David Edwards Jr., 29, of Carbondale was arrested and charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 37 year-old John Pruitt of Chicago Monday.
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Senior quarterback Reese Billingsley set two school records Friday to lead the Herrin Tigers to a 48-0 win over Massac County in a game cut short due to the mercy rule.
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When Derek Shelton was named the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager on Nov. 27, 2019, he became the first Saluki alum to be named the manager or head coach of a major professional sports franchise.
Before last week’s game with North Dakota, the message from SIU players and coaches was that they had to maintain the same mindset as they had before a 31-24 upset of FBS foe Northwestern two weeks ago in Evanston.
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