Joliet, IL (August 18, 2019) – The Southern Illinois Miners had a 5-1 early lead on the Joliet Slammers on Sunday afternoon, then a 9-8 lead late in the contest, but lost both in a 10-9 defeat at DuPage Medical Group Field, dropping the weekend series two games to one.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) _ Jose Quintana pitched seven crisp innings, Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Sunday night in the MLB Little League Classic.
PADUCAH, KY -- Since arriving on campus at Southern Illinois in 2015, Cody Crider has seen his fair share of highs and lows.
Justin Thomas had more stress than he wanted and answered with the shots he needed Sunday at Medinah to win the BMW Championship and claim the No. 1 seed going into the FedEx Cup finale.
CINCINNATI (AP) _ Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer, Tommy Edman added a solo shot among his three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Sunday to split their four-game series.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) _ The Chicago Bears' kicking competition is over for now, with Eddy Pineiro the winner.
Jarrett Stidham threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Damoun Patterson with 4:12 left, rallying the New England Patriots to a 22-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night.
Kris Bryant homered in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs got out of three bases-loaded jams to snap a four-game skid with a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Aristides Aquino hit a three-run homer, Nick Senzel added a leadoff shot and the Cincinnati Reds dropped the St. Louis Cardinals back into a tie with Chicago for first place in the Central Division with a 6-1 victory on Saturday.
(CNN) -- Josh McCown, a 40-year-old quarterback who had retired and was going to be an analyst with ESPN this season, agreed to contract terms with the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, the team announced.
The longtime Caldwell County football coach and Athletic Director had been battling Parkinson's disease.
Dexter Fowler hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, Paul DeJong and Paul Goldschmidt added two-run shots and the St. Louis Cardinals rocked Luis Castillo on the way to a 13-4 romp over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
Pinch-hitter Cole Tucker drew a bases-loaded walk and Kevin Newman hit an RBI single, all with two out in the ninth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Friday night.
Denny Hamlin has won the pole for Saturday night's race at Bristol Motor Speedway, a critical short-track showdown for drivers trying to qualify for the playoffs.
The All "A" Classic state golf tournament is September 7th in Richmond, KY.
Fall classes will be getting started at universities around the country in the next couple of weeks. At UT Martin, they recently had a little bit of an academic rarity.
Local high school football coaches voted Murray's Hunter Utley as the #6 Player of Gridiron Glory in 2019.
A person familiar with the nature of the injury says New York Jets linebacker, and former Kentucky Wildcat, Avery Williamson has a torn knee ligament that will sideline him for the season.
Investigators say the plane carrying NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family bounced, veered off the runway and ended up on a Tennessee state highway during a crash landing.
Tennessee is the latest Southeastern Conference school to sell alcoholic beverages at upcoming home football games.
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Bryce Harper blasted a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning, capping a six-run rally that sent the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 7-5 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.
Sonny Gray struck out 10 while pitching five scoreless innings, and the Cincinnati Reds held off the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Thursday night.
Local high school football coaches voted Hopkinsville's Reece Jesse as the #7 Player of Gridiron Glory in 2019.
Famed NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife were involved in a private jet crash in eastern Tennessee and escaped serious injury, officials said Thursday.
Matt DiBenedetto has been told by Leavine Family Racing he will not be brought back for a second season with the NASCAR team in 2020.
A person with knowledge of the situation says Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins is undergoing tests to confirm a preliminary diagnosis of a ligament tear in his knee.
Cardinals rookie Dakota Hudson tossed six innings of five-hit ball, Royals counterpart Brad Keller allowed a no-hit bid to crumble in spectacular fashion, and St. Louis went on to beat Kansas City 6-0 on Wednesday night for a two-game sweep.
The Southern Illinois Miners broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth, scoring the go-ahead, and eventual winning run, on an error by the Florence Freedom to notch a 2-1 victory at Rent One Park on Wednesday night.
J.T. Realmuto hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper went deep twice and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1 in Charlie Manuel's first game as hitting coach, ruining Cole Hamels' return home Wednesday night.
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Local high school football coaches voted Murray's Jaiden Jackson as the #8 Player of Gridiron Glory in 2019.
Veteran NASCAR driver David Ragan plans to scale back his racing schedule starting next season.
Jack Flaherty tossed seven innings of three-hit ball, Tommy Edman and Paul Goldschmidt drove in the only runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Tuesday night.
Hopkins Central's girls scored a pair of second-half goals to edge Lyon County 3-2 in the season-opener for both teams.
J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in the tiebreaking run with an RBI double in the seventh inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Tennessee defensive back Baylen Buchanan has a spinal condition that makes his status for this season uncertain.
Local high school football coaches voted McCracken County's Franklin Hayes as the #9 Player of Gridiron Glory in 2019.
The St. Louis Cardinals activated catcher Yadier Molina from the injured list, placed outfielder Jose Martinez on it with a shoulder injury and selected outfielder Randy Arozarena from Triple-A Memphis before opening a two-game series at Kansas City on Tuesday night.
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After waiting out several heat delays, McCracken County's girls soccer team opened the 2019 season with a 6-1 win over St. Mary.
The Memphis Grizzlies will open the 2019-20 season on the road October 23rd in Miami. The NBA released the schedule for the upcoming season Monday afternoon.
Local high school football coaches voted Calloway County's Luke Schwepker as the #10 Player of Gridiron Glory in 2019.
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Kevin Harvick has won a NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway for the second straight year, giving him two victories this year and 47 in his career.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers completed the three game sweep during their trip to the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon with a 110-78 win over the Commonwealth Giants.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lane Thomas hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Dexter Fowler also homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 Sunday.
PADUCAH, KY -- Marshall County cleaned up at the Paducah Tilghman Invitational winning both the boy's and girl's team and individual titles on Saturday afternoon.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers put on a display in the Bahamas on Saturday night as they defeated Abaco Elite 115-61.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright gave up a home run on the first pitch of the game but not much else, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Saturday night.
Paul Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and Marcell Ozuna followed with a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Friday night.
Trevor Bauer fanned 11 batters in his Reds home debut Friday night, and Aristides Aquino homered again as Yasiel Puig's replacement, leading Cincinnati to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
