Browns' Thomas doesn't want team to rush rookie QB Kizer
BEREA, Ohio (AP) Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas hopes the team doesn’t rush rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer.
Wolves' Karl-Anthony Towns gets a boost in new NBA 2K game
Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the highest-rated centers in NBA 2K18
Chiefs break Missouri Western camp, begin considering future
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs broke training camp at Missouri Western State University on Wednesday. Whether they’ll be back next season is expected to be decided soon.
Preview: D-backs at Astros, 4:30 p.m., FOX Sports Arizona
Series shifts to Houston, with Taijuan Walker getting the start for D-backs
Army Helicopter Crashes With 5 Aboard Off Hawaii

Rescue teams searched for a downed Army Black Hawk helicopter with five crew members aboard. Debris was spotted near Kaena Point, Oahu at 11:28 p.m. local time after they had lost contact with one of their UH-60
President Trump Blames Both Sides for Deadly Charlottesville Protests

President Donald Trump inflamed tension in the United States by insisting that counter protesters were also to blame during a deadly protest in Charlottesville. While still condemning the White Nationialist and Neo Nazi parties, he strongly insisted
WWE Legend Has Long Road Ahead After Surgery

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair underwent “successful surgery” earlier Monday but is not “out of the woods yet,” according to WWE announcer Michael Cole during the broadcast of Monday Night RAW. The prognosis remains unknown, as
Lebron James Calls For Healing

Lebron James uses his popularity and social platform to spread a message of love after this past weekend’s violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia. His message of healing also comes at the heels of a controversial President Trump
Hammond seeking re-election in 2018

Norine Hammond, one of the top Republicans in the Illinois House wants to continue serving in Springfield.
Police: 3 arrested at Chicago anti-white supremacy protest
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say three people were arrested during an anti-white supremacy protest outside a courthouse in Chicago.
GHS grad now head men’s basketball coach at Quincy University

Ryan Hellenthal, a 1997 graduate of Galesburg High School, has been promoted from assistant coach to head coach of the Quincy University Hawks men’s basketball program.
Audrey L. Benson
Audrey L. Benson, age 92, of Maquon, Illinois died at 8:07 P.M. on Monday, August 14, 2017 at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on May 2, 2015 in Wataga, Illinois, the daughter of Richard
Dodgers beat White Sox 6-1 to move 50 games above .500
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joc Pederson got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the go-ahead run in a five-run eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for a 6-1 victory over the
Gennett, Castillo lead Reds past Cubs 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Scooter Gennett’s sacrifice fly drove in Joey Votto from third to break a scoreless tie in the eighth, and Billy Hamilton singled in a run in the ninth as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Chicago
Red Sox use triple play, 8-run inning to down Cardinals 10-4
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had three hits, Hanley Ramirez, Sandy Leon and Jackie Bradley Jr. all added two RBIs and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 on Tuesday night.
Former Miss America running for Illinois attorney general
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A lawyer and former Miss America is running for Illinois attorney general.
Library in eastern Illinois recalls solar eclipse glasses
MARSHALL, Ill. (AP) — A public library in eastern Illinois is recalling solar eclipse glasses given to the public earlier this month because they have the potential to be unsafe for watching Monday’s eclipse.
Illinois House convenes to take up school-funding plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House will convene to take up the contentious school-funding issue.
Illegal gun broker, aka ‘Batman,’ sentenced in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a 33-year-old nicknamed “Batman” to seven years in prison for illegally brokering the sale of 77 guns.
Chicago O’Hare Airport to get $7.4 million simulator
CHICAGO (AP) — A $7.4 million simulator at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport will prepare first-responders for rescues aboard superjumbo jets.