NBA 

Chicago Bulls def Cleveland Cavaliers 132-123 2 OT

Big Ten

Illinois def Minnesota 105-97

Northwestern def Maryland 68-61

IHSA Boys Basketball

2A Sectional Semi Finals

Teutopolis def Unity 48-39

Beecher def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 61-51

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois women's basketball team are coming off a loss at Iowa and now are on the road at Michigan State tonight. University of Illinois Women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says it continues to be a learning process…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

Tonight's game at Michigan State tips at 7. 

(Las Vegas–jc)  The Nascar circuit is at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. It’s week three of the cup series. Nascar Driver Josh Berry says the excitement is building for a big weekend…

Nascar Driver Josh Berry.

(Champaign–jc)-- It was a high scoring game last night at the State Farm Center in Champaign and the University of Illinois men’s basketball team won the shootout. Final score 105 to 97. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says good adjustments were made on the Gophers, but both teams were scoring big…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is a road game at Wisconsin on Saturday. 

(Las Vegas–jc)  It’s a Love-Hate relationship with his hometown track. Nascar driver Kyle Busch says heading home to Las Vegas brings out a wide variety of emotions…

Nascar Driver Kyle Busch

Sunday’s race, The Pennzoil 400 airs live on WPXN at 1-30pm

IHSA Girls State Tournament finals 

At Illinois State University- Normal 

1-A

9-30am Illini Bluffs vs Altamont

11-15 Peru Saint Bede vs Okawville

2-A

2pm Wilmette vs Peoria Notre Dame

3-45pm Nashville vs Robinson

Big Ten

Nebraska at Ohio St. 

Michigan at Rutgers

Illini Women

Illinois at Michigan St.

NBA

Detroit Pistons def Chicago Bulls 105-95

Big Ten

Indiana def Wisconsin 74-70

Iowa def Penn St. 90-81

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Sectional Semi Final

Lexington def St. Thomas More 52-38

Heyworth def St. Teresa 49-43

Arcola def Bluford 56-44

2A

St. Joe Ogden def Flora 50-40

Fieldcrest def Manteno 53-37

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected 40 standout men's college basketball players for its 2023-24 Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List, highlighted by Illini fifth-year guard Terrence Shannon Jr. Shannon leads Illinois and ranks second in the Big Ten at 21.6 points per game, the highest scoring average by an Illini player in the last 51 years. He has scored at least 12 points in all 21 of his appearances this season, including 12 20-point games and four 30-point performances. 

CHICAGO, Ill. – Registration is now open for the 2024 BTN Big 10K – the summer race bringing Big Ten fans together. The 13th annual BTN Big 10K and 5K returns to Soldier Field on Saturday, July 13, with school mascots, cheerleaders, and a massive post-race tailgate party. New this year, fans and alumni of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington will have the opportunity to participate in both the 10K and 5K. Big Ten fans who cannot make it to Chicago can register for the virtual edition of this year’s BTN Big 10K, which will take place from Saturday, July 13 to Saturday, July 20.

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Spartan basketball team won over the Flora Wolves last night at the Shelbyville 2-A Boys sectional. Final score was 50 to 40. St Joe Ogden boys basketball coach Kiel Duval says the team continues to see multiple scoring options and that makes it tough for other teams to defend…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval

Next up for the Spartans is a Sectional final, Sweet 16 game, on Friday night against Unity or Teutopolis. WPXN will have the game live on Friday night

(Champaign–jc)  –  It’s the Minnesota Golden Gophers tonight at the State Farm Cener for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. University of IllinoisMen’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says Minnesota is coming off a tough loss to Nebraska, but they are a team that passes well and are very physical…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Our coverage starts after IHSA Boys basketball with the Unity Rockets. 

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

2A Sectional Semi Final

At Shelbyville

Unity vs Teutopolis

At Clifton Central 

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin vs Beecher

Big 10

6pm Northwestern at Maryland

8pm Illinois vs Minnesota

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Sectional Semi-final action from Shelbyville High School as the Unity Rockets take on the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes. Our coverage begins at 6-30pm with the tip at 7. Then its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on the Minnesota Golden Gophers at State Farm Center.

IHSA Girls Basketball

Elite 8

1A

Altamont def Cissna Park 52-44

2A

Robinson def Peotone 45-36

3A

Lincoln def Dixon 46-24

(St Joseph–jc)  –  It’s boys sectional semi final action around the area and state tonight. For the St Joe Ogden Spartans, they are at Shelbyville High School against Flora. The team is a good mix of seniors, juniors and others. St Joe Ogden boys basketball coach Kiel Duval says the Spartans have played some great “team” ball to win a regional with the hopes for more…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

1A Sectional

At Danville Area Community College

St. Thomas More vs Lexington

Heyworth vs St. Teresa

At Effingham St. Anthony 

Arcola vs Bluford

2A Sectional

At Shelbyville

St. Joe Ogden vs Flora

At Clifton Central 

Fieldcrest vs Manteno

Big Ten

Wisconsin at Indiana

Penn St. at Iowa

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys 2-A Sectional Semi final basketball from Shelbyville High School as the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on Flora High School. Our coverage begins at 6-30 with the tip at 7pm.

