Canadians are upset with Dwyane Wade for taking shots during Canadian national anthem
Wade got in some last-second practice during ‘O Canada.’
Sale becomes majors’ first 7-game winner
CHICAGO (AP) — Todd Frazier doubled and homered in support of Chris Sale, who survived a rocky start to become the first seven-game winner in the majors, as the Chicago White Sox rallied for a 7-2 victory
Russell, Cubs beat Nationals 8-5 for 6th straight victory
CHICAGO (AP) — Addison Russell dropped in a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 8-5 Saturday for their sixth straight victory.
Carpenter homers to lift Cardinals to 6-4 win over Pirates
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Stretch of highway to be named for deputy killed in crash
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A stretch of central Illinois highway will be designated as a memorial to a Tazewell County deputy who was killed in a traffic accident last year while responding to a domestic call.
Man arranges meeting with woman, robbed at gunpoint
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A man was robbed at gunpoint after he agreed to meet a woman with whom he chatted online.
Belleville Vietnam memorial is teen’s Eagle Scout project
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A Belleville East High School Boy Scout could see his project to create a local Vietnam veterans memorial dedicated by month’s end.
Teens arrested for allegedly shooting people with BBs
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Police arrested two high school teens and took another into custody Friday after they allegedly fired BB guns at pedestrians in Champaign and Urbana.
Free comics worth the wait at Stone Alley
Lines nearly stretched to the end of the block yesterday outside For the Win & Stone Alley Books in downtown Galesburg.
Blessings, Blues and Brews benefit on Wednesday
Blessings in a Backpack feeds 350 Galesburg grade schoolers each weekend, a $30,000 annual endeavor.
Miami Dolphins give Cameron Wake extension through 2017
For a guy coming off a torn Achilles’, Cameron Wake got a nice vote of confidence from the Miami Dolphins.
FSU dismisses RB Mario Pender after domestic battery arrest
The Florida State Seminoles have kicked backup running back Mario Pender off the team after his arrest Saturday on charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest.
Aaron Hill hits 3 HRs, including grand slam, as Brewers beat Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) Aaron Hill hit a grand slam in Milwaukee’s seven-run 10th inning for his third homer of the game, and the Brewers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 13-7 win over the Cincinnati Reds on
Do we have a fight? GGG says he's ready, Canelo says his team will make an offer
Canelo's KO of Khan had everyone talking about boxing for a night
Draymond Green does his best Splash Bro impression, then says he failed his teammates
Alistair Overeem targeting a title shot after beating Andrei Arlovski
Alistair Overeem doesn’t see any other direction for him but a title shot if he gets past Andrei Arlovski on Sunday
Canelo calls out GGG, says he'll fight him 'right now', in passionate post-fight speech
LAS VEGAS (AP) Canelo Alvarez needed only one big right hand to turn a close fight into a smashing knockout.
Pavelski scores two as Sharks take 3-2 series lead over Predators
Joe Pavelski scored two goals and the San Jose Sharks bounced back from a triple-overtime loss to beat the Nashville Predators 5-1 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Matt Kenseth races to first top-five finish of season at Kansas Speedway
It’s been an up-and-down season for Matt Kenseth, but the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver scored his first top-five finish of the year with a fourth-place result in the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway.