Here are five of the top returning baseball players to watch in the Sauk Valley area this season as the 2026 season gets underway. Garret Matznick, Newman, sr., SS Matznick is the reigning SVM Player of the Year, an Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State pick in Class 2A and All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference East unanimous first-team selection. He hit .381 with a .529 …

Bartlett and Bearden will face off in a battle between two Volunteer State squads ranked in the national Top 25.

Mar. 20—ST. LOUIS — The impressive run for the Heise family continued Friday afternoon. Just over a month after Taylor Heise won an Olympic gold medal as part of the U.S. women’s hockey team, her younger brother, Nate Heise, had a day to remember in the Round of 64 at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Iowa State University senior and Lake City Lincoln graduate scored 22 points, …

LIU walk-on Eddie Munyak scored his first-ever basket against Arizona in the NCAA Tournament, and his team erupted despite being down over 30 points:

The new CBA offers maximum salaries of $1.4 million, two developmental roster spots per team, and numerous other ground-breaking benefits.

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The Army-Navy game usually happens at a time when there are no other viewing options.

Draw at SturmDaniel Beichler’s team took on the league leaders with an all-out attacking mindset. While Yorbe Vertessen ended our four-match goal drought with a spectacular strike, the points were st…

A Kansas City Chiefs trade proposal would land Andy Reid’s squad an All-Pro playmaker to aid quarterback Patrick Mahomes.