Full focus of east central Illinois sports fans on archrival Cubs, Cardinals as two teams play for first time this season. What took so long?

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Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, things get heated between the Dodgers and the Padres, the Phillies take advantage ...

Baseball legend Sammy Sosa received a hero’s welcome back home when he returned to Wrigley Field. The retired Chicago Cubs ...

Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to the Friendly Confines for the first time in 21 years on Friday. The crew ...

How to Train Your Dragon" is maintaining its top ranking in movie theaters.

The Cubs are looking to add starting pitching before the MLB trade deadline and could do it soon, according to one insider.

The grand finale: OKC used a dominant second half to beat Indiana, 103-91, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals and win the ...

The Phillies actually re-took first place Friday with a win in the series opener, but the Mets evened things up Saturday, ...

CHICAGO — Closure is something we all crave, whether it’s the perfect ending to a favorite TV series or a resolution of a ...

Cal Raleigh cannot be stopped. The Mariners’ catcher crushed another massive home run in Sunday afternoon’s 14-6 win at ...

The Cubs and Mariners made Wrigley Field history over the weekend with three games full of homers from both sides.