreana defeated Decatur Lutheran/Decatur ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) NASCAR has promoted Steve Phelps to president, the latest leadership change for the slumping motor sports series. Phelps will replace Brent Dewar on Oct. 1. Dewar is stepping ...