NBA

Chicago Bulls def New Orleans Pelicans 114-106

NHL

Detroit Red Wings def Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 OT

Big Ten

Maryland def Rutgers 63-46

Purdue def Michigan 84-76

Ohio St. def Michigan St. 60-57

Nebraska def Minnesota 73-55

Illini Women

Purdue def Illinois 101-85

(Atlanta-dg)-In a crash filled race, it came down to a 3 wide photo finish. Kyle Busch slipped in between Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez to battle it out to the end. Daniel Suarez was determined the winner with Blaney second and Busch third. The biggest crash in Atlanta Motor Speedway history happened on the second lap with 16 cars involved. 

(Iowa–jc)  The University of Illinois women’s basketball team lost at Iowa on Sunday 101 to 85. All 5 starters for the Lady Illini reached double digits led by Mikira Cooks 26 and Genesis Bryants 19. University of Illinois women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says Caitlyn Clark is a scorer and plays the rest of the game at an elite level too…

University of Illinois Women’s Basketball Coach Shauna Green

(Cissna Park–jc)  Its Cissna Park in the girls class 1-A Supersectionals tonight from Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City. Cissna Park Coach Anthony Videcka says Altamont is a very good team with an all-stater to lead the way…

Coach Videcka says keys to a win will include  things like boxing out and getting rebounds…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka.

Our coverage on WPXN starts at 6-30pm

1A at Farmer City-Blue Ridge

7pm Cissna Park vs Altamont

2A Unity-Tolono

7pm Peotone vs Robinson

3A at La Salle Peru

7pm Lincoln vs Dixon

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Girls Class 1-A Elite 8 Basketball as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on Altamont. Our coverage begins at 6-30pm from Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City. Tip is set for 7 tonight.

NBA

Boston Celtics def Chicago Bulls 129-112

Big Ten

Purdue def Rutgers 96-68

Minnesota def Ohio St. 88-79 

Northwestern def Michigan 76-62

IHSA Girls Basketball

Sectional Final

1A

Cissna Park def GCMS 43-42 2OT

Altamont def Salt Fork 39-29

2A

Peotone def Watseka 31-30

(Colfax–jc)  It is a game to remember. Two Class 1-A girls basketball teams were at Ridgeview High School in Colfax with the opportunity to go to the Elite 8 game at Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City on Monday. The game went two overtimes, with both Gibson City Melvin Sibley and Cissna Park having chances to win the game. In the end, Cissna Park won 43 to 42. Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says everyone played their role…

Cissna Park Timberwolves Girls basketball Coach Anthony Videcka.

Next up for Cissna Park is the Elite 8 game against Altamont High School on Monday night at 7pm WPXN sports will be there, starting at 6-30pm

(Atlanta–jc)  It’s Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Nascar Cup series on Sunday. Nascar DriverErik Jones says the hope is to have 2 speedway races with a good amount of points…

Nascar Driver Erik Jones.

The Ambetter Health 400 has a WPXN broadcast time of Noon on Sunday. 

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team took one on the chin on Wednesday at Penn State.  The Illini had a double digit lead, late in the game before several mistakes, missed free throws and more caused a one point loss. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says they are one of the best offensive teams in the country, but have not played like one of the best defensive teams in the country…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is a home game against Iowa tomorrow afternoon. WPXN will have the game live with the broadcast starting at noon. 

(St Joseph–jc)  It’s Boys I-H-S-A regional finals night tonight around the area and state. At St Joe Ogden High School the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on The Shelbyville Rams for a 2-A regional title. St Joe Ogden boys basketball coach Kiel Duval says a tough schedule during the year has helped prepare the team for this type of game…

St Joe Ogden Boys Basketball Coach Kiel Duval.

WPXN sports will be live for the game tonight starting at 6-40 with the pregame show. The game tips at 7 tonight. 

Big Ten on Saturday

Indiana at Penn St. 

Iowa at Illinois

Big Ten on Sunday

Maryland at Rutgers

Purdue at Michigan

Ohio St. at Michigan St.

Minnesota at Nebraska

Illini Women Sunday

Illinois at Iowa

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball Regional Final as the St. Joe Ogden Spartans take on the Shelbyville Rams. Our pregame begins at 6:40 with tipoff at 7pm. 

Saturday morning it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services and Paxton Hardware and Rental.

Saturday afternoon it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Iowa at State Farm Center. Pregame at 12:15. Tipoff at 1:15. 

Xfinity racing Raptor King of Tough 250 following Illini Basketball.

On Sunday its NASCAR racing with the Ambetter Health 400 from Atlanta Motor Speedway at noon.

