Category Archives: Local Sports

(Chicago, IL) -- Marcus Mariota threw for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Titans held off the Bears, 27-21, at Soldier Field. Chicago's Matt Barkley made his first career start, throwing for...

Here are the latest updates from local collegiate basketball action. EIU Men's Basketball vs. South Alabama: 72-62 (EIU - Final) EIU Women vs. Illinois-Springfield: 74-60 (EIU - Final)

Cumberland vs Charleston @ (Cumberland Turkey Tourney): 68-66 (Final) Listen live on The Axe.   Mattoon vs. St. Thomas Moore (St. Anthony Thanksgiving Tournament): 74-52 (Mattoon - Final) Teutopo...

High School Football State Championship Games: Class 1A: Forreston 35, St. Teresa 7 (Final) Class 2A: Deer Creek-Mackinaw 35, Maroa-Forsyth 7 (Final) Class 3A: IC Catholic 43, Carlinville 0 (Final) Cl...

Boys' basketball today: Mattoon plays Chicago Corliss at 3:00, followed by Robinson and Breese Central, and city braggin' rights are on the line in the nightcap as St. Anthony battles Effingham. Charl...

Boy's Basketball: Cerro Gordo Tournament: -Windsor/Stew-Stras: 44 - Cerro Gordo: 26 (Final)   Mulberry Grove Tournament: -St. Elmo/Brownstown: 78 - Sandoval: 25 (Final) -South Central: 80 - Ramse...

Boys' high school basketball: Mattoon plays Breese Central, Effingham against Okaw Valley, St. Anthony and St. Thomas More, Windsor/Stew-Stras takes on Cerro Gordo-Bement, Villa Grove-Heritage plays F...

Boys Basketball: Cumberland Turkey Tourney: -Altamont: 61 - Casey Westfield: 44 (Final) -Oblong: 54 - Newton: 50 (Final) -Dieterich: 68 - Charleston: 58 (Final) -Cumberland: 48 - Neoga: 38 (Final) &nb...

Notre Dame Football Ordered To Vacate Wins From 2012 And 2013 (South Bend, IN) -- Notre Dame will have to vacate wins from the 2012 and 2013 football seasons for academic misconduct. The NCAA has also...

College basketball: Double-header at Lake Land as the Lakers and Lady Lakers take on John A. Logan The EIU women's team plays Florida A&M Boys' high school basketball: Mattoon opens the season aga...