Trial to begin for woman charged with killing 2 children
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A judge is set to consider the case of a suburban Chicago woman accused of fatally stabbing her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting five years ago.
EIU enrollment down 5 percent but lowest decline in 6 years
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Eastern Illinois University data show that enrollment for the fall semester is down by about 5 percent but it’s the school’s lowest decline from fall-to-fall in six years.
Chicago Bears WR Kevin White out with broken collarbone
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Wide receiver Kevin White suffered a broken collarbone against the Atlanta Falcons and will go on injured reserve for the third straight season.
Abreu, Engel lead White Sox to 11-3 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Abreu had four hits, Adam Engel hit a three-run homer and the Chicago White Sox pounded out an 11-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
GHS Volleyball team swept by Geneseo
The Galesburg Silver Streaks fell to Geneseo in straight sets last night 27-25, 25-15.
Opening Convocation held yesterday at Knox College
Mondays Knox College held it’s opening convocation for new students at the Ford Center for the Fine Arts.
Dodgers lose 11th straight, worst skid in L.A. team history (Sep 11, 2017)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The National League-leading Dodgers lost their 11th straight game for the longest skid since the club moved to Los Angeles, finishing their 8-6 defeat to the San Francisco Giants at 2:10 a.m. local time
Date retires after straight sets loss in Japan Women's Open
TOKYO (AP) Kimiko Date played her last competitive match on Tuesday, losing to Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of the Japan Women’s Open.
Angels' Richards, back home, faces Astros' Verlander (Sep 12, 2017)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Garrett Richards will take the mound for the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Tuesday night for the first time since April 25, 2016. That also happens to be the last time Richards
Sold-out women's football friendly canceled over pay dispute
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) A friendly rematch of the Women’s European Championship final was canceled by Denmark’s football federation on Tuesday after wage talks collapsed.
South Africa accepts decision to replay World Cup qualifier
JOHANNESBURG (AP) The South African Football Association won’t appeal against FIFA’s unprecedented decision to strip it of a victory in World Cup qualifying and order a replay because of match-fixing by the referee, the federation said Tuesday.
D-backs shifty in how they play Rockies' LeMahieu (Sep 12, 2017)
PHOENIX — There is shifting, and there is what the Arizona Diamondbacks do against Colorado Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu, the defending NL batting champion.
Cardinals play Reds with NL Central lead in sight (Sep 12, 2017)
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals won three games over the weekend. The Chicago Cubs lost three games over the weekend.
Vance Joseph endures tense ending to win Broncos debut
DENVER (AP) Vance Joseph watched his team go from cruising along to a nearly colossal collapse over a nightmarish fourth quarter.
Royals face White Sox clinging to wild-card hopes (Sep 12, 2017)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Time is running out on the Kansas City Royals.
Twins open series with Padres trying to hold wild-card spot (Sep 12, 2017)
MINNEAPOLIS — As the Minnesota Twins make a push for the playoffs, they will do so against quite a few opponents with losing records.
Cubs look to get well vs. struggling Mets (Sep 12, 2017)
A pursuit of a third consecutive playoff berth is proving tougher than anticipated for the Chicago Cubs.
A's hope to continue spoiler role vs. Red Sox (Sep 12, 2017)
BOSTON — There are two things a baseball team tries to do when hopelessly out of contention in September: Get a good look at the young guys and perhaps even play the role of spoiler for the
Movie about marathon bombing survivor premiering at hospital
BOSTON (AP) The U.S. premiere of a film chronicling the story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman is taking place at the hospital where he and others who were injured in the 2013 deadly attack were
LEADING OFF: Indians eye No. 20 to match “Moneyball” A's
A look at what’s happening all around the majors Tuesday: