NCAA Women

Illinois def Central Connecticut 89-50

IHSA Boys Basketball

Toyota of Danville Classic

Decatur St. Teresa def PBL 35-19

Oakwood def Cissna Park 64-50

Charleston def Watseka 62-43

IHSA Girls Basketball

Watseka def Rantoul 74-31

Ridgeview def Milford 33-27

(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers Boys basketball team is one and one in pool play at this week's Toyota of Danville Classic hosted by St Joe Ogden High School.  Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quintin Hatfill says Junior Robert Boyd-Meents continues to improve and is a strong force on the floor for the Panthers…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quentin Hatfill

The Panthers are back in action tonight at the tournament at 8pm against the Oakwood Comets

(Champaign–jc)  – The University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team is back in action on Saturday afternoon opening up Big 10 Conference play at Rutgers. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says defensively, the team is making good progress, though each game provides different issues…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

You can hear the Illini and Rutgers game live on Saturday afternoon starting at 2pm

IHSA Girls Basketball

Westville @ Paxton Buckley Loda- 7pm

St. Joseph Ogden @ Danville- 7pm

St. Thomas More @ Maroa Forsyth- 7pm

Tri-Valley @ Fisher

Armstrong Potomac @ Milford

Tri-Point @ Beecher

Charleston @ Urbana

IHSA Boys Basketball

Chrisman @ Iroquois West

Mattoon @ Mahomet Seymour

Toyota of Danville Classic

Watseka vs St. Joseph Ogden- 5pm

Charleston vs Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 6:30pm

Oakwood vs Paxton Buckley Loda - 8pm

NFL

Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys 7:15

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls 

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings

Today on WPXN its continued live coverage of the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic hosted by St Joe Ogden High School. Our coverage begins at 4-45 with Watseka and St Joe Ogden. That game will be followed by Charleston and Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammond. Game three is Paxton Buckley Loda and Oakwood

NBA

Boston Celtics def Chicago Bulls 124-97

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Seattle Kraken 4-3

IHSA Boys Basketball

Toyota of Danville Classic

PBL def Cissna Park 52-37

Noah Steiner led with 16 points

Oakwood def St. Teresa 61-57

St. Joe Ogden def Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 80-21

Luke Landrus led with 16 points

Non Tournament

Ridgeview def Iroquois West 45-41

Hoopeston Area def Fisher 69-41

Prairie Central def Dwight 89-36

IHSA Girls Basketball

Cissna Park def Unity 46-26

Addison Lucht led with 12 points

GCMS def St. Thomas More 57-49

Lily Sizemore scored 20 points

Bloomington Central Catholic def Mahomet Seymour 78-71

(Champaign-dg)-Several  Fighting Illini Football players earned Big Ten honors. Johnny Newton earned the Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player award and the Smith- Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the year. Keith Randolph 3rd team all-Big Ten. Seth Coleman, Dylan Rosiek and Xavier Scott-All Big Ten Honorable Mention on defense. Caleb Griffin, Hugh Robertson and Isaiah Williams- All Big Ten Offense Honorable Mention.

(St Joe Ogden–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers won their first game in the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic at St Joe Ogden High School last night. The Panthers beat a good Cissna Park team 52 to 37. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill says one positive last night was the scoring from Senior leader Noah Steiner…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill. The Panthers are back in action later today at the Toyota of Danville Classic against Decatur St Teresa. WPXN sports will be carrying three games live tonight starting at 4-45 with the opening pre game. 

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves lost to the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers last night at the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic at St Joe Ogden High school. Cissna Park Timberwolves Boys basketball Coach Seth Johnson says there is talent on the team, and as they grow with confidence, good things will happen…

Cissna Park Boys Basketball Coach Seth Johnson. The Timberwolves are back in action tonight against the Oakwood Comets at the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic at St Joe Ogden High School. WPXN sports will carry all three games from the tournament, live tonight starting with the pre game show at 4-45.

IHSA Girls basketball tonight

Rantoul @ Watseka- 7pm

Momence @ Iroquois West

Donovan @ Milford

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

Toyota of Danville Classic

Watseka vs Charleston- 5pm

PBL vs St. Teresa- 6:30 pm

Oakwood vs Cissna Park- 8pm

(Undated–jc)  Later today it’s continued live coverage of the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic on 104.9 WPXN. Three games from St Joe Ogden High school. 

Our broadcast begins at 4-45 with the pre game show. Tip between Watseka and Charleston is at 5pm followed by Paxton Buckley Loda and Decatur St Teresa and game three is Oakwood and Cissna Park.

