Altidore starts at forward with Dempsey for US vs. Trinidad
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) Jozy Altidore was paired with Clint Dempsey at forward as the American resumed World Cup qualifying on Thursday night against Trinidad and Tobago.
Votto leads Reds to 5-2 win, 4-game sweep of Cardinals
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto had a two-run homer among his four hits, Adam Duvall had three hits off Mike Leake and the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
Iannetta's 7 RBIs leads D-Backs over Padres 15-3 for sweep (Jun 08, 2017)
PHOENIX (AP) Chris Iannetta drove in a career high seven runs with a home run and a pair of doubles, and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the San Diego Padres 15-3 Thursday to finish a three-game sweep.
Kevin Durant's decision to join Warriors paying off
Kevin Durant never demanded he’d get to take the biggest shot of the NBA Finals.
Pitt releases Johnson to play at UNC as graduate transfer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Pittsburgh has released guard Cameron Johnson to play immediately at North Carolina as a graduate transfer.
USMNT lineup vs. Trinidad and Tobago: Bruce Arena makes one change for World Cup qualifier
The Americans are going with almost the same 11 as last week.
Brewers fall in 10th inning of series finale against Giants
San Francisco pulled ahead with a four-run 10th inning
Australian swimmer gets 12-month ban over missed tests
SYDNEY (AP) Swimming Australia confirmed on Friday that freestyler Thomas Fraser-Holmes, a two-time Olympian, has been banned for 12 months by governing body FINA for missing three drug tests in one year.
Giants get 4 in 10th, hold on for wild 9-5 win over Brewers (Jun 08, 2017)
MILWAUKEE (AP) Hunter Pence’s RBI single opened the scoring in a four-run 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants overcame a rough outing by closer Mark Melancon for a wild 9-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on
3 stats that show the New England Patriots were smart to extend Julian Edelman
The Pats locked up their veteran receiver, reportedly through 2019.
US Open at a new place and looking for fresh start
Going somewhere new for the U.S. Open is starting to get old.
District 205 is hosting a growing technology conference
The Galesburg School District and local Regional Office of Education, along with Carl Sandburg College, are helping to organize a growing education conference that will be here next week. It’s called “Whatever It Takes” — the brainchild
The Latest: Man says daughter choked to death accidentally
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the discovery of child’s remains in Illinois after a woman told police in Las Vegas that her husband killed their 6-year-old daughter in 2013 (all times local):
Man sent to prison for heroin delivery
A Galesburg man is going to prison for at least a couple years for his role in a drug delivery operation busted up last year.
Man gets prison time on felony weapons charge
A Galesburg man will be going to prison after Knox County Circuit Court records indicate he took a plea deal in a felony weapons case.
Lutheran Social Services says need for foster parents high
Lutheran Social Services in Galesburg offer services like assisting prisoners re-enter society and drug treatment and they facilitate foster care, which is need of some extra assistance.
Woodstock to honor civil rights activist despite opposition
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois city is planning to recognize a civil rights activist with a $1,500 plaque on its courthouse despite concerns that it’ll turn off donors.
Chicago police chief kidney transplant could be days away
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is a few weeks — if not days — away from having a kidney transplant.
Observation deck planned for massive Chicago-area quarry
ELMHURST, Ill. (AP) — A massive hole in the ground in suburban Chicago is being fitted with facilities normally associated with the Grand Canyon. The hole is the Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Facility and an observation deck is
Copper capers jump in Springfield, with 5 thefts since May
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Police in Springfield have reported a rising number of copper thefts with rising temperatures.