HOUSTON (AP) — Christian Walker homered in a three-run second, Ryan Gusto pitched well into the sixth and the Houston Astros ...

Jacksonville Middle School's girls track team triumphed at the Pleasant Plains Relays, setting new meet records in the sprint ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Cricket will invest in a new franchise that will join Major League Cricket in the ...

Beardstown's Khloe Kearns pitched a complete-game one-hitter with 15 strikeouts, securing a 1-0 victory against Pittsfield.

CHICAGO (AP) — Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team whose ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez's wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped early Wednesday, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto threw out Nick Castellanos at the plate to prevent the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, Starling ...

Dennis Mathes has been sports editor of the Journal-Courier since 1999. Originally from Urbana, he worked at weekly ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Eli White hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis ...

Home-ice advantage hasn’t really existed over the past couple of years in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In 2023 and 2024, ...

The PWHL is heading west by selecting Vancouver as its first expansion franchise on Wednesday as part of the six-team league’s objective to broaden its reach across North America.

“Sometime players get six figures to wear a suit because the NFL draft is like the Oscars of sports,” Punn said in an ...