NFL

Chicago Bears def Minnesota Vikings 12-10

IHSA Girls Basketball

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def PBL 48-31

St. Joe Ogden def Tuscola 61-47

Addison Seggebruch led with 14 points

Milford def South Newton 43-17

Olympia def Prairie Central 44-29

(Cissna Park—jc)  –  The Cissna Park Timberwolves boys basketball team will see some familiar faces this year and some new ones. The Timberwolves are in the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic hosted by St Joe Ogden High School starting later today. Cissna Park Boys Basketball Coach Seth Johnson talks about some of the players coming off the bench to make a difference with the team…

Cissna Park Boys Basketball Coach Seth Johnson

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda boys basketball team lost its opener on the road last week against the Tuscola Warriors. First year P-B-L Boys basketball coach Quentin Hatfill says the effort was good, but they need to be mentally tough for four quarters…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quentin Hatfill

IHSA Boys Basketball

Fisher @ Hoopeston Area

Ridgeview @ Iroquois West

Grace Christian Academy @ Tri-Point

Toyota of Danville Classic

Cissna Park vs PBL- 5pm

ALAH vs St. Joseph Ogden- 6:30pm

St. Teresa vs Oakwood- 8pm

IHSA Girls Basketball

GCMS @ St. Thomas More- 7pm

Unity @ Cissna Park

Mahomet Seymour @ Bloomington Central Catholic

Armstrong @ Covington

NBA

Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics

NHL

Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks

Today on WPXN its the start of live coverage of the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic from St Joe Ogden High School. WPXN sports will have three games today, starting with Paxton Buckley Loda against Cissna Park. Arthur Lovington and St Joe Ogden to follow and the nightcap of Decatur St Teresa and Oakwood.

NFL

Indianapolis Colts def Tampa Bay Bucs 27-20

NBA

Brooklyn Nets def Chicago Bulls 118-109

NHL

St. Louis Blues def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

(Champaign–jc)  –With five players scoring in double figures, Illinois soared to victory with a 90-58 win over Canisius at State Farm Center on Sunday afternoon. The Fighting Illini began their five-game homestand with a 32-point triumph over head coach Shauna Green's alma mater, a school she played at for four years. The Fighting Illini knocked down a season-high 23 free throws and shot 85% from the line, and they shot 50% from the field. The Orange and Blue recorded a season-high 11 steals, which is the second time this season Illinois has surpassed the double-digit steal mark.

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves basketball team has senior leadership, but also some new faces this year. Cissna Park Boys Basketball Coach Seth Johnson talks about his seniors…

Cissna Park Boys Basketball Coach Seth Johnson

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball team starts action in the 20-23 Toyota of Danville Classic at St Joe Ogden High School tomorrow afternoon. P-B-L Boys basketball coach Quentin Hatfill says the team has some younger members, that were battled tested on the football field this fall…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quentin Hatfill

The Panthers take on Cissna Park Tuesday afternoon at 5 to kick off the 5 day event at St Joe Ogden High School. Our coverage begins at 4-45 Tuesday afternoon. 

IHSA Girls Basketball Schedule

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin @ Paxton Buckley Loda

Salt Fork @ Rantoul- 7pm

Tuscola @ St. Joseph Ogden- 7:30pm

Fisher @ Armstrong

Milford @ South Newton

Hoopeston @ Danville

Tri-Point @ Gardner South Wilmington

Urbana @ Monticello

NFL

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings 7:15

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk from 6pm to 7pm. Hear the latest news of Nascar.

IHSA Boys Basketball

Tuscola def PBL 56-32

GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament

GCMS def Iroquois West 50-47

Ty Cribbett scored 20 points

Prairie Central 75 Hoopeston Area 31

IHSA Girls Basketball

Cissna Park def Clifton Central 44-22

Addison Lucht led with 15 points

Watseka def Milford 55-28

NCAA

#2 Purdue def #7 Tennessee 71-67

#4 Marquette def #1 Kansas 73-59

(Tuscola–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers were on the road at Tuscola last night taking on the Warriors. The Panthers have a lot of new players and a new varsity coach. P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Quentin Hatfill says the team had great effort, especially in the first half against a team that has high expectations in Tuscola…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quentin Hatfill

(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is 3 and 1 on the year with a home game on Friday night against Western Illinois University. U of I Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team has depth, and talks about Nico Moretti as a catalyst on the basketball floor…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

The U of I Vs Western Illinois game can be heard live on WPXN following our live remote at the City of Paxton Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Friday night.

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles def Kansas City Chiefs 21-17

NBA

Miami Heat def Chicago Bulls 118-100

IHSA Girls Basketball

Milford def PBL 41-29

Iroquois West def Ridgeview 35-33

ILyana Nambo had 11 points

Prairie Central def Tri Point 57-50

Mahomet Seymour def Urbana 45-15

Kylie Waldinger led with 17 points

IHSA Boys Basketball

GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament

GCMS def Tri Point 90-39

Brayden Elliott led with 19 points

Lexington def Iroquois West 59-24

Prairie Central def Armstrong Potomac 85-47

St. Anthony Turkey Tournament 

St. Anthony def Rantoul 73-43

Lincoln Turkey Tourney

Centennial def Mahomet Seymour 67-43

(Champaign–jc)  The Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball team won over Southern on Sunday at the State Farm Center. The illini got off to a good start in the contest. U of I  Player Terrance Shannon Junior says it was good to see Dain Dainja be dominant…

U of I Men’s basketball player Terrance Shannon Junior. 

