Baseball scores and regional standings from daily games
National League East standings show Chicago first with 8 652, New York 11 14, St Louis 11 14, Philadelphia 10 14, Pittsburgh 8 16. Tuesday results include San Diego 12 St Louis 2 and Chicago 4 Los Angeles 2. American League leaders Baltimore 9, Detroit 14, Boston 13, Milwaukee 11, New York 10. Tuesday games feature Boston 6 California 4 and Minnesota 8 New York 6 among others. Regional track and field results highlight meet records at Centralia and Metropolis with multiple events won by Nashville and Fairfield athletes. Final sections cover NCAA basketball playoffs and NHL Stanley Cup chase with matchups and dates through mid May.
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Calendar Today Sports Schedule Summary
Baseball games include Chester at Steeleville Cairo at Massac County Shawnee at Gorham Johnston City at Goreville Meridian at Vienna Okanville at Nashville Chester at Steeleville JV Anna Jonesboro at Egyptian Marion at West Frankfort Harrisburg at Benton Centralia at Carbondale Carrier Mills at Pope County Softball Goreville at Massac County Vienna at Cairo Egyptian at Cobden Hardin County at Crab Orchard Girls Track Harrisburg Invitational Murphysboro at Chester. Thursday features Mt. Vernon at Herrin Eldorado at Massac County Gorham at Egyptian Goreville at Herrin Hardin County at Vienna Eldorado at Carterville Okanville at Lebanon Marion at Salem Nashville at Freeburg Joppa at Cairo Carrier Mills at Ridgway Tamaroa at Crab Orchard Vienna at Carrier Mills Elverado at Carterville West Frankfort at Marion Benton at Harrisburg Carbondale at Centralia Crab Orchard at Shawneetown Track Co-Ed at Christopher Boys Tennis Salem at Centralia.
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Carlyle Rips Du Quoin as 13th Straight Wins Stay Perfect
Carlyle Indians top Du Quoin 10-4 led by Darren Van Dorn and Jack Wuebbels with two-run hits in the pivotal five-run third. Jason Backs earned his 12th win, Kurt Peters slugged a homer and three RBIs, as Carlyle improves to 21-1 and 12-0 in SWE. Du Quoin falls to 9-5 overall, 6-3 in conference. Waltonville beats Coulterville 5-4 on Mike Frisch’s clutch RBI and save by Marshall Johnson to finish 16-1 regular season. Johnston City defeats Carterville 8-5 after forcing nine Carterville errors.
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Du Quoin Bats Break Tie With Four-Run Rally
Du Quoin erased a 1-1 deadlock by scoring four runs in the top of the third. Mike Charness went 4-for-5 with four RBI and Trevor Clark added two RBIs for Johnston City. Brandon Snider earned the win with Jeff Flemming pitching the final two innings while Jerry Mumbower took the loss despite five hits allowed. Alynn Mundell had two hits for Carterville, which fell to Black Diamond for the first time this season.
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Brown's Two-Hitter Powers Herrin Past Marion 7-0
Herrin softball cruised to a 7-0 South Seven win over Marion as Jennifer Brown pitched a two-hitter over nine innings with four strikeouts and six walks. Carla Yancey led Herrin with three hits, while Lisa Thornton added two.
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Oilers surge to 7 3 win to take series lead over Hawks
Edmonton tops Chicago 7 3 in Campbell Conference final game to seize a 2 0 lead. Jari Kurri nets three goals and Larry Melnyk adds his first NHL tally as Edmonton snaps Chicago’s momentum and matches a 12 game playoff win streak.
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Landrum returns from DL as Hassler sent to minors
St Louis Cardinals reinstate out fielder Tito Landrum from the 21 day disabled list and outright lefty Andy Hassler to Louisville. Hassler chose minor league assignment over free agency after a 10 game relief stint this season. Landrum has appeared in three games with no hits in three at bats.
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Nuggets claim West title shot after steady win over Jazz
Denver dominates Utah 116-104 to seal the series in the Western Conference semifinal, with Calvin Natt scoring 11 of his 21 early points and Doug Moe praising the team's aggression. Denver advances to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference final. Lakers beat Portland 139-120 to reach the same stage. Magic Johnson leads L.A. with 34 points and 19 assists as start date for the series is expected to be Saturday.
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Violence in the NBA Deepens as Playoffs Loom
A column notes rising on court aggression in the NBA with star clashes in Philadelphia and Detroit, recounts past fights involving Bird, Erving, Malone, Olajuwon, and others, and warns officials must curb players to avoid a July riot like outcome while highlighting fan discontent and a looming CBS televised series. It also touches on Kentucky Derby odds as Spend A Buck leads at Fairmount Park.
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