NHL

Philadelphia Flyers def Chicago Blackhawks 3-1

Big Ten

Penn St. def Illinois 90-89

Nebraska def Indiana 85-70

IHSA Boys Basketball

Regional Semi-finals

1A

GCMS def Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy 67-53

St. Thomas More def Fisher 56-33

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 50-32

Heyworth def Milford 80-60

2A

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Watseka 65-39

Prairie Central def Iroquois West 55-27

St. Joe Ogden def Sullivan 59-25

Unity def Monticello 57-41

3A

Champaign Centennial def Mahomet Seymour 66-26

(Colfax–jc)  –  It’s the 1-A Girls Sectional final tonight at Colfax-Ridgeview High School. Gametime is 6pm Cissna Park girls basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says Gibson City Melvin Sibley is another top notch-quality opponent and they look for a challenging contest…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

Our coverage on WPXN starts at 5-40 this afternoon. 

(Atlanta–jc)  –Atlanta Motor Speedway is another wildcard race track as Nascar goes into week 2 of the season. Nascar Driver Erik Jones says its back-t0-back draft style races…

Nascar Driver Erik Jones. You can hear the race live on Sunday on WPXN.

(GIbson City–jc)  – The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Lady Falcons take on the Cissna Park Timberwolves in the Class 1-A Girls Sectional Final, Sweet 16 game tonight at Ridgeview High School in Colfax. Gibson City Melvin Sibley girls basketball coach Ross Harden says one leader on the team is freshman Lily Sizemore, who has been in the starting lineup since November …

Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls basketball Coach Ross Harden. WPXN will have live coverage of the contest starting at 5-40 this afternoon from Ridgeview High school in Colfax.

(State College–jc)  –  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team, despite a career night from Terrance Shannon Junior, lost at Penn State on Wednesday. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says turnovers and giving up 55 percent from the field were two keys in the loss…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Next up for Illinois is a home game against Iowa on Saturday. WPXN will have the game live at noon. 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Sectional Final

1A

At Colfax

Cissna Park vs Gibson City Melvin Sibley

2A

At Gilman

Watseka vs Peotone

Big Ten

Rutgers at Purdue

Ohio St. at Minnesota

Michigan at Northwestern

Tonight on WPXN, it’s IHSA Girls Sectional Final action from Colfax as the Cissna Park Timberwolves take on the Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcons. Our coverage begins at 5-40 this afternoon.

Big Ten

Iowa def Michigan St. 78-71

Wisconsin def Maryland 74-70

IHSA Girls Basketball

1A Sectional

GCMS def Peoria Heights 51-43

Cissna Park def LeRoy 44-41

Salt Fork def Effingham St. Anthony 51-42

Altamont def Tuscola 52-37

2A Sectional

Peotone def St. Joe Ogden 35-21

Watseka def Monteno 39-24

Peoria Notre Dame def Bloomington Central Catholic 64-31

3A Sectional

Quincy Notre Dame def Mahomet Seymour 63-46

(Atlanta–jc)  Next up for Daytona 500 winner William Byron is the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.  Byron talks about his success in Atlanta…

Nascar Driver William Byron. You can hear the race live on WPXN starting at 1pm this Sunday. 

(Colfax–jc)  –  The Cissna Park  Lady Timberwolves punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 last night by defeating LeRoy 44 to 41. The other team in tomorrow night’s game are the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley. Cissna Park girls basketball coach Anthony Videcka says it's another very good opponent…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

WPXN will have live coverage of the game starting at 5-40 Thursday afternoon

(Gibson City–jc)  The Lady Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley won over a tough Patriots team from Peoria Heights last night in the 1-A Sectional semi finals at Colfax. Gibson City Melvin Sibley girls basketball Coach Ross Harden says playing a close to home in a familiar gym is a positive for the Falcons…

Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team is on the road at Penn State this afternoon. The Illini beat Maryland in their last game, but University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says they did not rebound well on the offensive side of the game and that needs to be consistent, going forward…

University of Illinois Mens Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

WPXN will have the game live today starting at 4-30 with the network from State College. 

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Regional

GCMS vs Bloomington Cornerstone Academy

St. Thomas More vs Fisher

Heyworth vs Milford

Salt Fork vs Armstrong Potomac 

Tuscola vs Martinsville

2A Regional

Prairie Central vs Iroquois West

St. Joe Ogden vs Sullivan

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin vs Watseka

Unity vs Monticello

Big Ten 

Illinois at Penn St. 

Nebraska at Indiana

Today on WPXN, it’s Illinois Basketball as the Fighting Illini are on the road at Penn State. Our coverage with the network begins at 4-30 with a 5-30 tip from  Bryce Jordan Arena. 

Then its bonus coverage of I-H-S-A Boys regional semi finals. Our first game comes from St Joseph as the St Joe Ogden Spartans take on Sullivan. Then we go to Iroquois West High School  with the Raiders of Iroquois West and Prairie Central.  Tonight’s winners head to regional final action on Friday night.