Next up for Illinois is a home game on Friday night against Western Illinois University. 

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers boys basketball team opens up their season tonight on the road at Tuscola. First year head coach Quentin Hatfill says working in the program for the past seven years has prepared him for the head coaching job…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quentin Hatfill

You can hear the P-B-L versus Tuscola game live tonight, starting with the pre game show around 7-15.

IHSA Boys Basketball

PBL @ Tuscola- 7:30pm

Clifton Central @ Cissna Park

St. Thomas More vs Urbana Uni-High at Cerro Gordo Tourney- 6pm

51st Annual G-C-M-S Thanksgiving Tournament

5pm Armstrong Potomac vs Fisher

6-30pm Hoopeston Area vs Prairie Central

8pm Iroquois West vs Gibson City Melvin Sibley

Milford vs BHRA- Topper Classic 7-30pm

Mahomet Seymour vs Belleville West @ Lincoln Thanksgiving Tourney

IHSA Girls Basketball

Paris @ St. Joseph Ogden- 7:30 pm

Champaign Centennial @ St. Thomas More- 7pm

Salt Fork @ Fisher

Watseka @ Milford

Tri-Point @ Ridgeview

Metamora @ Mahomet Seymour

Rantoul, Hoopeston @ Comet Classic

Tonight on WPXN…

NASCAR Live. Get the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm

Then its our initial I-H-S-A Boys regular season basketball game as the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda are on the road at Tuscola High School. Our broadcast starts at 7-15 with the opening tip at 7-30.

NFL

Detroit Lions def Chicago Bears 31-26

Green Bay Packers def LA Chargers 23-20

NHL

Buffalo Sabres def Chicago Blackhawks 3-2

Big Ten

Illinois def Southern University 88-60

630am

(Cissna Park–jc )  The Lady Warriors of Watseka won the Cissna Park Tip off Tournament on Saturday. The Warriors defeated Cissna Park and Kankakee Bishop McNamara in the championship rounds. The warriors finished the tournament 4 and Oh.

Making the  the All Tournament team

Trinity Davis-Kankaee Bishop Mac

Leigha Brown-Kankakee Bishop Mac

Ella Meyers-BHRA

Beth McMahon-BHRA

Addison Lucht-Cissna Park

Sophie Duis-Cissna Park

Hunter Mowrey-Milford

Sydnee VanSwol-Momence

Adriana Hummel-Tri Point

Haven Meyer-Watseka

Brianna Denault-Watseka 

Megan Martin-Watseka

(Washington dc)  –Genesis Bryant led all scorers with 31 points, but the Illinois women's basketball team fell to top 25  Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 79-68 on Saturday. The game was a part of the second annual Citi Shamrock Classic, hosted this year from the nation's capital. Bryant's 31-point effort led three Fighting Illini in double-digit scoring. Adalia McKenzie added a season-high 17 points and eight rebounds while Makira Cook delivered 14 points and four assists in her first action of the season.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois defeated Southern University at the State Farm Center last night 88 to 60. In one stretch of the game Senior Terrance Shannon Junior scored 11 straight points for the Fighting Illini. Shannon talks about doing what the coaches ask of him…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team had a good effort defensively late in the first half…

Next up for Illinois is a home game against Western Illinois University on Friday night. WPXN will have the game live starting with the pre-game show at 7pm. The opening tip on Friday is at 8pm

IHSA Girls Basketball

PBL @ Milford-

Ridgeview @ Iroquois West

Prairie Central @ Tri-Point

Mahomet Seymour @ Urbana

Rantoul, Hoopeston @ Comet Classic

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs 

NBA

Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk from 6pm to 7pm .Then it is the initial Brad Underwood Show. It's the latest news of Nascar, then basketball news with the Fighting Illini.

NFL

Baltimore Ravens def Cincinnati Bengals 34-20

NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

IHSA Girls Basketball

Falcon/Bunnie Tipoff

Fisher def PBL 54-33

Morgan Estes had 13 points

GCMS def Salt Fork 44-28

Mindy Brown led with 11 points

Monticello def Iroquois West 38-29

Tri Valley def Unity 42-28

Cissna Park Tipoff

Momence def Milford 33-28

Tri Point def Armstrong Potomac 50-39

Watseka def Cissna Park 34-30

Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tourney

Mahomet Seymour def Prairie Central 50-11

Kylie Waldinger led with 17 points

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois FIghting Illini football team is 5 and 5 on the year with a road game at Iowa on Saturday. U of I Football Coach Bret Bietlema talks about one of his senior wide receivers in Casey Washington as a player who has stepped up this season…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear the Illinois and Iowa game live,  here on WPXN starting at 1-30 Saturday afternoon.

