MERMET — Chris McGinness, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ site superintendent at Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area never …
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to entertain two youngsters, a seven-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy, for 12 days.
After more than two months, Illinois’ state parks opened Friday ... more or less.
There is nothing better than gliding across a body of water in a kayak.
BARTELSO — As Day 38 of Illinois’ Shelter-at-Home order rolled around, a moderate case of Cabin Fever developed. Unpleasant as that may be, it…
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There probably isn’t another prep athlete in Illinois that has been as adversely affected by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order than Gore…
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The competition couldn't have been much tighter Tuesday when Herrin High School hosted Marion in girls tennis at the Harrison-Bruce Sports Complex.
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CARBONDALE — Kailyn Stone, a junior on the SIU women's soccer team and the swimming and diving team, serves as the 2020-21 Student-Athlete Adv…
Deion Sanders was announced as Jackson State's new football coach earlier this week, giving the Tigers' past a big name for their future.
The NCAA Board of Directors formally approved the dates and conditions for the delayed fall championships to take place next spring on Tuesday.
For many, the college football season officially begins this weekend.
CARBONDALE — The first spring football season in SIU history will begin at home on the last two weekends of February.
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
The 2020 baseball season began with Juan Soto testing positive for COVID-19. Now, he's a 21-year-old batting champion — after beating out anot…
NEW YORK (AP) — Miami heads to its first postseason appearance since the Marlins' 2003 World Series title with its first winning record in mor…
NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu became the first player to win undisputed batting titles in both leagues and Juan Soto the youngest NL champion as…
A look at what's happening around the majors Monday:
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Billy Eppler on Sunday after the long-struggling franchise finished its fi…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tucker Barnhart and Eugenio Suárez had RBI singles during a three-run 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minneso…