NHL

Carolina Hurricanes def Chicago Blackhawks 6-3

(Champaign–jc)  –Illinois women’s basketball secured its first ranked win of the season with an 86-66 victory over No. 14 Indiana at State Farm Center on Monday afternoon. The Orange and Blue improved to 7-8 in conference play with three regular-season games left on the schedule. With the 20-point win, the Illinois snapped a 16-game skid against the Hoosiers and clinched their biggest margin of victory over a ranked opponent since 1998

IHSA Boys Basketball

1A Regionals

Flanagan Cornell def Cissna Park 68-44

GCMS def Normal Calvary Christian 71-35

Milford def Donovan 64-55

Lexington def Tri Point 95-20

St. Thomas More def Uni High 68-25

2A Regionals

Watseka def PBL 67-45

Iroquois West def Hoopeston Area 49-46

Bloomington Central Catholic def Olympia 82-55

3A Regionals

Danville def Rantoul 69-36

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. (Chicago, Ill.) has been named Big Ten Player of the Week for Feb. 12-18. He earned the award after averaging 29.0 points on 54.8% shooting from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line while leading the Illini to a home victory over Michigan and road win at Maryland. Next up, Shannon and the 12th-ranked Fighting Illini travel to University Park, Pa., to face Penn State on Wednesday 

(Daytona–jc)  William Byron is now a Daytona 500 winner. The race postponed from Sunday had a contact ending. M-R-N was there…

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna ParkLady Timberwolves basketball team are in the Class 1-A Sectionals tonight at Ridgeview High School in Colfax. Cissna Park Girls basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says contributions from the entire team helped with the regional win and that’s what the team needs as they head to sectionals tonight…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

WPXN sports will carry both games from Ridgeview tonight. 

(Gibson City–jc)  – The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Lady Falcons are in the Class 1-A Sectionals tonight in Colfax at Ridgeview High School.  Gibson City Melvin Sibley girls basketball Coach Ross Harden says the defense was the key in last week's regional and that defense will be key tonight…

Gibson City Melvin Sibley Girls Basketball Coach Ross Harden

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Women’s basketball team got a huge win over nationally ranked Indiana on Monday. University of Illinois women’s basketball coach Shauna Green says the team executed the game plan…

University of Illinois Women’s basketball Coach Shauna Green

Next up for the Lady Illini is a road trip to number 4 Iowa on Sunday at noon. 

Girls Sectionals Tuesday

1A At Colfax Ridgeview

GCMS vs Peoria Heights - 6pm

Cissna Park vs LeRoy- 7:30pm

2A at Iroquois West

Watseka vs Manteno - 6pm

Peotone vs St. Joseph Ogden- 7:30pm

3A at Decatur McArthur

Mahomet Seymour vs Quincy Notre Dame - 6pm

Chatham Glenwood vs Mt. Zion - 7:30 pm

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Girls Class 1-A Sectional action from Ridgeview High School. Our pre game begins at 5-45 with the opening tip for game one at 6pm. Gibson City Melvin Sibley takes on Peoria Heights followed by Cissna Park and Leroy.

NBA 

East All Stars def West All Stars 211-186

Big Ten

Ohio St. def Purdue 73-69

Northwestern def Indiana 76-72

Minnesota def Rutgers 81-70

Boys Regionals Monday

Class 1A

Lexington Regional

Tri-Point @ Lexington

Ridgeview @ LeRoy

Normal Calvary Christian @ GCMS

Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy @ Streator Woodland

St. Anne Regional

Kankakee Grace Christian Academy @ Heyworth

Milford @ Donovan

Cissna Park @ Flanagan Cornell

Grant Park @ St. Anne

Salt Fork Regional

Urbana University High @ Champaign St. Thomas More

Fisher @ Champaign Judah Christian

Danville Schlarman @ Salt Fork

Georgetown Ridge Farm @ Armstrong Potomac

Class 2A

Iroquois West Regional

PBL @ Watseka

Iroquois West @ Hoopeston Area

St. Joseph Regional

Westville @ Sullivan

Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond @ Oakwood

Monticello Regional

Macon Meridian @ Monticello

Class 3A

Danville Regional

Rantoul @ Danville

Today onWPXN its the Xfinity race from Daytona and the Daytona 500. The xfinity race starts at 10am. We will have a noon news block today. Then the Daytona 500 starts at 3pm.
Following the Daytona 500 its coverage from the Boys 2-A regionals

First its Iroquois West at Hoopeston Area followed by PBL at Watseka. 

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins def Chicago Blackhawks 4-1

Big Ten Men

Rutgers def Northwestern 63-60

Purdue def Minnesota 84-76

Big Ten Women

Illinois def Purdue 86-71

Iowa def Michigan 106-89

Caitlin Clark scored 49 points and became the NCAA Women’s leading all time scorer with 3,528 points

IHSA Girls Basketball

Regional Championship

1A

Cissna Park def Dwight 46-33

GCMS def Ridgeview 57-15

LeRoy def Mt. Pulaski 51-40

Tuscola def Shiloh 49-41

2A

St. Joe Ogden def Kankakee Bishop Mac 45-41

Watseka def St. Thomas More 43-27

Paris def Unity 41-21

Peotone def Seneca 47-30

3A

Mahomet Seymour def Decatur MacArthur 53-40

Mt. Zion def Champaign Central

(CIssna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves are 1-A Regional Champions after a 46 to 33 hard fought win over the Dwight Lady Trojans. Cissna Park girls basketball coach Anthony Videcka says its the sports culture of the town and school district…

Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka. The timberwolves head to the Ridgeview Sectional on Tuesday. WPXN will be there. 

