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| Wisniewski Named Prairie Fire Performer of Week |
Brittany Wisniewski, a freshman from Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine South), has been named the Knox College Performer of the Week for her performance over Spring Break.
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| Monmouth College High Jumper Hannam Named Performer of Week |
Fresh off an All-American indoor track season, Monmouth College high jumper Tyler Hannam has been named the Midwest Conference Men's Field Event Performer of the Week.
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| Scots' Seiler Named MWC Softball Position Performer of Week |
Monmouth College sophomore Morgan Seiler has been nearly automatic at the plate this season and has been named the Midwest Conference Position Performer of the Week in softball.
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| Local Sports Roundup -- 3/31/10 |
Silver Streaks baseball team suffers another close loss, Abingdon softball team remains unbeaten, United dominates M-R, Knox baseball team swept in twinbill.
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| Guzman Helps Nats Dump Redbirds |
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Cristian Guzman made his first start at second base since losing the shortstop job to rookie Ian Desmond and helped turn two double plays in the Washington Nationals' 9-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday.
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| Zambrano Not Sharp, Weaver is in Cubs Split Loss to Angels |
MESA, Ariz. (AP) _ Jered Weaver pitched five innings of one-hit ball in his last and best outing of the spring, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-0 victory over a Chicago Cubs split squad Wednesday.
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| Brewers Beat Cubs Split Squad |
PHOENIX (AP) -- Ray Olmedo's two-run double highlighted an eight-run eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 12-7 victory over a Chicago Cubs split-squad Wednesday.
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| Indians Pound Garcia, ChiSox |
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) _ David Huff pitched seven strong innings in his final audition for a rotation spot as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Wednesday.
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| Niemi Shuts Out Wild to End Hawks' Skid |
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Antti Niemi made 21 saves for his seventh shutout of the season and third in seven games and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
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| Zook Closing Some Practices at Illinois |
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) _ Football coach Ron Zook says he'll close practice at times this spring as Illinois starts the long road toward what it hopes will be an improvement on last year's 3-9 record.
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| Cubs to Erect Billy Williams Statue |
MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Billy Williams, a Hall of Famer and one of the best hitters in Chicago Cubs history, will be honored by the team with a statue of his likeness at Wrigley Field.
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| North Carolina Can End Rocky Season with NIT Title |
NEW YORK (AP) -- North Carolina has a chance to win another championship. Just not the one it wanted.
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| Season Recap: Weber Admits Illini Shortcomings |
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Almost a month has passed since Illinois found it wouldn't be playing in the NCAA tournament, but Illini coach Bruce Weber is still convinced his team should have been in the field.
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| Local Sports Roundup -- 3/30/10 |
United posts baseball and softball wins, BPCA softball team wins on the road, Galesburg and Billtown softball teams fall, Rowva sweeps track dual against Stark County.
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| Tarheels Beat Rhode Island in OT in NIT Semifinals |
NEW YORK (AP) -- North Carolina will get to play for another title after all.
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| Dayton Holds Off Ole Miss in NIT Semis |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Johnson scored 22 points, including five key free throws down the stretch, and Dayton held off Mississippi 68-63 in the NIT semifinals Tuesday night.
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| Suns Beat Bulls; Clinch Playoff Spot |
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Channing Frye hit a clutch 3-pointer with 41.6 seconds to go Tuesday night and the Phoenix Suns clinched a playoff berth by beating the Chicago Bulls 111-105 for their eighth straight win.
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| Holiday Goes Deep Twice to Lead Cards Past Mets |
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) _ Matt Holliday hit his first two home runs this spring and the St. Louis Cardinals roughed up Oliver Perez in a 9-4 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday.
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| Tracy Homers in Cub Win Agianst San Francisco |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Chad Tracy celebrated his addition to the Cubs' opening-day roster with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, leading Chicago over the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Tuesday.
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| Cubs Release Millar; Tracy Gets Final Roster Spot |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ The Chicago Cubs released Kevin Millar on Tuesday, giving their final roster spot to infielder Chad Tracy.
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| Konerko & White Sox Beat Oakland |
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Paul Konerko broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with two-out double and Mark Buehrle pitched five innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 Tuesday.
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| Struggling Blackhawks Lose in St. Louis |
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Alex Steen had two goals and an assist and scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, helping the St. Louis Blues keep alive faint playoff hopes and hand the slumping Chicago Blackhawks their seventh loss in nine games with a 4-2 victory Tuesday night.
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| Butler Flap Ensues after Insiders Grab Final Four Tickets |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Butler University says it has confiscated and redistributed 178 student tickets for the NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis.
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| Fomer USC, Bulls Coach Floyd Hired at UTEP |
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Former USC basketball coach and one time Texas-El Paso assistant Tim Floyd is headed back to Texas.
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| Local Sports Roundup -- 3/29/10 |
Abingdon, ROWVA, Monmouth-Roseville baseball teams win; North Fulton softball team sweeps Billtown, M-R falls; Knox softball team beaten by Iowa Wesleyan; Streaks girls soccer team suffers first loss.
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| Another NCAA Men's Basketball Vacancy: Boston College and Skinner Part Ways |
BOSTON (AP) -- Al Skinner is out as Boston College basketball coach in what the school said was a mutual agreement.
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| College Basketball Roundup & Notes -- 3/29/10 |
Stanford and Baylor earn women's basketball Final Four spots; Duke favored by oddsmakers in men's tournament.
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| Cards' Garcia Makes Bid for Rotation Spot |
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Jaime Garcia kept up his bid for a spot in the St. Louis rotation, pitching six innings Monday as the Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3.
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| Wells, Byrd Lead Cubs Past Reds |
MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Randy Wells pitched 5 2-3 strong innings and Marlon Byrd and Mike Fontenot hit two-run homers Monday, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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| Hamlin Surges to Victory at Martinsville |
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Denny Hamlin has won the rain-delayed NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway, surging to the front in a wild finish after a blunder.
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