NHL
NY Rangers def Chicago Blackhawks 4-1
Big Ten
Michigan St. def Penn St. 92-61
Minnesota def Michigan 73-71
IHSA Girls Basketball
Unity def PBL 56-26
Cissna Park def Armstrong Potomac 45-12
Addison Lucht led with 16 points
Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Iroquois West 34-27
Eureka def GCMS 54-42
Fisher def Westville 46-31
Melina Luyando had 13 points
Milford def Hoopeston Area 37-34
Watseka def Schlarman 70-18
Bloomington Central Catholic def Monticello 71-37
Sullivan def St. Thomas More 55-40
Mahomet Seymour def Normal West 62-58
Reese Gallier scored 29 points
630am
(Undated–jc) Former Illini All-American Devon Witherspoon was selected to the Pro Bowl, the NFL announced this week. Witherspoon is the first player since Dick Butkus to finish his Illini career then earn a spot in the Pro Bowl as a rookie in the next season. Witherspoon is one of the top candidates for the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. His 16 passes defensed rank first among rookies and fifth league-wide, while his 68 tackles rank fifth among rookies and his 3.0 sacks rank 11th among rookies. Witherspoon joined J.C. Caroline (1956, Chicago Bears) and Dick Butkus (1965, Chicago Bears) as former Illini to make the Pro Bowl during their rookie season.
(Paxton–jc) Coming off two straight non-conference wins, the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are back in Illini Prairie Conference action tonight at Rantoul. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill says one key for a win tonight is to limit the turnovers against the Eagles…
Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team is 2 and Oh in the Big 10 this year. The Illini are on the road at Purdue tonight to take on the top team in the country. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the Boilermakers are more than just Zach Edey…
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. The game airs live on WPXN tonight starting at 6-30.
IHSA Boys Basketball Friday
PBL @ Rantoul
Prairie Central @ St. Thomas More
Armstrong-Potomac @ Cissna Park
Urbana University High @ Fisher
Eureka @ Gibson City Melvin Sibley
Bismarck Henning @ Iroquois West
Hoopeston @ Milford
Beecher @ Tri-Point
Watseka @ Danville Schlarman
Bloomington @ Urbana
IHSA Boys Basketball Saturday
St. Joseph Ogden- Christie Clinic Shootout
St. Thomas More- Taylorville Shootout
Fisher @ Judah Christian
GCMS @ Hoopeston Area
Herscher @ Iroquois West
Watseka @ Donovan
IHSA Girls Basketball on Saturday
Eureka @ PBL
Cissna Park @ Okawville
Iroquois West @ Gibson City Melvin Sibley
Heritage @ Fisher
Clifton Central @ Watseka
Milford @ Armstrong Potomac
IVC @ St. Thomas More
Arcola @ Hoopeston Area
Urbana @ Champaign Centennial
Big Ten Men's Basketball
Saturday
Rutgers at Iowa
#19 Wisconsin vs Nebraska
Indiana hosts Ohio State
Sunday
Penn State vs Michigan
Maryland at Minnesota
Michigan State at Northwestern
NFL on Saturday
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
NFL on Sunday
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Tonight on WPXN its Fighting Illini Basketball as #9 Illinois is at #1 Purdue.
Pregame at 6:30 for a 7:30 tip. Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers are at Rantoul to take on the Eagles.
Saturday morning on WPXN it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services and Paxton Hardware & Rental.
Then it's our Live Action Auction at 8am.
Then it's IHSA Girls Basketball as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on Okawville in the 5th Annual Jansen Chevrolet Girls PAWS Shootout. Our Pregame begins at 10:30 with tip at 10:45.
Saturday Afternoon it's IHSA Boys Basketball as the Unity Rockets take on Quincy Notre Dame and then the St. Joe Ogden Spartans vs Pinckneyville in the Christie Clinic Shootout. Pregame begins at 4:45 with the tip of the first game at 5pm.