(Daytona–jc)  He won the Daytona 500 last year and would like to get back to victory lane there again. Nascar Driver Ricky Stenhouse Junior talks about “victory lane”...

Nascar Driver Ricky Stenhouse Junior.

You can hear the Daytona 500 race Sunday on WPXN starting at 12-30p-m

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team is on the road on Saturday at Maryland. University of Illinois Men’s basketball player Quincy Guerrier says it all starts with defense and rebounding…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Player Quincy Guerrier

The game airs live on Saturday on WPXN at 3-30pm. 

Big Ten on Saturday

Penn St. at Nebraska

Wisconsin at Iowa

Illinois at Maryland

Michigan St. at Michigan

Big Ten on Sunday

Purdue at Ohio St. 

Northwestern at Indiana

Rutgers at Minnesota

Saturday morning on WPXN it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services and Paxton Hardware and Rental. 

Then it’s our Live Action auction at 8am.

Saturday afternoon it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois is on the road at Maryland. Pregame at 3:30 with tipoff at 4:30pm.

On Sunday it's the 66th running of the Daytona 500 with a broadcast time of 12:30pm.

NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers def Chicago Bulls 108-105

Big Ten

Michigan St. def Penn St. 80-72

Maryland def Iowa 78-66

(Cissna Park–jc)  The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves are in the Class 1-A regional finals tonight at 6pm. They take on the lady trojans of Dwight. Cissna Park Timberwolves girls basketball coach Anthony Videcka says the team is up for the challenge tonight and one reason is the tough schedule they had this regular season…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka. WPXN will have the game live starting at 5-45 from Cissna Park High School. 

(Daytona–jc)  The 66th annual Daytona 500 is this Sunday as the 20-24 Nascar season gets underway. Nascar Driver Chris Buescher says R-F-K racing puts a great team together on the superspeedways…

Nascar Driver Chris Buescher.

You can hear the Daytona 500 live on Sunday starting at 12-30 on WPXN. 

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois men’s basketball team is coming off a big win over a struggling Michigan team on Tuesday. Next up is a road game at Maryland on Saturday afternoon. University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says game time adjustments on offense are always a key, but great defense is needed too…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood. Our coverage with the network on Saturday begins at 3-30pm

(St Joe–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans are in the class 2-A regional final tonight at Central-Clifton High School. St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans basketball coach Drew Arteaga says the team has been successful as they play their roles on the court…

St Joe Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Drew Arteaga.

WPXN will have the game live tonight after our coverage of the Cissna Park 1-A regional final.

IHSA Girls Basketball

Regional Championship

1A

At Cissna Park

Cissna Park vs Dwight

At Fisher

6pm GCMS vs Ridgeview

2A

At Clifton Central 

7pmSt. Joe Ogden vs Kankakee Bishop Mac

At Bismarck

7pm Watseka vs St. Thomas More

At Monticello

7pm Unity vs Paris

3-A

At Danville

6pm Decatur MacArthur vs Mahomet Seymour

At Champaign Central

6pm Champaign Central vs Mount Zion

IHSA Boys Basketball

Fisher @ Flanagan Cornell

Tremont @ GCMS

Clifton Central @ Iroquois West

Milford @ Armstrong Potomac

Monticello at Prairie Central

Big 10 womens

5pm University of Illinois Women's basketball at Penn State 

NHL

7-30 pm Chicago  Blackhawks home to Pittsburgh 

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA girls regional final action. Our coverage begins at Cissna Park High School at 5-45 with the pre game show. At 6pm its Cissna Park taking on Dwight’s Lady Trojans. Then we head live to Central-Clifton High School for the St Joe Ogden and Kankakee Bishop McNamara 2-A regional final.

NHL

Vancouver Canucks def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

Big Ten

Illinois def Michigan 97-68

Wisconsin def Ohio St. 62-54

IHSA Boys Basketball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 72-42

Pontiac def St. Thomas More 71-35

Monticello def Unity 62-57

Lincoln def Prairie Central 51-39

Heyworth def GCMS 63-53

Watseka def Milford 59-57

IHSA Girls Basketball

1A Regionals

Cissna Park def Tri Point 57-24

Dwight def Milford 63-34

2A

Bloomington Central Catholic def Fieldcrest 70-67

Eureka def Tremont 55-27

(Paxton–jc)  It was Senior night last night for the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers. Lone senior Noah Steiner had game high honors with 15 points, but the Spartans of St Joe Ogden won the game. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys basketball coach Quenton Hatfill says now the efforts for P-B-L are the regionals next week…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini won big over Michigan last night at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Final score 97 to 68. University of Illinois basketball player Coleman Hawkins says one key in the win was how the team played in transition…

University of Illinois basketball player Coleman Hawkins

Big Ten

Michigan St. at Penn St.

Iowa at Maryland

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Atlanta Hawks 136-126

IHSA Girls Basketball

Regional

1A

GCMS def Armstrong Potomac 47-23

Ridgeview def Fisher 61-46

2A

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 43-29

Kankakee Bishop Mac def Clifton Central 48-19

St. Thomas More def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 40-35

Watseka def Oakwood 48-26

Unity def Warrensburg Latham 49-34

Paris def Monticello 42-37

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is back in action today at home against the Michigan Wolverines. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the Wolverines showed what they can do on the floor against Wisconsin and they are one of the best rebounding teams in the country…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The broadcast begins at 5pm on WPXN with the network.