(Paxton–jc)  THe Paxton Buckley Loda Lady Panthers Basketball team is looking for their first win of the young season. P-B-L Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn talks about the half court defense from the Lady Panthers…

Paxton Buckley Loda Lady Panthers Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn.

(Champaign–jc)  –  The Two and One University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team is home tonight against Valparaiso. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says its an early season challenge to prepare for two good opponents…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s team takes on top 25 Notre Dame on Saturday at noon. The game will be played in Washington D C. U of I Womens’ Basketball Coach Shauna Green says its a strong matchup, a neutral court and other festivities…

U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

IHSA Girls Basketball

Falcon/Bunnie Tipoff Championship Bracket

At GCMS High School

PBL vs Monticello

GCMS vs Tri Valley Championship Game

At Fisher 

Unity vs Shelbyville

Fisher vs Iroquois West

NBA

Orlando Magic at Chicago Bulls

Big Ten Football

Purdue at Northwestern

Michigan St. at Indiana

Michigan at Maryland

Rutgers at Penn St. 

Illinois at Iowa

Minnesota at Ohio St. 

Nebraska at Wisconsin

NFL

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions noon

LA Chargers at Green Bay Packers noon

Tonight on WPXN its University of Illinois basketball as the Fighting Illini take on Valparaiso. Pre game show airs at 6pm with the opening tip from the State Farm Center at 7 tonight.

Saturday morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8am. On the Sidelines is presented by Connxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment and Paxton Hardware & Rental.

Then it's our Live Action Auction starting at 8am. 

Saturday afternoon its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois is in Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes. Pregame at 1:30 with kickoff at 2:30.

NBA

Orlando Magic def Chicago Bulls 96-94

Big Ten Women’s Basketball

Illinois def Saint Peter’s 103-33

Jada Peebles led with 19 points

IHSA Girls Basketball

Cissna Park Tipoff

Cissna Park def Clifton Central 43-7

Addison Lucht scored 21 points

Watseka def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 54-17

Momence def Armstrong Potomac 40-38

630am

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois volleyball took down Ohio State in a thrilling five-set match at Huff Hall on Wednesday night. With the triumph, the Fighting Illini moved to 15-12 this year with a 10-7 record in conference play. The Buckeyes dropped to 10-16 this season with a 7-10 league mark. As a team, Illinois recorded 66 kills while hitting .291 in the match. The Illini's 12 aces tied a season best for squad, a record set at Ohio State earlier this year.

Updated from wed pm

(Champaign–jc)  – Illinois All-American defensive tackle Jer'Zhan Newton was named a finalist for the prestigious Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club announced Wednesday. Newton is one of five finalists and the only defensive tackle up for the award, which honors the best defensive player in college football. Created in 1993, the award was established to complement the Heisman Trophy, which at the time had never been presented to a defensive player. This year's winner will be unveiled Dec. 4 at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, N.C.  Newton has totaled 42 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, 5.5 sacks, and three blocked kicks from the defensive tackle position this season.

(Champaign–jc)  –  One positive coming out of the loss to Number 4 Marquette on Tuesday night was the play of Marcus Domask. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says Domask’s play was exceptional…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
Next up for Illinois is a home game tomorrow night at 7 against Valparaiso University. The game airs live on WPXN starting at 6pm. 

(Champaign–jc)  –  The match ups were key in the University of Illinois Fighting Illini football win over Indiana this past Saturday.  U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the coaches got the team prepared and the players did their job…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

The Illini are on the road Saturday at Iowa. The broadcast starts on WPXN at 1-30, Saturday afternoon. 

