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(Champaign–-jc) – The Illinois football program finalized Eastern Illinois as its 2024 season-opening opponent. The Fighting Illini and EIU are scheduled to start the season at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, August 31st during Week 1 of the college football season. The Eastern Illinois game will be Illinois’ first at Memorial Stadium during the 100th Anniversary season. Season tickets are on sale now, starting at $100 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary and provide an affordable entry point for all fans.
(Champaign–jc) – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its first round of weekly national rankings on Monday. The Fighting Illini women debut as the national leaders, and the men close out the top-10 rankings at No. 10. This is the first time in program history that either the Fighting Illini men or women have reached the No. 1 spot during the indoor season. The women are led by two national No. 2 marks by juniors Darja Sopova in the triple jump and Tori Thomas in the pole vault . The men are led by senior Tyler Sudduth, who owns the top mark in the country in the weight throw and No. 9 in shot put.
(Gibson City–jc) – The Heart of Illinois girls Basketball Conference contains some teams hoping to make a long run in the state tournament starting in mid-February. Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden says between now and regionals there are lots of challenges between teams inside the H-O-I-C…
Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is 5 and 2 in Big 10 action. The Illini are coming off a 86 to 63 win over Rutgers on Sunday at the State Farm Center. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team continues to be “connected”...
University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood
IHSA Boys basketball
St. Thomas More @ St. Joseph Ogden
Fisher @ El Paso Gridley
Ridgeview @ GCMS
Iroquois West @ Armstrong Potomac
Cissna Park @ Hoopeston
Donovan @ Milford
IHSA Girls Basketball
Hoopeston @ St. Thomas More
Beecher @ Iroquois West
Bloomington @ Urbana
Big 10 Men’s Schedule
Wisconsin at Minnesota 6pm
Ohio State at Nebraska 6pm
Michigan at Purdue 8pm
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