Dave Eminian is a sports columnist for the Journal Star, covering local sports in Peoria, Illinois. With a focus on high school and college athletics, Dave brings stories of triumph, heartbreak, and the impact of sports on the community. With nearly four decades of experience covering the Peoria Rivermen, he is a respected voice in the local sports scene.
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By: Dave Eminian
Peoria Journal Star Show Caption PEORIA — A lot of people have seen "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
By: Dave Eminian
Peoria Journal Star The Bradley Braves basketball team meets Santa Clara in the 2024 Jack Jones Classic today in Henderson, Nevada.
By: Wes Huett, Adam Duvall, Dave Eminian
The inaugural College Football Playoffs are here. Twelve teams from across college football begin the march to the national championship beginning Friday night and Saturday on four campus sites across the nation.
By: Dave Eminian
Peoria Journal Star PEORIA — Tyler Thompson was called to a path as a writer back in his days at Tremont High School, and now he helps put into words a hit television series.
By: Dave Eminian
Peoria Journal Star PEORIA — The Bradley Braves basketball team is facing the San Francisco Dons in a nonconference game tonight at Carver Arena.
By: Dave Eminian
Peoria Journal Star PEORIA — Marcellus Sommerville played college basketball for the Bradley Braves, but on Wednesday he joined a new lineup in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Peoria City will manage an expansion soccer team in the Women's Premier Soccer League in Peoria starting in 2025.
By: Dave Eminian
The Peoria Rivermen wiped out Evansville in front of a record crowd of 8,846 on their annual Education Day field trip game at Carver Arena.
By: Dave Eminian
Peoria Journal Star PEORIA — The Bradley Braves basketball team meets the Canisius Golden Griffins in their 2024-25 nonconference finale this afternoon at Carver Arena in Peoria.
By: Dave Eminian, Wes Huett, Adam Duvall
The Illinois Fighting Illini face the South Carolina Gamecocks in Citrus Bowl at 2 p.m. Dec. 31 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
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