NORMAL, Ill. - The Dee-Mack Lady Chiefs are the queens of the court. In its first ever trip to the IHSA girls basketball state finals, Dee-Mack won the Class 1A state championship on Saturday morning with a 49-34 win over Mt. Pulaski. Senior forward Dalia Dejesus got a double-double in her final game as a Lady Chief, s...

PEORIA, Ill. - A man will spend 12 years in prison for his role in a shooting outside a market in Peoria's East Bluff nearly two years ago. That's after 20-year-old Jaylan Russell pleaded guilty Monday to Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. Russell must serve 85% of the sentence. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Of...

March 30 (Reuters) - At least 70 ​people were ‌killed in Haiti's Artibonite region, ‌the ​director ⁠of a human ⁠rights group said on Monday, a ​significantly higher ⁠toll ⁠than initial ​government figures. A ​police report said at ‌least 16 people were...

March 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pronounced his tour of Middle Eastern countries a success on Monday and said a number of security cooperation accords ​had been clinched or were under discussion. Zelenskiy embarked on ‌a tou...

March 30 (Reuters) - U.S. companies borrowed 14.2% more to finance equipment purchases in February than a year ​earlier, fueled by a surge ‌in activity among independent providers, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association said on Monday. The Washi...

By Field Level Media Utah State announced the hire of Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson to succeed Jerrod Calhoun as its head coach on Monday. Jacobson, 55, has coached at Northern Iowa for 20 seasons, compiling ​a 397-259 record and leading the Panthers to...

March 30 (Reuters) - Major broadcast station owners on Monday said ​U.S. regulators ‌should address the trend of Big Tech companies acquiring the rights ‌to ​broadcast football, ⁠baseball and other ⁠sporting events, saying it could weaken local TV news...

By Field Level Media Pieces are starting to fall into place for the Cleveland Cavaliers to make a run in the NBA playoffs. The Cavaliers have a more complete and potent roster heading into Monday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City than they d...

By Field Level Media Los Angeles coach Sean McVay is open to a potential reunion with Kirk Cousins as the team's backup quarterback behind ​reigning MVP Matthew Stafford. The Rams are also open ‌to re-signing Jimmy Garoppolo, who has served as the team...

By Field Level Media The Minnesota Timberwolves will tip off a critical stretch playing six of seven on the road, beginning on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks. Minnesota (45-29) embarks on the first of two three-game road swings over its final eigh...