The Kaskaskia College Blue Devils look to win their 2nd straight game to start their season when they host Hannibal LaGrange to Centralia tonight. Tip off at 6pm. You will once again be able to watch the game on the college’s Facebook page as well as listening to the game on full service 100.1 FM…… Read more »
The KC volleyball team will open up their season today as they host Frontier College at 1pm. Kim Rahar’s squad features a ton of area talent including Centralia’s Jacqueline Grimes, Alyssa Hutton and Mady Becker; Carlyle’s Molly Diekemper and Brooklynn Smith as well as Mater Dei’s Gabby Jamruk, Claire Tonnies, Baylee Richter and Carter Mohesky.… Read more »
The SI Elite 8th Grade AAU basketball team that includes athletes from Franklin Park, Iuka, Central City, Woodlawn, Bluford, Irvington and Raccoon, will return to action with 4 games this weekend. They will play in Damiansville on Saturday at 8am when they take on Hoop Squad followed at 3pm against the Shockers. Then on Sunday,…… Read more »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shamar Wright scored 14 points including a putback dunk with under a minute to go, Lamar Wright added a last-second free throw and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville edged Tennessee State 67-65. The game was SIUE’s first in 33 days as COVID-19 issues forced a lengthy pause. The coronavirus hit especially close to…… Read more »
UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have made a successful start to their seven-game road trip by winning for the 12th time in 16 games. LeBron James pumped in a season-high 34 points and the Lakers bounced back from Monday’s meltdown against Golden State by downing the Bucks, 113-106 in Milwaukee. The…… Read more »
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes is giving strong indication that he’ll be the Kansas City Chiefs’ starting quarterback for the AFC championship game Sunday against Buffalo. The 2018 NFL MVP took the majority of first-team reps in practice Thursday, even though he remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol. Mahomes was initially listed as…… Read more »
UNDATED (AP) — A huge run allowed unranked Indiana to post its most impressive win of the season. The Hoosiers trailed 53-44 before reeling off a 22-3 spurt in an 81-69 victory at fourth-ranked Iowa. The Hawkeyes didn’t have a field goal for an 11-minute stretch until Joe Toussaint’s layup with 59.6 seconds remaining. Trayce…… Read more »
UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have continued their perfect start to the season. Brayden Point scored 1:56 into overtime to complete the Lightning’s 3-2 victory over the Blue Jackets. Tampa Bay took a 2-1 lead on goals by Blake Coleman and Mathieu Joseph 1:23 apart late in the second period. Columbus picked up…… Read more »
The Kaskaskia College Blue Devils opened up their season at home with no fans in attendance due to Covid mitigations. It didn’t slow the home team down as KC rolled past Missouri Baptist 104-77. Brian Hancock’s team took a 57-37 lead at halftime as they led from start to finish. Payton Sheen had 28 to…… Read more »
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored the only goal in a four-round shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Marcus Sorensen scored the tying goal late in the second period and Martin Jones made 22 saves for the Sharks, who snapped a six-game losing streak to…… Read more »