(Paxton–jc)  It’s Senior night tonight for the Paxton Buckley Boys Basketball team. The team has only 1 senior in Noah Steiner. The senior cheerleaders will also be recognized tonight. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys basketball coach Quenton Hatfill says the opponents in the St Joe Ogden Spartans have proved they are tops in the Illini Prairie…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill.

Tonight’s game is bonus coverage following the Illini on WPXN. 

IHSA Boys Basketball

St. Joseph Ogden @ PBL

Rantoul @ Bloomington Central Catholic- 

Pontiac @ St. Thomas More- 

Tri-Valley @ Fisher

Heyworth @ GCMS

Iroquois West @ Cissna Park

Milford @ Watseka

Chrisman @ Hoopeston

Georgetown @ Armstrong

Normal University @ Mahomet Seymour

Urbana @ Champaign Centennial

IHSA Girls Regional 

1A

Cissna Park vs Tri Point

Dwight vs Milford

Big 10 Men's Basketball Schedule

Michigan at Illinois 6pm tip

Ohio State at WIsconsin 8pm tip

NHL

Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks 7-30pm

(Watseka–jc)  The Watseka boys game at Watseka vs Milford tonight will be this season's "Throwback Game."  This year they are recognizing the 72 year history of the Iroquois County Tournament. There will be a 12 page program filled with history and information about the County Tournament that was played from 1926-1997. Players, cheerleaders, and coaches that participated in the County will also be recognized. Fans are encouraged to dress as the time period they were in school, as if they were at a county tourney game. Students should dress in the decade that their parents would have been in. Both teams will be wearing commemorative warm-ups and the Warriors will be wearing replica uniforms honoring the 1975 State 3rd place team. The JV game will tip-off at 6:00pm followed by the varsity game.

(Champaign-jm) – High school wrestlers across the state will prepare for the Illinois High School Association Wrestling Individual State Championships, February 15th–17th. Over 650 wrestlers from 250 high schools will compete this weekend at the State Farm Center, with hopes to make it under the spotlight for the championship match. The matches, featuring fourteen weight classes across three divisions, kick off at noon Thursday and run through Saturday evening. With an estimated total attendance of nearly 30,000 and multiple room nights in local accommodations, local officials estimate a $5.5 million economic impact to the area.

Tonight on WPXN it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Michigan at State Farm Center. Pregame at 5pm with tip at 6pm. Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers take on the St. Joe Ogden Spartans on Senior night.  

NFL

Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs def SF 49ers 25-22 OT

Big Ten

Northwestern def Penn St. 68-63

Iowa def Minnesota 90-85

(St Joseph–jc)  The St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans start regional play tonight at Central Clifton High School. St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans basketball Coach Drew Arteaga says the team has prepared for the post season with a very strong regular season schedule…

St Joe Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Drew Arteaga

WPXN sports will carry the Spartans game tonight after the Brad Underwood Show. 

(Michigan–jc)  – The University of Illinois men’s basketball team lost to Michigan State on Saturday. One reason according to University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood was the and-ones…

University of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood

The Illini host Mighigan tomorrow night at the state farm Center. Tip is at 6pm

IHSA Girls Basketball Regionals

1A At Fisher

Fisher vs Ridgeview

GCMS vs winner of game 1

2A at Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Watseka vs Oakwood

St. Thomas More vs Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

At Clifton Central

Kankakee Bishop Mac vs Clifton Central

St. Joe Ogden vs Prairie Central

(Undated–jc)  Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk at 6pm. Hear about the upcoming Daytona 500. Then at 7pm it’s the Brad Underwood Show. At 8pm its IHSA Girls Regional Basketball Action with the St Joe Ogden Lady Spartans and Prairie Central Hawks.

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Memphis Grizzlies 118-110

Big Ten

Penn St. def Iowa 89-79

Illini Women

Illinois def Northwestern 82-71

IHSA Girls Basketball

Monticello def Prairie Central 40-30

Watseka def Milford 59-24

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Armstrong Potomac 43-39

IHSA Boys Basketball

Iroquois West def Armstrong Potomac 48-34

Garrett Tammen led with 13 points

(Paxton–jc)  It’s time for the second season for the Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda High School basketball team. The lady panthers start regional play on Saturday afternoon at Bismarck Henning HighSchool against the lady Blue Devils. Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn says the team has had several good wins to close out the year and they are ready for Saturday…

Paxton Buckley Loda Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn. WPXN sports will carry the Saturday afternoon 2-A regional contest with P-B-L and Bismarck Henning starting at 3-45 pm. 

(Paxton–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers have two more home games to close out the season. Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill talks about controlling tempo and clock management as tools to win games…

Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Basketball Coach Quenton Hatfill

The Panthers host I-V-C’s Grey Ghosts tonight. WPXN will have the game live. 

