Butler Bulldogs

The name Gordon is inextricably linked to Indiana University basketball. But why settle for just one Gordon when you can have three? That's the position in which the Hoosiers find themselves now, five years after one-time Illinois commit Eric Gordon's...

Alexis Silkwood was at it again Friday. The Marquette Catholic High ace spun another no-hitter as the Explorers blanked Civic Memorial 3-0 on Friday in the Explorers' round-robin softball tournament that continues today. The opening-day action was...

The streaking Dover High School baseball team won its fifth straight game and its sixth in its last seven with Friday's 5-3 win at Manchester Memorial in Division I action. Anthony Lupi went five innings to pick up the win for the Green Wave (7-6). He...

Last winter Oakland University basketball coach Greg Kampe spent most of his Thursdays and Saturdays coaching Summit League basketball games. The nights in between? Spent checking out the future competition. "Every Friday night I could I watched a...

Jacob Larkins' unassisted goal at the 38-minute mark broke the tie and lifted Burlington High School to its first Mississippi Athletic Conference boys soccer win this season with a 3-2 decision over Davenport West Tuesday at Bracewell Stadium. The...

Citing increased exposure, a schedule with proximity to home and a higher level of competition, Oakland athletic director Tracy Huth said the program’s membership to the Horizon League is one it can hardly wait to begin. “Let’s just...

The Sports Xchange College Basketball Roundup: Final Four games going to cable For the first time in NCAA Tournament history, Final Four games will be shown only on cable television, with the national championship game airing two days later on CBS. The...

The 2013-14 Utah Jazz will be Gordon Hayward's team, if he wants it. This, of course, is not a totally fair statement because it implies the soon-to-be fourth-year player might not want to take control of the team's leadership. The truth is, Hayward,...

* compensatory selection Arizona Cardinals B 1 (7) Jonathan Cooper, g, North Carolina 2 (45) Kevin Minter, lb, LSU 3 (69) Tyrann Mathieu, db, LSU 4 (103) Alex Okafor, lb, Texas 4 (116) Earl Watford, g, James Madison 5 (140) Stepfan Taylor,...

High school baseball -- (At) Waccamaw 14, Kingstree 1 (5) -- Kevin Keyes struck out nine batters as the Warriors got the win over the Indians in the first round of the playoffs. Waccamaw will face Dillon tomorrow at 6:30. Kingstree 0 0 1 0 0 -- 1 2 5...

Breathitt County's Alex Hamilton is known as a strikeout pitcher, but he had a special "K" performance on Monday. The 6-foot-1 senior left-hander rang up 25 strikeouts in nine innings -- 21 in the first seven! -- in the Bobcats' 5-4, 10-inning victory...

A big day at the plate overcame a forgettable day in the field for the Civic Memorial Eagles on Wednesday at the Bethalto Sports Complex. The Eagles pounded out 20 hits to easily withstand a late threat and beat the Highland Bulldogs 15-11 in...