IHSA Basketball tonight

Falcon Bunnie Tipoff

At Gibson City Melvin Sibley High School

5-30pm Monticello vs Iroquois West

7pm GCMS vs Salt Fork

At Fisher High School

5-30pm Tri-Valley vs Unity

7pm Paxton Buckley Loda vs Fisher

Cissna Park Tipoff

At Cissna Park High School

5pm Armstrong Potomac vs Tri Point

6-30pm Momence vs Milford

8pm Watseka vs Cissna Park

Bank of Pontiac Girls Turkey Tipoff

At Prairie Central High School

5-30pm Ottawa vs East Peoria

7pm  Prairie Central vs Mahomet Seymour

At Pontiac High School

5pm Limestone vs Peoria Notre Dame

7pm Pontiac vs Peru St Bede

NFL tonight

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens

Big Ten

#4 Marquette def #23 Illinois 71-64

IHSA Girls Basketball

Falcon/Bunnie Tipoff Tournament

Tri Valley def PBL 63-33

Unity def Fisher 56-33

GCMS def Iroquois West 45-4

Lily Sizemore led with 16 points

Cissna Park Timberwolf Tipoff

Milford def Clifton Central 39-33

Hunter Mowrey had 12 points and 11 rebounds

Watseka def Tri Point 71-19

Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tipoff

Ottawa def Prairie Central 52-14

East Peoria def Mahomet Seymour 54-43

College Football

Georgia claimed the top spot in the latest College Football poll. They edged out Ohio St. Michigan comes in at number 3 with Florida St at #4 and Washington at #5. Penn St. came in at #12 and Iowa at #16.

(Champaign–jc)  It was a match up of top 25 teams last night at the State Farm Center in Champaign. The game was tied at 52 midway in the second half before number 4 Marquette went on a run and number 23  Illinois had a cold shooting spell. Final score was Marquette 71– Illinois 64. Marquette Basketball Coach Shaka Smart says their inside game was one difference along with defense on Illinois’ shooters…

Marquette Men’s Basketball Coach Shaka Smart

(Champaign–jc)   The Number 4  Marquette Golden Eagles beat the University of Illinois last night 71 to 64. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood had praise for the number 4 team in the country…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

Next up for Illinois is a Friday night game at home against Valparaiso. Tip from the State Farm Center is 7pm. The game will air live on WPXN starting at 6 on Friday night

IHSA Basketball–Girls

Tip off Classic-Cissna Park

5pm Momence vs Armstrong Potomac

6-30pm Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin vs Hoopeston Area

8pm Central Clifton vs Cissna Park

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear the latest on the University of Illinois win over Indiana and the upcoming road game at Iowa. The Bret Bielema Show from 7pm to 8pm tonight on WPXN. 

NFL

Denver Broncos def Buffalo Bills 24-22

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks def Chicago Bulls 118-109

IHSA Girls Basketball

Lady Falcon & Bunnie Tip Off Tournament

Unity def PBL 51-27

Tri Valley def Fisher 71-42

GCMS def Monticello 52-30

Anna Warren led with 11 points

Leroy JV def Iroquois West 40-35

Cissna Park Tip-off Tournament

Cissna Park def Milford 51-16

Addison Lucht scored 20 points

Bishop Mac def Armstrong Potomac 43-8

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Tri Point 38-27

Prairie Central Turkey Tourney

East Peoria def Prairie Central 57-38

Mahomet Seymour def Ottawa 61-52

Kylie Waldinger led with 16 points 

(Champaign–jc)  The throw in overtime was the difference in the game, but the amount of offense during the contest helped the University of Illinois football team set up for the win. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says John Paddock had a great day and a nice pass at the end…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

Next up for the Illini is a road game at Iowa on Saturday afternoon. WPXN Sports will have the game live with the network, starting at 1-30pm Saturday. 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is at home tonight against #4 Marquette. U of I Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says the Warriors return a team that beat national champion UConn twice last year…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. You can hear the game live tonight starting at 6pm with the pre game show courtesy of the Fighting Illini Network on WPXN. 

IHSA Girls Basketball

16th annual Lady Falcon-Lady Bunnies Tip Off Tournament

At Gibson City Melvin Sibley

5-30pm Gibson City Melvin Sibley vs Iroquois West

7pm Monticello vs Salt Fok

At Fisher

5-30pm Paxton Buckley Loda vs Tri Valley

7pm Fisher vs Unity

Bank of Pontiac Turkey Tip-Off Tournament

At Prairie Central

5-30pm East Peoria vs Mahomet Seymour

7pm Ottawa vs Prairie Central

At Pontiac

5-30pm Peoria Limestone vs Peru Saint Bede

7pm Peoria Notre Dame vs Pontiac

St. Thomas More @ Maroa Forsyth Tip-Off

Milford, Cissna Park, Tri-Point @ Cissna Park Tip Off

Mahomet Seymour vs East Peoria @ Prairie Central Thanksgiving Tournament

(Champaign–jc)  –Tonight on WPXN it's University of Illinois basketball as the Fighting Illini take on Marquette. Pre game show airs at 6pm with the opening tip from the State Farm Center at 7 tonight.

(Springfield-jm) – Illinois residents are required to register their assault weapons by January 1, 2024, but some law enforcement say the state has not done enough to let them know. Assault weapons can no longer be sold in Illinois, but ones bought in the past can remain legal if they are registered with the Illinois State Police. But those numbers are currently low. Illinois gun owners who don’t register their assault weapons by January 1st can face criminal penalties and potential jail time. So far, less than 3,000 people have done so, out of 2.4 million FOID card owners. Some in law enforcement say the state hasn’t told people about this new law well enough.