(Champaign–jc)  Finding a way to put wins together in the Big 10 conference. For university of Illinois Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood, it does not make any difference on how you accomplish wins, it is getting the win each night…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini are at Michigan State tomorrow afternoon. WPXN coverage with the network begins at noon on Saturday. 

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

IVC @ PBL- 7pm

Pontiac @ Rantoul- 7pm

St. Joseph Ogden @ Unity- 7pm

St. Thomas More @ Monticello- 7pm

Fisher @ Heyworth

GCMS @ Tri-Valley

Hoopeston @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Cissna Park @ Watseka

Armstrong @ Westville

Mahomet Seymour @ Taylorville 

Peoria Manual @ Urbana

IHSA Boys Basketball on Saturday

Danville High School-Watchfire Shootout

11 am- Rantoul vs Bloomington

12:30 pm- Urbana vs BHRA

2 pm- Peoria Richwoods vs St. Laurence

3:30- LaSalette vs DRW College Prep

5 pm- Mahomet Seymour vs Kankakee

6:30- Danville vs Glenbard South

South Newton @ Iroquois West

IHSA Girls Basketball-Saturday area Regional 

1-A Cissna Park Regional

Grace Christian at Tri Point 2pm

Donovan at Dwight 6pm

Grant Park at Milford 1pm

1-A Fisher Regional

Armstrong Potomac at Champaign Academy 2pm

Urbana University High at Fisher 10am

Blue Ridge at Ridgeview 1pm

2-A Bismark Henning Regional

Oakwood at Hoopeston Area 1pm

Paxton Buckley Loda at Bismarck Henning 4pm

2-A Central Clifton Regional

Herscher at Central Clifton 1pm

Prairie Central at Iroquois West 1pm

Big Ten on Saturday

Wisconsin at Rutgers

Illinois at Michigan St.

Maryland at Ohio St. 

Michigan at Nebraska

Indiana at Purdue

Big Ten on Sunday

Penn St. at Northwestern

Minnesota at Iowa

Big 10 Womens

Maryland at Illinois 2pm

NFL on Sunday

Super Bowl

SF 49ers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers host the IVC Gray Ghosts. We’ll also have updates from St. Joe as the St. Joe Ogden Spartans take on the Unity Rockets. 

Saturday morning it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton and sponsored by MATCO Fire Protection Services and Paxton Hardware and Rental.

Saturday afternoon it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois is on the road at Michigan St. Pregame at noon with tipoff at 1pm. 

Then its IHSA Girls Basketball regional action with PBL and Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin at 4pm.

NHL

Minnesota Wild def Chicago Blackhawks 2-1

Big Ten

Michigan def Wisconsin 72-68

Northwestern def Nebraska 80-68

IHSA Girls Basketball

Cissna Park def Iroquois West 59-17

Addison Lucht had 17 points

Sophie Duis added 15 points

GCMS def Ridgeview 53-22

Lily Sizemore scored 20 points

Peotone def St. Joe Ogden 46-34

IHSA Boys Basketball

GCMS def Ridgeview 68-58

Brayden Elliott scored 26 points

Momence def Watseka 49-42

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team is coming off an overtime win over Nebraska on Sunday. Next up is a road game on Saturday at Michigan State. University of Illinois Men’s basketball Coach Brad Underwood says most games are decided by two possessions…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

(Champaign–jc)  In the Big 10, you just know that teams are good, they will make runs on offense, and defenses are always challenging. When things are not going your way, how do you get positive  momentum back? University of Illinois Men’s basketball player Marcus Domask says it starts with one good possession…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball player Marcus Domask.

The Illini are at Michigan State on Saturday afternoon. 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Rantoul @ Mahomet Seymour- 

Fisher @ Heyworth

GCMS @ Tri-Valley

Milford @ Watseka

Chrisman @ Hoopeston

Georgetown @ Armstrong Potomac -Varsity Only

Tri-Point @ Donovan-St. Anne

Urbana @ Normal West

IHSA Boys Basketball

Iroquois West at Armstrong Potomac- Varsity Only

Big Ten Mens Basketball

Iowa at Penn State 6pm tip

Big Ten Women’s Basketball

Northwestern at Illinois 6pm tip

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Minnesota Timberwolves 129-123 OT

Big Ten

Rutgers def Maryland 56-53

Indiana def Ohio St. 76-73

Minnesota def Michigan St. 59-56

IHSA Boys Basketball

St. Thomas More def PBL 61-43

St. Joe Ogden def Rantoul 68-35

Tanner Jacob had 15 points

Pontiac def Monticello 72-61

Bloomington Central Catholic def Prairie Central 75-59

Cissna Park def Tri Point 76-24

Colson Carley scored 24 points

Milford def Iroquois West 59-39

Gavin Schunke and Brandon Torbert each had 12 points

Chrisman def Armstrong Potomac 58-52

Hoopeston Area def Watseka 60-53

Tremont def Fisher 77-56

Mahomet Seymour def Urbana 61-60

Jackson Bohn 17 points and 15 rebounds

IHSA Girls Basketball

GCMS def Prairie Central 48-34

Lily Sizemore scored 22 points

Salt Fork def Iroquois West 50-24

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois Men’s basketball team won in overtime against Nebraska on Sunday. University of Illinois basketball player Coleman Hawkins says Nebraska hit tough shots late in regulation and that is a sign of a good team…

