The Oakland A’s rookie third baseman smashed two home runs in his second game in the Major Leagues in a 20-4 win over the Marlins on Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum. They were the first two hits in his Big League career.

Lockport remains undefeated and more notes from the girls soccer season thus far.

The NFL should release the 2024 schedule soon. Here's what we know about the Bears' 2024 schedule so far.

The Illinois Valley Youth Football is a Tackle Football League open to young people in the Hall, Depue, Putnam County school districts and private schools in the Illinois Valley entering grades 5-8 in the fall of 2024.

At the time of this writing, Dimitrijevic had struck out 192 batters in 90 1/3 innings for Lincoln-Way Central.

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Hampshire faces Conant in a nonconference baseball on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Conant High school in Hoffman Estates.

Wheaton Warrenville South's Maddie Pool tossed a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts, David Cox hit two homers and drove in six as Nazareth baseball improved to 28-0 and Wheaton Academy soccer also stayed unbeaten in Saturday's roundup.

Grace Allgood struck out 18 and Emma Schleining hit a grand slam in a Yorkville Christian softball win, Plano baseball earned its 20th win and Kiara Wesseh won three events for Newark at the Genoa-Kingston Invite in Saturday's roundup.

Prairie Ridge won two doubles titles and beat Batavia by one point for the title at Saturday's Crystal Lake Central Boys Tennis Invite. And plenty more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.