(Washington-jm) – What are the price prospects for the new U.S. soybean crop? Gary Crawford reports…

(Champaign-jm) – Parkland College’s Collision Repair Program will begin giving students real life training through local businesses. Apprenticeships with collision repair shops will now account for half of their learning. The plan is to focus on work in the classroom for the first eight weeks. Next, the students will pair with garages so they can work on cars firsthand, 40 hours a week.

(Paxton-jm) – The 5 mapping sessions planning the future of Paxton over the next 10-30 years are over. The sessions were put on by Western Illinois University’s Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs. Program Manager Gisela Hamm recaps the first session…

Mapping Program Manager Gisela Hamm. Tomorrow we will recap sessions two and three.

(Champaign-jm) – The State Farm Center is proud to announce the addition of late-night icon Jay Leno, with special guest Arsenio Hall, to its 2024 spring lineup. The duo will perform on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale to the public this Friday, November 17 at noon.

(Paxton–jc)  The Ford County Veterans Assistance Program is launching it’s help with the Marine Corp Toys-for-Tots program that will net new toys for area kids this Christmas. Ford County Veterans Assistance Program Director Rebecca Rutledge says they are collecting new toys today now through mid-December…

Ford County Veterans Assistance Program Director Rebbecca Rutledge.

(Gifford–jc)  It’s number 39. The 39th annual Gifford Community  Christmas Craft Show is set for this Saturday and Sunday at Gordyville USA just west of Gifford. Over 300 vendors will be ready for holiday shopping at the annual event. The Gifford Community Craft Show hours are Saturday from 8am until 5pm and Sunday from 9am until 3pm. A Harvest lunch will be provided starting at 11am each day and pictures with Santa will also be part of the two day event. 

(Undated–jm)  –The Rantoul village board and Paxton city councils both meet tonight. In Rantoul, village board members will consider a construction agreement for a new boat ramp at Heritage Lake, an engineering agreement for a shared use path along Veterans Parkway and a contract agreement for flock license plate readers. In Paxton, city council members will consider a new CAD system for the police department, hear updates on the new playground at Pells Park and rezone 27 properties.

(Springfield-jm) – Seven organizations have been awarded state Habitat Fund Project grants totaling nearly $667,000 from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. This grant program enhances game and non-game wildlife habitat through projects developed by non-profit organizations and governmental entities. Funding for the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Wildlife Funds Grant Program comes from the sale of habitat stamps to sportsmen and sportswomen. Locally, Pheasants Forever – $100,000 to restore 20 wetland basins within prairie grassland habitat in northeast, east-central, and west-central Illinois counties. Grantee match is $215,955.20.

(Washington-jm) – Good weather speeds up corn and soybean harvesting. Gary Crawford reports…

(Vermilion County-jm) – Some Illinois environmental groups are raising concerns about a proposed expansion of a mountain bike trail at Kickapoo State Recreation Area.  They are asking the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to either cancel the project or move it to more suitable areas within the park. The Prairie Rivers Network and the Illinois Sierra Club says there are several endangered plants and dozens of bird species that breed in the area.

(Paxton–jc)  Paxton Progress is the name of the new group of citizens working to help the city grow and prosper from the recent “mapping” meetings in the city. Paxton City Councilman and Mapping Spokesperson Rob Pacey says now the Paxton Progress groups will meet and put some ideas into action…

Paxton City Councilman and Mapping spokesperson Rob Pacey.

(Champaign-jm) – Champaign County Crime Stoppers is seeking assistance from the public regarding an ongoing homicide investigation. On November 17, 2014, at 10 p.m., Damian Henderson was believed to be shot and killed in the 100 block of Forsythia Drive in Champaign. The following morning at 8:13 a.m., officers were dispatched to this location for a welfare check where Henderson was found unresponsive in a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound. Anyone with information is asked to call Champaign County Crimestoppers at 217-373-TIPS.

(Paxton–jc)  Three Paxton Buckley Loda F F A Members received a high award at the National Convention earlier this month in Indianapolis. Paxton Buckley Loda F F A Advisor Kirsten Wyatt says three have their “American Degree”...

Paxton Buckley Loda F F A Advisor Kirsten Wyatt.

(East Central–jc)  Mark your calendars for the 20-23 Ford County Santa Road Rally. Santa Claus will be stopping by some town halls and community centers in Ford County in mid-December. The event takes place on Saturday December 16th and starts in Elliott at 10-30am then moves to Sibley. The rally will be at Melvin at noon, Roberts at 12-25, then Piper City at 1pm. The rally has three more stops. Its Kempton at 2pm, Stelle at 2-35 and Cabery at 3pm  The rally is sponsored by Ford County E-M-A.

NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers def Green Bay Packers 23-19

Indianapolis Colts def New England Patriots 10-6

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Detroit Pistons 119-108

NHL

Florida Panthers def Chicago Blackhawks 4-3

(Bloomington–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves volleyball team finished 4th in the state on Saturday. The Timberwolves lost in three sets in the 3rd place contest to Effingham Saint Anthony’s Lady Bulldogs. The last set was 25 to 23. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says the team embraced the challenge…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

(Champaign–jc)  It was an overtime win for the University Of Illinois football team on Saturday in Champaign. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says it was a tale of two halves, and an  overtime…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

IHSA Girls Basketball

16th Annual Lady Falcon and Lady Bunnies Tip Off Tournament

At Gibson City Melvin Sibley

5-30pm LeRoy JV vs Iroquois West

7pm GCMS vs Monticello

At Fisher

5-30pm Unity vs Paxton Buckley Loda

7pm Fisher vs Tri Valley

Also Milford, Cissna Park, Tri-Point @ Cissna Park Tip Off

St. Thomas More @ Maroa Forsyth Tip-Off

Mahomet Seymour vs Ottawa @ Prairie Central Thanksgiving Tournament

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm 

NFL

Chicago Bears def Carolina Panthers 16-13

NHL

Chicago Blackhawks def Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team is at home tonight against Oakland University. One new player to the team is graduate student Quincey Gurrier. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says he is a positive force offensively and defensively…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

(Cissna Park–jc) — The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team is in the State semifinals this morning. The team left Cissna Park Thursday morning with a fire truck escort out of town and heading to Red Bird Arena in Bloomington. The team held a Thursday practice at Illinois State University in preparation for today's semifinal match Cissna Park Senior Volleyball player Morgan Sinn talks about playing in the moment

Senior Volleyball player Reagen King says its a team mind-set for Cissna park…

 You can hear the match live on WPXN starting at 8-30 Friday morning with the pre match show. Opening volley is set for 9am.

IHSA Football Playoffs

2A

Maroa Forsyth vs Bloomington Central Catholic

3A

Unity at Mt. Carmi

Big Ten Football 

Michigan at Penn St.

Maryland at Nebraska

Indiana at Illinois

Rutgers at Iowa

Minnesota at Purdue

Michigan st. at Ohio St.

NFL on Sunday

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots From Frankfurt Germany

Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers noon

This morning on WPXN its IHSA 1A Volleyball Final four action as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on Hartsburg-Emden. Our pre-match show begins at 8-30 with the opening volley set for 9am. 

Tonight on WPXN its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois hosts Oakland University. Pregame at 7pm with tip at 8pm. 

Saturday Morning its On the Sidelines from 7-8am. On the Sidelines is presented by Connxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Equipment and Paxton Hardware & Rental.

Then its a special Live Action Auction starting at 8am. 

We’ll have the IHSA Volleyball 3rd place or Championship match with Cissna Park. 

Then its Fighting Illini Football as Illinois takes on Indiana on Dad’s Day at  Memorial Stadium. 

University of Illinois Women's Basketball

Illinois 81 Morehead State 61

Genesis Bryant scored 32 points

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball team is 1 and Oh on the year after a Monday night win over Eastern Illinois University. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says Dain Danja and Amani Hansbury had good minutes in the contest…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Next up for Illinois is a home contest on Friday night against Oakland University. Our coverage begins at 6pm with the tip from the State Farm Center at 7.

(Milford–jc)  –  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves Volleyball team is in the Class 1-A final four in state competition on Friday. The team heads for a team practice at Redbird Arena on Thursday. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says he wants the team to enjoy the moment and venue…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team is one and oh on the season after their win last night in Champaign. U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green says Kendal Bostic is one of the players who can score, rebound and start a break…

U of I Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

The Lady Illini are at Marquette on Saturday afternoon at 2.

(Champaign–jc)  The 4 and 5 Illinois Football team is home for “Dad’s” Day Saturday against Indiana. U of I football coach Bret Bielema says the team is looking forward to the next three weeks…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear more about the win over Minnesota and the upcoming Indiana contest on The Bret Bielema show tonight at 7, here on WPXN. 

Tonight on WPXN its the Bret Bielema Show. Hear the latest news about Illini football tonight from 7pm to 8pm

NFL

New Orleans Saints def Chicago Bears 24-17

Green Bay Packers def LA Rams 20-3

Indianapolis Colts def Carolina Panthers 27-13

NHL

New Jersey Devils def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

(Phoenix–jc)  – The pressure was on in Phoenix as Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, William Byron, and Ryan Blaney raced for a championship on Sunday. The Motor Racing Network was there…

Ross Chastain wins the race, but Ryan Blaney wins the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. The Motor Racing Network will return Thursday, November 30th with coverage of the NASCAR Awards and Champion Celebration at 7 pm ET.

