Bloomington making efforts to restore rare brick streets
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Efforts are underway in Bloomington to preserve what’s left of the central Illinois city’s brick streets.
Dozens of Illinois juvenile lifers receive new sentences
CHICAGO (AP) — About 35 of 80 Illinois inmates in who received mandatory life-without-parole sentences for crimes committed as juveniles have been resentenced since the Supreme Court ruled that punishment unconstitutional.
Galesburg City Council work session highlights new regulations for gun shop owners
Changes to an ordinance that would add regulations to gun shop owners will be discussed at tonight’s work session for the Galesburg City Council.
Ronaldo to appear before judge in tax fraud investigation
MADRID (AP) Cristiano Ronaldo is scheduled to appear before a Spanish judge as part of an investigation to determine whether the Portugal forward committed tax fraud.
Gray, Verlander and Darvish in the spotlight on deadline day
As the hours tick down to baseball’s trade deadline, three standout pitchers remain at the center of attention.
Weekend Sports In Brief
BASEBALL
Mariners ready for spending most of August on the road
SEATTLE (AP) Between the warm but mild temperatures and lack of precipitation in the summer months, Seattle is a perfect setting for baseball in August.
Tebow's week: Another homer, more flashes of potential
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) There are 13 players with at least 100 at-bats for the St. Lucie Mets this season, and it may surprise plenty of people to see who leads that group in batting average.
Dressel has breakout moment at Budapest world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Caeleb Dressel’s teammates knew they just witnessed one of those special moments in sports, when a talented athlete has his breakout performance.
Giants, A's set for annual Bay Bridge Series (Jul 31, 2017)
OAKLAND, Calif. — Not much is going right for the Oakland Athletics or the San Francisco Giants this season.
Astros, grinding through dog days, host Rays (Jul 31, 2017)
HOUSTON — After surviving a rash of injuries to their rotation earlier this season, the Houston Astros are now facing roster fluctuations courtesy of maladies to frontline position players.
Rangers trade catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Rockies
Rangers trade catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Rockies
Skidding White Sox host Blue Jays (Jul 31, 2017)
CHICAGO — Veteran right-hander James Shields occupies the locker closest to the entrance of the Chicago White Sox’s clubhouse at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Mariners begin pivotal road trip against Rangers (Jul 31, 2017)
Now comes the hard part for the Seattle Mariners.
Marlins look to take advantage of tired Nationals (Jul 31, 2017)
MIAMI — The Washington Nationals will arrive in South Florida on Monday a very talented and tired team.
Former Raiders DB Dave Grayson dies at age 78
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Former Oakland Raiders defensive back Dave Grayson has died. He was 78.
Farmer's 2-run double in 11th lifts Dodgers past Giants (Jul 30, 2017)
LOS ANGELES (AP) In a season already filled with so many stirring comebacks, the Los Angeles Dodgers managed to add one that might be their best so far.
Red Sox, Indians meet for first time in 2017 (Jul 31, 2017)
BOSTON — The Cleveland Indians’ last visit to Fenway Park is one the Boston Red Sox would like to forget.
Orioles host red-hot Royals (Jul 31, 2017)
BALTIMORE — The Kansas City Royals arrive at Camden Yards as one of the hottest teams in baseball.
Soccer broadcaster Les Murray dies in Australia at age 71
SYDNEY (AP) Les Murray, long considered Australia’s pre-eminent soccer commentator, has died after a battle with illness. He was 71.