University of Illinois Basketball Player Coleman Hawkins

Marcus Domask says after the run by Nebraska in regulation, taking back the rebounds in overtime was one key to winning…

University of Illinois Basketball Player Marcus Domask

IHSA Girls Basketball

St. Joseph Ogden @ Peotone-

Iroquois West @ Cissna Park

Watseka @ Grant Park

IHSA Boys Basketball

Momence @ Watseka

Big 10 Mens

Wisconsin at Michigan 6pm

Nebraska at Northwestern 8pm

NHL

Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks 8-30pm

Illini Women

Purdue def Illinois 77-72 OT

IHSA Girls Basketball

St. Joe Ogden def PBL 63-24

Addison Frick led with 15 points

Cissna Park def Watseka 49-45

Addison Lucht scored 29 points

GCMS def LeRoy 51-44

Lily Sizemore had 16 points

Pontiac def St. Thomas More 54-32

Unity def Monticello 37-33

Westville def Armstrong Potomac 49-41

IHSA Boys Basketball

Donovan def Milford 69-49

St. Thomas More def Eureka 53-46

(Cissna Park–jc)   The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves got a big win over conference foe Watseka last night in our broadcast game. Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says the competition is good with the regionals starting this weekend…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team won a tough overtime game versus Nebraska on Sunday. Next up is a road game on Saturday at Michigan State. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says it’s whatever it takes to get the win…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

IHSA Boys Basketball 

Paxton Buckley Loda @ St. Thomas More- 

Rantoul @ St. Joseph Ogden- 

Fisher @ Tremont

LeRoy @ Gibson City Melvin Sibley

Iroquois West @ Milford

Watseka @ Hoopeston

Chrisman @ Armstrong

Tri-Point @ Cissna Park

Urbana @ Mahomet Seymour

IHSA Girls Basketball Schedule

Gibson City Melvin Sibley @ Prairie Central

Milford @ Donovan

Big Ten

Rutgers at Maryland

Indiana at Ohio St. 

Michigan St. at Minnesota

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live from 6pm to 7pm, then it’s IHSA Boys basketball from St Thomas More High School in Champaign as the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda take on the Sabres. Our Broadcast starts at 7pm with the opening tip at 7-15

Big Ten

Illinois def Nebraska 87-84 OT

Purdue def Wisconsin 75-69

(Los Angeles–jc)  The Clash at the Coliseum in Los Angeles was held on Saturday. The Motor Racing Network was there…

(Champaign–jc)  It took overtime, but the University of Illinois held off Nebraska in Big 10 action on Sunday. University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the team made enough good plays for a positive outcome…

University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

More from the coach tonight at 7pm here on WPXN with the Brad Underwood Show

IHSA Girls Basketball

PBL @ St. Joseph Ogden-

Bloomington Central Catholic @ Rantoul- 

St. Thomas More @ Pontiac- 

Fisher @ Tremont

LeRoy @ GCMS

Hoopeston @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Cissna Park @ Watseka

Armstrong @ Westville

Normal Community @ Mahomet Seymour

IHSA Boys Basketball

Milford @ Donovan

Big 10 Womens.

University of Illinois at Purdue. 7pm tip

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk at 6pm The Daytona  500 is less than 2 weeks away. Then its the Brad Underwood Show at 7pm. Hear about the win over Nebraska and this Saturday’s game at Michigan State. Then it’s IHSA Girls basketball from Watseka as the Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves take on the Watseka Warriors. Rob Pacey is on the call tonight for WPXN sports. 

NBA 

Chicago Bulls def Charlotte Hornets 117-110

Big Ten

Purdue def Northwestern 105-96 OT

Penn St. def Rutgers 61-46

IHSA Boys Basketball

Unity def Bloomington Central Catholic 79-65

IVC def St. Thomas More 46-43

IHSA Girls Basketball

Cissna Park def Chrisman 44-11

Addison Lucht scored 21 points

El Paso Gridley def Fisher 52-33

(Cissna Park–jc)  One player that fits her role for the Cissna Park Timberwolves is Sophomore Lauren Hamrick. Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka says Hamrick is a stat-filler…

Cissna Park Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka

(Los Angeles–jc)   The Nascar Cup Series begins on Sunday with the “Clash at the Coliseum.” Nascar Driver Zane Smith will be there for the first time in Los Angeles…

Nascar Driver Zane Smith

IHSA Girls Basketball

Rantoul @ Pontiac

Unity @ St. Joseph Ogden

Monticello @ St. Thomas More

Ridgeview @ Fisher

GCMS @ Fieldcrest

Iroquois West @ Milford

Watseka @ Hoopeston

Chrisman @ Armstrong-Potomac

Tri-Point @ Clifton Central

Champaign Central @ Urbana

Big Ten Men’s Schedule

#6 Wisconsin at Nebraska 7-30pm tip