(Milford–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team is now in the final four. The Timberwolves defeated Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg at the SuperSectional in Milford on Friday night. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says the team battled as a team…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon. Cissna Park now goes to Redbird Arena on Friday morning against Hartsburg-Emden.  WPXN will have the match live starting at 8-30am on Friday. 

(Minnesota–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team won in the final minute over Minnesota on Saturday. The final score was 27 to 26. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says the team stepped up in a very close game…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

NFL

LA Chargers at NY Jets 7:15

NBA

Utah Jazz at Chicago Bulls 7pm

Tonight on WPXN its Illinois Basketball. The University of Illinois starts the season at home  against Eastern Illinois University. Broadcast on WPXN starts at 6pm with the opening tip at 7pm

MLB

The Texas Rangers are World Series Champs for the first time. They beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0. Shortstop Corey Seager was named World Series MVP

IHSA Volleyball

1A Sectional Finals

Cissna Park def Lexington 25-16, 25-23

Windsor def Cerro Gordo 25-16, 25-17

2A

St. Thomas More def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 18-25, 25-21, 25-14

Rock Falls def Chillicothe IVC 25-20, 25-15

(Champaign–jc)  Illinois volleyball picked up its sixth-straight victory when the team swept Northwestern at Huff Hall on Wednesday night.With the win, the Fighting Illini own a 13-10 on the year with an 8-5 mark in Big Ten play.. The Orange and Blue recorded 50 kills as a team while hitting .268 in the match. Raina Terry led the way with 22 kills, her eighth match this season with 20 or more kills. Defensively, Caroline Barnes shined with 18 digs and Cari Bohm tallied five blocks. Jessica Nunge tied her season best with three aces and Brooke Mosher dished out a team-high 40 assists.

(Bloomington, IN- dg)-Legendary College Basketball coach Bobby has passed away. He was 83. Knight known as “The General” was among the winningest coaches in college basketball over 43 years with Army, Indiana and Texas Tech. 

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves Volleyball team won over  Lexington for the 1-A Sectional Crown last night at Streator Woodland High School.  Senior Outside Hitter Brooklyn Stadeli says the team  continues to work well together…

 Cissna Park Sophomore Outside Hitter Addison Lucht says it always a “team” effort”...

You can hear the Elite 8 match on Friday night live starting at 5-40pm, here on WPXN. 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini football team is back in action on Saturday afternoon at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are at the top of the Big 10 West. U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema says he has been busy with some recruiting during the bye week and the team has had several good practices…

U of I Football Coach Bret Bielema

You can hear the Illini-Minnesota game live on WPXN starting at 1-30 Saturday afternoon. 

(Phoenix–jc)  –  The final race in the Chase for the Championship in the Nascar Cup Series is on Sunday near Phoenix Arizona. Nascar Driver Christopher Bell is back in the final four and hopes for a different outcome this year…

Nascar Driver Christopher Bell

You can hear the Xfinity and Cup Series final races this weekend on WPXN. 

NFL tonight

Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers 7:15pm

MLB

Texas Rangers def Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 Rangers lead series 3-1

630am

(St Joe Ogden–jc)  With the IHSA Football playoffs heading into week 2, a schedule is out for an early boys basketball tournament.  St Joe Ogden High School will host the 20-23 Toyota of Danville starting Tuesday November 28th.

The format is two four team round robin pool play and a crossover Championship day. Teams in the A-Pool are Paxton Buckley Loda, Cissna Park, Oakwood and Decatur St Teresa. Teams in the B-Pool are Arthur Lovington, Charleston, Watseka and the host St Joe Ogden Spartans. WPXN sports will be covering the tournament again this year.

(Streator–jc)  The Cissna Park Timberwolves Volleyball team is in the 1-A Sectional Finals tonight at Streator Woodland High School. Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon says each night its a team effort…

Cissna Park Volleyball Coach Josh Landon.

You can hear the Cissna Park versus Lexington match tonight live on WPXN starting with the pre match show at 5-45.

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is 2 and Oh in exhibition games this year with the start of the season set for Monday night at the State Farm Center in Champaign. On Sunday the Illini beat Number 1 Kansas University in an Exhibition contest. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team withstood a run by the Jayhawks and played good basketball…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini play host to Eastern Illinois University on Monday night. You can hear all the Illini games on WPXN again this year. 

IHSA Volleyball Sectional Finals

1-A at Streator Woodland High School

6pm Cissna Park vs Lexington

2-A at St Joe Ogden High School

6pm Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin vs St Thomas More

3-A at Springfield Southeast High School 

6pm Lincoln vs Normal University High

World Series

Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks 7-oh-3pm first pitch

Texas leads the series three games to one

NBA tonight

Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Volleyball Sectional Final as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on the Lexington Minuteman at Streator Woodland High School. Our Pregame begins at 5:45 with opening volley at 6pm.