CHICAGO (AP) � Young goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina picked up his second clean sheet, helping the Chicago Fire earn a 0-0 draw with high-power Nashville. The Fire (6-15-6), well below the line, matched second-place Nashville (11-3-12) in a game with scarce chances. Slonina, in just his fourth career start, had the save of the game when

The two German Shepherds, Champ and Major, will appear alongside first lady Jill Biden in a public service announcement focused on mask-wearing set to air during Puppy Bowl XVII.

CARTERVILLE(WSIL)� On Christmas day Southern Illinois basketball coaching legend Rich Herrin passed away at the age of 87. Starting in 1960 Herrin spent 25 years leading Benton high schools boy’s basketball team to 521 wins. The gym inside Benton named the Rich Herrin gymnasium shortly after he left. Herrin then made the jump from high